Ben Laker and Thomas Roulet
How Organizations Can Promote Employee Wellness, Now and Post-Pandemic
When leaders take steps to support mental health and wellness in the workplace, it benefits both employees and their employers.
MIT Sloan Management Review, 2021
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Leaders must address workplace stressors proactively.
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The year 2020 was unprecedentedly stressful for employees. Even if the COVID-19 pandemic is drawing to a close, stressors accumulated during the past year will continue to affect employees, if they are not addressed properly. Researchers Ben Laker and Thomas Roulet offer hands-on advice about what companies can do to preempt, detect and remedy workplace stressors – and prevent widespread burnout from taking hold.
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About the Authors
Ben Laker is a professor of leadership at Henley Business School at the University of Reading. Thomas Roulet is a senior lecturer in organization theory at the University of Cambridge.
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