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How Organizations Can Promote Employee Wellness, Now and Post-Pandemic
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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.



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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. 

Take-Aways

  • The year 2020 was unprecedentedly stressful for employees.
  • Preempt work stressors by promoting self-care and helping employees set healthy work-life boundaries.
  • Leaders must detect stressors before they cause mental health problems.

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.