Performance and Health in the Workplace: Todays Work Place

2008-06-13T05:49:00.000-07:00

Performance and Health in the Workplace: Todays Work Place

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Performance and Health in the Workplace: Todays Work Place

2008-03-02T04:27:00.000-08:00

NLP Performance and Health in the Workplace: Todays Work Place

NLP in Business

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NLP is the study of our thinking, behavior and use of language so that we build up positive strategies for decision making, team building, negotiating and inspiring and motivating others. It is likely that we have already got learned strategies for everything we do at work, however in learning to use NLP, you can refine and improve your strategies to positively effect your workplace and those who work with you.
Neuro Linguistic programming can support you in how to do the following:

· Accelerate your ability to learn
· Manage, initiate, and embrace change.
· Let go of bad habits and release hidden talents.
· Heighten your awareness on the effects of the way you communicate.
· Build high quality relationships with improved interpersonal skills
· Embrace positive and negative feedback in a way that enables you to develop new and productive ideas.

Todays Work Place

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With the increase of bankruptcies, debts, redundancies, layoffs and closures, the corporate climate has never before been more exposed to the pace, change and pressure that now exists in the work place. The technological revolution of the last three decades has changed the workplace beyond all recognition. From faxes, photocopiers, printers, PC`s , mobile phones, emails, laptops, hot zones, hot spots and blackberries the way in which we do business is now constant and unforgiving. No longer can you leave your work in the work place, you can now be contacted 24/7. No longer can you switch off to recharge as your blackberry bleeps, a text arrives on your mobile or an email wings it way toward your lap top on the internet highway! The “Crackberry” generation is here with their addition to always being in touch via emails, mobiles and texts.

In the past when technology first reared its head into the corporate world it was thought to be a revolutionary tool to reduce strain and aid us in progressive business. Somewhere we have lost sight of this, because as the technological changes have increased in pace and momentum we, in the corporate world, are now constantly trying to keep up with the speed of change. In the first quarter of 2005, sales of the BlackBerry increased by 75%. The use of the BlackBerry and other PDA`S has more than doubled in the last two years. No sooner do we upgrade our hardware/software, than newer, faster, systems are available. This is great if the pace and the work processes are managed, but with the competition in the market place constantly driving us to work faster and harder, the speed of change and technology start to manage us and we as humans are the sufferers. Our interpersonal skills start to diminish, our “down time” reduces, our resilience is lessened and our tolerance is regularly tested …. our lives become exposed to more and more stressors and ill health. There were over 30 million days lost at work due to ill health in 2007!

Let us look at a day in the life of………
An important meeting is planned for first thing the following morning. On arising the following day you hopefully feel refreshed and excited ready for the challenging day ahead. Unfortunately unaware that your car was borrowed the previous night by your son, you jump in; start the engine, only to notice that you do not have enough petrol to get to work! You speed off to the nearest garage and fill up, looking at your watch, you realise you still might just be able to make the meeting on time.
Now unfortunately slightly late you hit a little more traffic than expected which delays you more. You glance again at your watch and realise you will not be there at the start of the meeting. Pressure is mounting. Your refreshed, clear headed mood starts to turn to one of irritation. On arrival at the office someone needs to speak to you about something they consider to be urgent! Your mood now constantly changing, you start to spiral downwards and as the day continues, little things become big issues. Your are, for the rest of the day trying to catch up with time as your positive mood changes to one of intolerance and frustration. …… You start to see things only in the negative, rather than the positive frame. What effect does your mood have on others? Do you have a happy healthy and productive day?
This, or similar downward daily spirals are becoming more common place at both work and home as there always seems to be more to do, with less time to do it in, as we are facilitated by fast moving technology.
The need for self control and resilience in the work place has never been of more importance. Change is constant and all around us. The pace, pressure and expectation in the workplace is ever increasing. Tools for managing in the workplace have never been more urgently needed than right now.
Surviving and flourishing in the pressuring environment of the new millennium calls for knowing how to respond and transform intolerance, negativity and stress effectively, into motivation, challenge and a thirst for learning and development. Everybody experiences challenges and disappointments; it is not possible to move forward without them. It is, however, the way in which we respond to these set backs that separate the resilient people from the intolerant and stressed. Resilience is the ability to control or improve your performance when you are surrounded by adverse circumstances. The key is to harness a positive attitude and behaviour which will in turn energise you and the people around you to achieve and see a way forward when circumstances could potentially pull you down into “the negative spiral”.

Resilient managers will be able to improve performance and stamina during periods of high demands; they can see opportunities in change. Challenges are welcomed as new opportunities; they will grow and develop, rather than seeing change as a threat. Individuals can influence events and have a strong sense of self-achievement and effectiveness, as opposed to feeling that they are a victim of circumstance. They live in the ‘cause’ side of the equation rather than in the ‘effect’. These are the managers who cause positive things to happen all around them, rather than perceiving that they are always “affected” by external events they cannot control and which drag them down. Managers who have this strong sense of commitment and are fully involved, are unlikely to be de-motivated by the day to day stressors which arise unexpectedly. These are the qualities required in the workplace of today, which will enhance corporate performance and boost the morale of others. These are the people who inspire and lead others to achieve. These are the managers of the future.

Enthusiasm, motivation and resilience are the key to a happy, healthy workforce, thus leading to reduced stress and business excellence.
Yet the reality for many organisations it is that staff remain undervalued, under trained, poorly motivated and poorly managed – leading them to perform well below their capability.
The corporate pace facing organisations today has never been greater. Organisations must absorb and manage these cultural and technological changes at a much faster rate than in the past. In order to implement a positive business strategy to face this challenge, we must ensure that we have an optimistic, well motivated workforce, capable of delivering a successful strategy which energises and inspires us all.

To reap success and provide a stimulating healthy working environment companies must;

i) improve management and or leadership training, coaching and mentoring which focuses thoughts on positive communication and inspirational staff management, remember being positive attracts positive being negative breeds a virus of negativity and stress.
ii) create a place of work where employee health and welfare are foremost on the corporate agenda, invest in your staff they can help you make it happen
iii) support and encourage early reporting of any issues which can lead to negativity and possible ill health, promote a culture of open communication and superior interpersonal skills
iv) encourage flexible thinking, flexible behaviours and resilience as these traits have the greatest influence and best outcome
v) Offer policies and opportunities that stimulate the continued learning and development of all employees.
vi) You may have to change with change, don’t be stubborn and insist living in what has been in the past move with the times, otherwise the building blocks of growth will flatten and fail
vii) Employees should be encouraged to use initiate and promote new ideas. They should know and feel that they are a part of the corporate system and be shown clearly where they fit into the corporate jigsaw.

The corporate management of today have a duty to orientate all employees on how to continually challenge and improve the quality of their working life by; arousing their interest, motivation and thirst for development. This learning thus improves business excellence; in what is now, the exciting, fast paced and challenging world we are living in today.

Performance, Leadership,Communication and Wellbeing in the workplace

Performance and Health in the Workplace: Todays Work Place

Performance and Health in the Workplace: Todays Work Place

Performance and Health in the Workplace: Todays Work Place

Performance and Health in the Workplace: Todays Work Place

NLP in Business

Todays Work Place