For every company, employee productivity is the most important factor, as the company's success largely depends on their results. And their productivity is directly related to mental health.
With the awareness of this factor, the role of mental health in business has increased significantly. Research confirms that mental health problems are quite high in the business sector, particularly among those employed in management. Therefore, it is important to take time to discuss and think about this topic.
Many people see business as a glamorous way of life, but the fact is that business is associated with high stress and sometimes has a negative impact on our mental and physical health.
It is important for everyone to pay attention to this topic, regardless of their job position. It is unfortunate that few successful entrepreneurs and employees talk about this topic, as the issue still remains a stigma.
However, taking care of your mental health means expressing love for yourself.
Let's discuss together what mental health is, how important it is in our daily lives, what signs it shows, how we can help it, and what companies are doing to help employees?
According to the definition of the World Health Organization, mental health is a set of psychological, emotional and social issues that make a person feel well-being, which in turn includes a person's adequate self-esteem, effective work, coping with stress and ordinary difficulties (stress resilience), healthy relationships with people, making the right decisions, balancing life and other important skills, as a result of which a person is happy with their life.
"Happiness inspires creativity, productivity, and success." - Sean Akor
Each of us has a positive and negative impact on our mental health and emotional stability, which are an integral part of our daily lives. Among them are: relationships, achievements, work or personal stress, lifestyle, thoughts, and more.
As a result, our moods change, we feel tired and exhausted, we often blame ourselves and even stop acknowledging our achievements, we feel the desire to distance ourselves from everyone and we close in on ourselves.
It is advisable to address all of this in a timely manner, as ignoring it may result in decreased concentration, thoughtless, impulsive behavior, feelings of fear, excessive anxiety, and other signs.
Obviously, the combination of so many factors reduces our productivity, and unachieved results make us feel even worse.
Mental health is nothing more than self-care, a gentle attitude, and tolerance.
To promote our mental health, we need to have a balanced lifestyle that combines many factors, including: healthy nutrition, quality sleep, good relationships, physical activity, hobbies, self-care skills, stress resilience, and more.
We must remember that there is no human life without stress, because it is an accompanying phenomenon of every change and novelty. Stress resistance does not mean avoiding it, but what is important is what responses and actions we have to manage it.
Systematic exercise, meditation (e.g. mindfulness - a stress management program), healthy eating, sleep regulation, time management, and more will definitely help you develop the right approaches to stress resilience.
The work done by a mentally healthy person is fruitful, and at the same time, the person is so motivated that he tries to contribute not only to his own development, but also to the development of society. And most importantly, the person feels happy and fulfilled at this time, the quality of his life and work is significantly higher.
Take care of yourself and your own mental health as well as that of those around you, because mental health is an integral part of a fulfilling life for each of us!
With the relevance of the topic, the mental health of employees has become a priority for many companies. Insurance, fitness classes, corporate events, various social activities, nature outings, group or individual therapy/coaching sessions - these are just a few of the activities that employers do for their employees.
And if you are an employer yourself, try to create a psychologically-emotionally-socially healthy environment for your employees, spare no resources and take proper care, because "mental health is just as important as physical health and deserves the same level of support." - Kate Middleton
