If The Workplace Is Bad, Fix That - Not The Employees

A fascinating new study shows that sending employees off to yoga classes, mindfulness lessons or stress management trainings does NOTHING for their wellbeing and happiness at work.
In this video I talk to Dr. Louise Lambert about the study, why these things don't work and what companies should do instead.
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Read the study - it's fascinating: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...
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[@Morgan313]

The irony is that meditation and yoga make you more self-aware, so all these practices are making employees more aware of their suffering.

[@WoohooInc]

I hadn't even considered that point - but you might be right!

[@kitekrazee]

It seems that alot boils down to effective leadership.

[@WoohooInc]

It really really does. Without good leadership yoga classes are never going to make a difference. And with good leadership, you don't need yoga classes!

[@theQuietminds]

As someone who advocates meditation, I still agree with the message. The underlining issue isn't addressed, think about it, if the working environment was conducive to begin with, will there actually be a need to send your employees for such classes? That being said, meditation if engaged willingly and proactively by the individual, can be quite transformative.

[@WoohooInc]

EXACTLY - meditation works great for many people but not as a substitute for good working conditions!

[@JJ-ml7wo]

You can’t make work life issues personal. You need teams and leaders to make process improvements and ways to improve outcomes in relation to your role and development. Don’t over task someone and wonder why outdated processes aren’t working. Work environment is also a contributing factor. Crappy layouts and mind numbing office politics erode whatever was there. Leaders these days are clueless. Respectfully treat employees like you want and need them there. People are treated like they are a disposable tool. Middle management is becoming less effective, and higher ups live in a dissociative world of their own creating.

[@WoohooInc]

EXACTLY! That's why I think that trying to fix the employees is so completely misguided!

[@mba2ceo]

BAD bosses are friends and family so NOT only allowed but portected by upper exploiters

[@WoohooInc]

That can be a real problem, especially in family-owned workplaces.