Chain Manage Measure Performance Role Value
It is easy to overlook the human element and sacrifice the emotional wellbeing of employees in the name of profit. The truth is, however, that the long-term benefits of training management to connect with employees are in the best interest of every business. The price tag associated with overstressed and unmotivated employees is extraordinary. They are less productive, more likely to take sick days, more likely to develop serious health problems and more likely to leave a position.
Over the past four years, the Center for Work-Family Stress, Safety and Health (CWFSSH) has studied how changes in the work environment can affect employees’ health and welfare. The results verify what so many in the training and consulting industry already understand.Training those in leadership roles to connect with their employees improves employee health, job satisfaction and decreases turnover. Drs. Leslie Hammer and Ellen Kossek explain that “… with companies cutting training budgets, they haven’t been taught basic management skills.” Employee perception of managerial support determines the attitudes, sleep patterns and overall health of workers.

