Global Statistics shows an increasing number of people suffer with stress and anxiety in the workplace due to personal and professional reasons.
Workplace stress is a significant part of the general mental health crisis. Changes in the economy due to COVID and increased financial concerns translate into pressure at work, whether working remotely or working from home. Workplace stress statistics reveal that heavy workloads, deadlines, and demanding bosses all contribute to the problem. It has increased now due to continuous video calls and working from home with all distractions. Stress due to work can cause serious mental health problems for employees. Stress can lead to serious drops in productivity and end up costing organizations.
Some interesting facts on Stress at workplace shows that why EAP should be there.
In 2019, 94% of American workers report experiencing stress at their workplace (Wrike). Over a third of surveyed US workers cited their boss as the main source of their work-related stress. Also, 80% of workers covered in the survey by Korn Ferry said leadership changes affect their levels of stress. 63% of US workers are ready to quit their jobs due to stress according to Dynamic Signal study.
So when employees are stressed at work place, their productivity goes down and it becomes an organizational problem. So employee mental wellness should be addressed by organizations.
Many companies do have Employee Assistance programs to reach out to a counselor or therapist for talking about issues. Most of them do not need counseling to overcome their mental health. So they still suffer with workplace anxiety. That is where coaching comes in.
What can coaching do in Employee Assistance Program?
Like counseling, coaching is based on a confidential, straightforward, trusting, and non judgemental relationship. But coaching is neither counseling nor advice-giving. It is a place to find supportive guidance by way of asking the right questions and finding the solutions. Coaching provides a fresh perspective on life’s challenges and helps you recognize your strengths and consider ways to improve yourself in the future. Coach can help discuss any personal or professional issues like difficult boss, conflicts within the team, workplace stress, emotions in the team, workplace relationships etc. Talking to a coach helps the individual to navigate the workplace better and improve them. So organizations should add Coaching as part of their EAP.
Now there is an employee engagement software which also looks into mental wellness and offer Coaching as one of the tools.
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