Morris County Chamber Of Commerce: Now Hiring? 3 Ways To Attract And Maintain High-Performance Employees!

Press release from the Morris County Chamber of Commerce:

7/15/2021

MINI-GUIDE. Whether you are a business owner, executive/human resources professional, or other, give yourself 10 minutes to sit back and read this. It will make your company a magnet for employees, including you, who want to thrive. Then act on it.  The employees coming back to the worksite post-Pandemic are not the same ones who left in March of 2020. Like most of us, our priorities changed because of the Pandemic. Before the Pandemic, most of us we worked from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, daily, with travel added on to and from location-based businesses. This left us with little time for self-care, our families, and other life interests, at least during the work week. During the Pandemic, while working from home, and not having to travel to work, we began to have time for such “luxuries,” which are downright essential to wellbeing. We realized that we could so to speak -- get our work done and see our families! set themselves up for success "Employee Wellbeing Is No Longer a Benefit. It's a Strategy." ~ Arianna Huffington National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “ Burnout  [i]  was high during the Pandemic as parents had kids home from school, online meetings took over our lives, and fear of not being employed became a primary driver to increase engagement, followed by mounting exhaustion.” Generally, when employees are engaged, burnout usually decreases, while productivity and wellbeing increase. However, during the Pandemic, our wellbeing and engagement diverged and moved in opposite directions.  A Forbes article by Naz Beheshti, called “The Pandemic Has Created A New Kind Of Burnout, Which Makes Well-Being More Critical Than Ever,” stated "Some expected employee engagement to plunge because of the strains and uncertainties that came with Covid. The opposite happened. At least for a while, engagement shot up—reaching a new high of 40% (and 41% for remote workers) during June and July. Meanwhile, wellbeing sank as worry and stress took their toll."  [ii] It's called "The Wellbeing Engagement Paradox of 2020,"  [iii]  as Gallup defined it; but it's something that can happen throughout the year, and in any year when we are engaged and seemingly thriving  but our lifestyles are not fully supporting us and what we are up to in our careers or businesses.  According to Workstars.com, “burnout is the second leading reason why people leave their job. Beheshti , Performance Lifestyle Coach writes, “Energy is the best lens through which to determine the right relationship between work and life." Workers look to their bosses for mental health support. Many aren’t getting it”: So how do you attract, retain, and maintain high-performance employees, who know how to manage their energy, and as a result, are happier and healthier?  Flexible work schedule at home, the office, and mobile.  A hybrid future Survey: 40% of employees are thinking of quitting their jobs What also matters is what you do with all that freed-up office space. ATP Charging Stations That means going beyond just wellness days and weeks to on-site at-the-source-of-stress recovery.  Now, how do we maintain a balance between the silver linings of the Pandemic (for employees) with the growing demands of the business (company)?  So, what do you do?  2.  "ATP Charging Stations℠" retail performance recovery facility high-performance lifestyle [HPL] "HPL is becoming a part of the benefits package that's going to power companies from a revenue standpoint and create bigger players in the space." ~ Steinberg, Axios.  What is a total body ATP Charging Station?  Recharging a person's body for 15 minutes in an ATP Charging Station℠, primarily with red and near-infrared light, combined with a nap that’s naturally included, provides not just a  power nap , but now a "Powered Nap;” where at the same time, you are resting and proactively recharging the body/brain. It’s the most significant Performance improvement method there is.  RegenUs Center RegenUs Center ”I use an ATP Charging Station℠ 3-4 times a week during my busy days, and it is an advantage like nothing else I've ever experienced in 30 years of being in the human performance/potential industry. No method of "motivation" overcomes the buildup of energy debt better and more consistently than simply recharging energy. Energy is the crux of high Performance and proactive recharging my body is vital part of my life and workstyle.” ~ JAM  If you want to increase Performance and have your company attract, retain, and maintain high-performance employees, you should adopt a performance lifestyle philosophy for your company. That "starts" by putting whole body recharging station(s) in your business.  It's a game-changer and will give you the ability to let incoming employees know that the company cares about them so much that they are going to be able to recharge their batteries during the day, so they can do their work well, and not be so tired when they go home.  Which brings up the third strategy… 3. If your company wants high Performance, teach the   to your employees to change, improve, and optimize the way they live and work.  Create a culture that thrives.   We are living in a performance culture today. The pace is fast. We are online and engaged ten – fourteen plus hours a day, whether it’s “work” or so called “life” or just “what you’re up to.” Burnout is rampant, and it's one of the top three reasons why there are more than 9.3 million jobs available, and a staggering 41% [xiii]  of the workforce is wondering if they will come back or stay working as they used to after the Pandemic!  Teach them how to manage their energy like the pros do in the new flexible work environment that’s emerging today. Also, get them trained on how to develop a high-performance lifestyle. Managing your energy is the key to everything. The most healthy strategies are all built-in already to a Performance Lifestyle, like eating predominantly whole food, nutrient rich foods and activating and strengthening your body, in multiple ways each day in whatever environment you are in; and that's just for starters!  Soon, you'll be able to help your employees unlock their superpowers by restoring their energy, regularly recharging, and managing their energy with the Performance Lifestyle Blueprint. Ready to step up the game of your company?  We can help you.  Give us a call at 1-855-MyPL365 and we'll schedule a company assessment and help your company win over the second half of the year. author

This press release was produced by the Morris County Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.