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Oct. 13, 2020

Most business leaders are resorting to a healthier work-life balance after pandemic triggers poor mental health Business Insider Nearly 8 out of 10 senior leaders worldwide have experienced poor mental health since the coronavirus pandemic struck in March, according to a survey by Bupa Global. The Bupa Global Wellbeing Index received responses from almost 2,000 high net-worth individuals and top business leaders with assets over $1.2 million from around the world including the U.K., U.S., France, UAE, Egypt, China and Hong Kong. READ MORE

Culture matters: Employees sound off on the ideal workplace BenefitsPro With so many changes in work life wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, employers have grappled with a multitude of new challenges over the past several months, from managing remote work-related fatigue to encouraging engagement and a sense of belonging. These efforts have been expended in the service of answering an age-old question in a new era: What do employees really want in a workplace culture? READ MORE

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Could AI improve mental health? Human Resource Executive Employees would feel more comfortable talking to a robot than their manager about stress and anxiety, new research finds. READ MORE

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3 strategies to reduce burnout on your team Employee Benefit News More than two-thirds of employees say they are burned out, a 20% increase from May, according to a new report from employment platform Monster. The extreme stress and exhaustion of the COVID-19 pandemic is putting employees at risk of physical and mental illness. READ MORE

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Will Generation Z usher in a new generation of work-related conflict? Forbes Millennials, also known as “Gen Y,” prize flexibility and purpose over a paycheck and are forcing Gen X and Baby Boomer leaders to rethink the nature of work — an effort compounded by the fact that many workplaces are virtual for the foreseeable future. But do the lessons we’ve learned and changes we’ve made represent a permanent cultural shift or will the next generation, soon to enter the workforce in droves, be as perplexing to Generation Y as Generation Y is to older generations? READ MORE

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Only 28% of workers expect to return to the workplace by end of 2020 Staffing Industry Analysts Only 28% of US workers expect to return to the workplace by the end of this year, according to a poll of more than 1,100 US workers by The Conference Board. Another 38% expect to return to the workplace at some point in 2021 or beyond. READ MORE

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How to safely transition your employees back into the workplace Forbes Over the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has inevitably forced business executives across the globe to take a step back and revise their leadership strategies to successfully guide teams through the “new normal” of remote work. But as conversations increasingly turn towards reopening, and with it, returning to the workplace, the next hurdle they face will be safely and effectively leading employees back into a space where day-to-day practices will look drastically different to what they once were. READ MORE

Popular anti-anxiety medications may be highly addictive, FDA says. But is the warning too late? ABC News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said last month it will now require makers of benzodiazepines to outline the risks of abuse, addiction, physical dependence and withdrawal on the drugs' labels. Benzodiazepines, or "benzos," which include brand name drugs like Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, Librium and Valium, are used for the treatment of anxiety, insomnia, seizures, social phobia and panic disorder. READ MORE

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Overdose deaths from cocaine rising dramatically HealthDay News While opioids were grabbing the headlines, cocaine overdose deaths in the United States have marched upward, nearly tripling over five years, a new government report shows. After a period of stability, cocaine-induced deaths rose by about 27% per year, on average, from 2013 through 2018, researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. READ MORE

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