The invisible health crisis in organisations
4 years, 3 months ago

The invisible health crisis in organisations

Hindustan Times  

A plummeting economy is not the only sickness that corporate India has been battling for some time now. Leaders must remember that organisations are built and run by humans, not automatons In addition to that, experts point out that an alarming one in six Indians suffer from some form of mental health issue, with a high skew towards urban metros, where most corporates function. But here is why the two “co-morbidities” of disengagement and mental health pose an existential threat to economic recovery. Until recently, mental health, employee engagement and work-life balance were rolled into one “nice to have” initiative with most leaders paying lip service to it — while they created a dog-eat-dog environment in the workplace. A long-overdue social and professional acknowledgement of the two most debilitating and rapidly growing sicknesses of modern times — disengagement and depression and the realisation that creating an environment of psychological safety and optimism is a fundamental prerequisite to any economic recovery plan.

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Mental health at the non-profit workplace
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Mental health at the non-profit workplace

Hindustan Times  

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Mental health: Who bears the cost at the workplace?
1 year, 5 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Mental health risks weigh heavy on corporate India
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Hindustan Times  

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The Hidden Costs of Mental Health Issues in the Workplace
1 year, 8 months ago

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News 18  

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1 year, 10 months ago

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India TV News  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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News 18  

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2 years, 3 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Mental health should be at the forefront of today’s workplace
3 years ago

Mental health should be at the forefront of today’s workplace

The Independent  

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3 years, 2 months ago

'Education, Communication, Conversation': This 26-Yr-Old is Changing Mental Health Space in Urban India

News 18  

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News 18  

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