Everyone knows it, but little is done about it. What a shame considering the boost in productivity curbing down stress would bring.

We all know job stress is a serious threat to the health of workers, companies and everyone’s surroundings. It zaps efficiency and productivity of so many organizations. It is true that much has been done and at the very least stress is being acknowledged as the culprit. Researches have been conducted and have pointed to how stress has gone up in the workplace these last years despite recognizing it.

One employee out of four see stress as the biggest factor in their jobs. Source: Northwestern National Life

Three out of four employees believe their is more work related stress than a generation ago. Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates

There are more problems at work than other stress factors, such as financial s or family ones. Source: St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.

It’s odd that we know how destructive stress is at work, completely self defeating and a constant company sabotage, yet how little is being done. There are companies that have taken creative solutions such as beautifying the work space, creating pleasant gardens, having livelier staff rooms but is the core issue really addressed here? Most likely not. Do people still take an hour off at lunch to “unplug” and eat healthy food?

Hiring coaches is a great dynamic step forward as we need to make the workplace more dynamic for enthusiastic people to meet with a common interest aligned with the company’s goals. In other words, filling out the positions in order to keep the company alive is like feeding poor quality gasoline in an engine that could otherwise win races.