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Why is positive mental health not a priority within organisations?
By Geoff McDonald
Through his positive mental health advocacy work, Geoff McDonald has seen a significant increase in workplace interest in the topic. However, he is warning that there is a lot of work still to be done. He highlights mental health and general health should be a strategic priority for organisations. He acknowledges that companies are increasingly engaged in wellbeing activities (wellbeing weeks, mental health awareness weeks), but he feels that it still appears ad hoc and a ‘tick box’ exercise, rather than part of a deeper long-term strategic priority.
IF we accept that the most important driver of individual, team and organisation performance is the “energy” of people; or the human capacity that individuals have to perform at their best; or their passion to get things done, it has been remarkable to note that most organisations and work places that I encounter tend to diminish the energy of people. Generally, employees live for Friday afternoons and dread afalse
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