Even before COVID-19, the cost of workplace stress was high: $500 billion to the US economy, 550 million workdays per year,1 60% to 80% of all workplace accidents, up to 90% of doctor visits,3 and worst of all, 120,000 annual deaths. To no surprise, the pandemic and its effects exacerbated job stress for many people. To name just a few, these include illness and lost loved ones, heightened racial, gender, and disability inequities, an overburdened healthcare system, a turbulent economy, supply-chain disruption, and shifting expectations around work. Overall, a striking 94% of workers reported experiencing increased stress in 2021.
RSG Admin Dec 6, 2022
Today, technology empowers small businesses to compete with the world’s corporate giants in the global marketplace, and social media allows public opinion to turn on a dime.
RSG Admin Dec 6, 2022
According to various sources, 25% of people on social media have posted something they later regretted, the divorce rate in the U.S. is 50%, and over the past decade the tattoo removal industry has grown 440%. Although these are relatively benign examples, there are, unfortunately, countless examples of bad decisions that killed individuals’ careers, collapsed companies, or cost people their lives.
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