Responding to Critical Incidents in the Workplace
Pathways
JANUARY 26, 2023
What is a Critical Incident?
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Pathways
JANUARY 26, 2023
What is a Critical Incident?
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JANUARY 18, 2023
Medically Reviewed by Dustin Keller, Ph.D.
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Pathways
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Managers can support employees going through grief and loss by being understanding and providing flexibility in their work schedules. It’s also important for managers to have open and honest communication with the employee, providing a safe space to express their current needs and discuss any challenges they may face. Remember loss comes from many sources, not just the death of a loved one.
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NOVEMBER 15, 2022
How the working world thinks and talks about mental health has improved immeasurably over the past several years. Discussing mental health in the workplace was once stigmatized. Now, finally, it’s coming out into the open.
Pathways
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Managers play a valuable role in the productivity and retention of their teams. It isn’t always easy to manage a team, especially now that many managers are tasked to lead remote or hybrid teams. A manager's role often includes being responsible for your workload and inspiring, leading, and motivating your team to accomplish goals for your organization.
Pathways
OCTOBER 31, 2022
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OCTOBER 4, 2022
Reviewed by Patti van Eys, Ph.D. After the pandemic, we, as a nation, began to talk about mental health openly, honestly and with compassion. We are getting better at destigmatizing mental illness, discussing that our brain, like any other organ, is susceptible to illness, and that an illness such as depression isn’t just “feeling sad” or a “passing phase,” rather, it is a disease that can profoundly change how people act and react, process information and express emotions, connect with others,
Pathways
JANUARY 27, 2022
A critical incident is a traumatic event in the workplace that leaves employees feeling stressed and overwhelmed. A wide range of situations can be qualified as critical incidents, ranging from a fire in the workplace to a mass shooting in the community. Some of these incidents affect only a handful of workers, and others will have a massive negative effect on almost all employees.
Pathways
JANUARY 25, 2022
Amidst the pandemic, the definition of workplace trauma and the psychological implications are expanding. Workplace trauma is the psychological stress that results from experiencing a traumatic event at work. It can happen after a one-time event like witnessing death at work or a natural disaster. Or it can be caused by a sustained event like a toxic work environment or a pandemic.
Pathways
JANUARY 21, 2022
Employers have long been concerned about absenteeism’s impact on workplace productivity. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted an equally important but previously overlooked challenge: presenteeism. Below, we will differentiate between these two problems and explore the actual costs of these issues.
Pathways
JANUARY 20, 2022
Suicide rates among working adults between 45 and 64 are the highest they’ve been in 50 years. Before the pandemic, common reasons cited for the two-decade-long climb were depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. These root causes have been exacerbated by pandemic-related economic and personal struggles, along with a loss of coping strategies that a pre-pandemic social life provided.
Pathways
JANUARY 13, 2022
As we head into year three of the pandemic, burnout and compassion fatigue continue to rise. The past two years have introduced new demands on employees, both at home and in the workplace, and work-life balance has never been more critical. 9 out of 10 employees say that burnout is an issue in their lives.
Pathways
JANUARY 6, 2022
Employee retention is both a challenge and a priority for HR professionals right now. As of June 2021, the US hit a record of 10.1 million job openings, leaving plenty of options for workers. Many Americans are leaving their current positions in search of better compensation, better benefits. But just as important is a better quality of life. A healthy work-life balance is currently the third biggest concern among employees.
Pathways
JANUARY 4, 2022
Employee mental health has only recently become recognized as a crucial aspect of organizational health and performance. In the last two years, employers have become increasingly concerned with the risks and costs of poor employee mental health. Unaddressed mental health issues, especially among employees at work, can come at a high cost to employers.
Pathways
DECEMBER 29, 2021
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Pathways
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Attracting talent comes with new challenges these days for HR professionals. The pandemic initiated a massive shift in the workforce, with 4 million Americans quitting their jobs in September 2021. As a result, the number of available jobs is at a record high.
Pathways
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Employee mental health issues are rising, and COVID-19 presented unprecedented challenges in workers’ professional and personal lives. American workers have seen a 45% spike in COVID-related mental health issues. These mental health issues affect an employee's ability to work, lowering job productivity by as much as 35%.
Pathways
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Right now, HR professionals are more focused on employee well-being than ever before. The new normal provided a fresh perspective on how employee mental health shows up in the workplace. In addition, record-high turnover rates have made it clear that business outcomes are directly related to employee mental health.
Pathways
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
The events over the past two years have fundamentally changed the U.S. workplace.
Pathways
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Company culture is the most important factor in any organization’s performance— it encompasses the shared values, expectations, and attitudes held by team members that influence how they do their jobs every day. With the alarming and disruptive employee trends and labor statistics, HR teams are looking for ways to revitalize their workplace cultures.
Pathways
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
For over a year, HR leaders have focused on supporting employees amid massive changes to how we work. As most employees have settled into the new normal of work, their concerns and expectations have changed. As a result, HR teams are paying closer attention to their team members’ needs and work expectations to retain high performers. However, recent reports have revealed that building trust is a growing concern among most employees.
Pathways
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Employee mental health concerns are at an all-time high— according to a recent report by Pathways, 9 out of 10 employees are concerned about burnout. For most HR professionals, this doesn’t come as a surprise. Since the onset of COVID-19, HR has seen how poor employee mental health impacts the workplace. With higher rates of turnover, absenteeism, and presenteeism, the price of employee mental health issues is too high to ignore.
Pathways
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Since the pandemic began, HR teams have become keenly aware of how employee stress can dramatically impact the workplace. The challenges brought on by COVID-19 changed how we work and how human resources support employees. Employees encountered numerous issues throughout the pandemic, but financial stress has been one of the most widespread and long-lasting.
Pathways
OCTOBER 14, 2021
It’s no secret why HR invests so much time and money into wellness programs. Beyond the positive effect on employees’ personal health, wellness initiatives can save organizations considerable spending. According to the CDC, successful wellness programs achieve 25% savings on absenteeism, health care costs, and workers’ compensation and disability management claims costs, respectively.
Pathways
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Leading with empathy is how emotionally intelligent leaders cultivate trust, rapport, and loyalty among their team members. Emotionally intelligent leaders practice empathy to better their company culture and employee experience. A high degree of empathy isn’t just a “nice thing to have.” Leading with empathy gives your organization a strategic advantage.
Pathways
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Stress has always been present in the workplace. HR teams know that most employees experience job stress at some point in their careers. However, new challenges and recent changes to the way we work and live have increased employee stress. A new study from Pathways found that nearly a third of employees are very concerned about their stress levels.
Pathways
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Depression among U.S. employees has risen steadily over the past few years. According to recent data from Pathways , over 70% of employees showed concern with depression in Q4 of 2020. Additionally, researchers from Boston University found that the depression rate has tripled among U.S. adults since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pathways
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The American Bar Association (ABA) has made strides to improve lawyers’ mental health and reduce substance use in recent years.
Pathways
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Our always-on culture makes it difficult to manage work-life balance. But human resources departments know how important work-life balance is to employee engagement. Creating harmony between our personal and professional lives allows us to be more engaged in both realms of our lives. However, when employees struggle to maintain healthy boundaries between work and home, it’s hard to be fully invested and engaged at work.
Pathways
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Our lives have changed considerably recently— and so has the workplace. Shifts in work environments have led to adjustments significantly impacting how we work. At one point, we wondered when we would return to normal, but now, we’re adjusting to a new normal.
Pathways
AUGUST 25, 2021
Grief is universal and one of the most painful things we’ll experience in our lifetime. The loss of a loved one impacts each aspect of our lives. Yet, we rarely address grief in the workplace. Most organizations don’t account for how grieving at work impacts employee engagement and wellness.
Pathways
AUGUST 19, 2021
Workplace conflict is inevitable—and it’s certainly nothing new. Employees with different personalities and communication styles working toward a common goal are bound to encounter conflict in any organization. U.S. employees spend an average of 2.8 hours a week involved in some level of conflict, amounting to $359 billion annually. As a result, human resources teams have long focused on minimizing conflict to ensure positive employee relations and reduce associated costs.
Pathways
AUGUST 11, 2021
Burnout has become a common occupational phenomenon in 2021. Even before the pandemic began, addressing burnout was considered a top priority for companies, and now leaders cannot ignore it. Nine out of ten employees showed some concern with burnout over the past year, and over 40% of employees are very concerned about their burnout levels.
Pathways
AUGUST 5, 2021
As we emerge from the pandemic with promising vaccination rates, organizations are instituting return-to-work plans to get their employees back in the office. For human resource leaders, a return-to-work plan is essential to restoring aspects of company culture like collaboration and engagement.
Pathways
JULY 29, 2021
The racial injustices of 2020 profoundly impacted corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion investments (DEI.) In June, DEI-related job postings increased by 55%, and chief diversity officer hires increased by 51% by October.
Pathways
JULY 21, 2021
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has historically focused on the ‘E’ in ESG, environmental sustainability. 2020 brought a significant shift in ESG investment trends, partially due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19. Emerging trends highlight sustainable social investing—the ‘S’ in ESG. Social investment criteria that dictate ESG ratings consist of people-related elements, such as issues that impact employees, supply chains, human rights, public stance on social justice issues
Pathways
JULY 14, 2021
HR teams have been the “invisible first responders” of the last year and a half, supporting employees through numerous crises. Unfortunately, the effects of the past year have left HR teams feeling stressed and emotionally exhausted. What human resources teams are experiencing is not quite burnout, but something similar: compassion fatigue.
Pathways
APRIL 21, 2021
Stress and anxiety have long been on the upswing in U.S. organizations over the last several years. However, COVID-19 conditions have increased and accelerated employees' burnout and mental health concerns due to workplace conditions.
Pathways
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Most business owners and HR professionals want to develop a positive corporate culture of mindfulness contributing to interconnected wellness. However, many company leaders find themselves struggling to implement effective mindfulness techniques in ever-changing workplace environments. Leadership disruption, workers stretched too thin, lack of clarity on corporate vision, and unrealistic goals and performance measurements are just a few of the many factors impeding effective mindfulness within a
Pathways
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Trust is vital to building and sustaining an effective team in any work environment. Trust in the workplace fosters a corporate culture where people feel safe with their colleagues. It also makes coworkers more likely to share, take appropriate risks, collaborate, and even divulge vulnerabilities to attain the organization's best possible outcomes.
Pathways
MARCH 3, 2021
Prioritizing employee mental and behavioral health can significantly impact a company's workforce and internal corporate culture. Recent data from the CDC reveals that employee mental health disorders and stress levels are rising rapidly, with as many as 44.7 million U.S. adults ages 18 or older reporting a mental illness. When left untreated, mental and behavioral wellness conditions can create some of the biggest health concerns for working-age Americans, making an effective workplace strategy
Pathways
MARCH 30, 2021
Originally published on Recruiter.com - March 19th, 2021. Employee behavioral health and well-being dramatically affect a company’s culture, productivity, and overall success. Robust behavioral health and well-being programs are considered reliable indicators of a positive culture, and many candidates specifically prioritize employers with such programs in their job searches.
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