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Interview Patty

95% OF EMPLOYEES ARE DISTRACTED DURING THE WORKDAY

Houston Financial Strategies for Small Business Women

Today’s workforce is more productive than ever, but the inability to focus is running rampant in the workplace. 

The good news for employers: investing in employees’ well-being can help reign in those distractions, which survey findings show ranged from technology disruptions to overly-social co-workers, and can help to improve employees’ attention so they can be more focused and productive.

“Every day, employees are grappling with attention-stealing stress, job pressures and all of life’s priorities, so in order to create a high-performing, productive workforce, it’s more important than ever for employers to support their employees’ well-being and help them to improve their ability to focus,” said Chris Boyce, CEO of Virgin Pulse. 

How Prevalent is Distraction?

With a laundry list of obligations and an equal amount of disruptions, employees find it difficult to maintain focus on the job.

  • 52 percent of respondents say they’re distracted 1-20 percent of the time during a workday
  • 43 percent say they’re distracted 21-75+ percent of the time
  • Only 5 percent say they’re never distracted
  • Technology, Chatty Colleagues & Stress Cause Distraction

Catching Zzz’s (and Healthy Habits) Are Best at Helping Employees Focus

With productivity and focus “hacks” abound, there’s a whole host of options available to employees to help them keep the distractions at bay – but maintaining healthy habits trumps them all. Seventy percent of respondents say their health habits have a noticeable impact on their ability to focus at work

  • 68 percent say proper sleep is the number one way to maintain focus at work
  • 43 percent say taking a mid-day walk or getting some exercise helps them get and stay focused at work
  • Ways Employers Can Help

Whether employees are totally tuned in or completely unfocused, employers are perfectly poised to help improve their attention – and employees would welcome the support. Eighty-seven percent of respondents indicated they’d be interested in free tools or programs to help them improve their efficiency and focus if their workplace offered them. Unfortunately, 59 percent said their company didn’t offer these types of programs.

Employers can help employees by offering tools and resources that support all aspects of employees’ well-being so they can manage their stress, make healthy habits a higher priority, and feel their best at work and in life.

Source: Virgin Pulse

Patty Block, President and Founder of The Block Group, established her company to advocate for women-owned businesses, helping them position their companies for strategic growth. Charting the course for impactful, sustainable, profitable businesses, the beacon is control: of your strategic direction, your money, your time, your staffing, and your ability to bring in business. The Block Group brings together the people, resources and ideas that build results.

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