{"id":795,"date":"2018-03-26T14:07:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T14:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonusbenefits.com\/?p=795"},"modified":"2018-03-26T14:09:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T14:09:59","slug":"want-better-business-results-give-employees-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonusbenefits.com\/want-better-business-results-give-employees-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Want Better Business Results? Give Your Employees a Break."},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve worked hard to get where you are today. And you expect the same of your employees. But at some point, hard work can become overwork. And overworking can become overwhelming.<\/span><\/p>\n

If your team never gets a break, you\u2019re going to start feeling it in your bottom line. And not in the way you might imagine.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a fine line\u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n

Perhaps you\u2019ve used words like disruptive, innovative, and revolutionary to describe your company\u2019s product, service, or culture. Many business owners and leaders view these qualities as universally positive. Necessary, even. But from an employee perspective, they can be exhausting.<\/span><\/p>\n

How many people genuinely look forward to spending extended work days engulfed in disruption, navigating constant change, or leading a revolution?<\/span><\/p>\n

For a great purpose and over short periods of time? Sure! But non-stop every day until forever? Not so much.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course you want your employees to be excited about and invested in their work. But that doesn\u2019t mean they need to live and breathe it 24 hours a day. Your best employees aren\u2019t necessarily the ones hyped up on energy drinks working back to back shifts and staying up all night. They may appear to be overachievers, but in reality, they could be costing you big time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stress is money<\/b><\/h3>\n

Workplace stress is real. And real expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent research shows:<\/span><\/p>\n