Great Workplaces, Great Health
Great Place to Work® – Hyatt Regency New Orleans
Stanford University
Jeffrey Pfeffer, Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business
Despite employees becoming more vocal about requesting great workplaces, more flexibility, and a greater share of company profits, and many companies recognizing the benefits that can be realized through more people-friendly policies and cultures, many still have management practices that sicken and kill people, driving up health care costs in the process. It’s well documented that heavy work demands and work-family conflict, coupled with long work hours, layoffs, and an absence of control over one’s job can have adverse health effects on employees.
Drawing on his current research, author and organizational behavior expert, Jeffrey Pfeffer, estimates that there are more than 120,000 excess deaths in the U.S. that are the result of these detrimental management actions. Unfortunately, these practices that sicken employees do not actually improve profit or productivity, suggesting that these practices may be all in vain! In this session, Pfeffer will speak to specific areas for employers to focus on how to enhance human sustainability while cutting down on social pollution, waste, and excess cost. Pfeffer’s latest research makes a powerful case for the business and human benefits of being a great workplace.
Break: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm CDT
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