Robert Smith: This is the first in a three-part blog series on the relationship between workplace culture and the costs associated with occupational injury and illness.
When I started to write this series of posts on workers compensation, I thought what new information I could provide readers – information that isn't easily accessible on innumerable website, blogs and other publications. I wanted to emphasize the real costs of workplace injuries and illnesses (both direct and indirect costs) as well as how employers can effectively manage their claims.
....The many publications on employee engagement often cite better health, safety and injury results where there is positive employee engagement: Authors David Logan, John King and Halee Fischer-Wright of Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization lay out the dramatic effects of a positive culture with the right hires, including:
- Fear and stress go down as the "interpersonal friction" of working together decreases.
- People seek employment in the company and stay, taking the company a long way toward winning the war for talent.
- Organizational learning becomes effortless, with the tribe actively teaching its members the latest thinking and practices.
- Employees' overall health statistics improve and injury rates and sick days go down.
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