When you take a good, long look around your office, what do you see? Are team members engaged in projects or are they simply \u201cgoing through the motions?\u201d Do they have the proper technology to do their jobs and, at very least, a proper area to work? Is the environment inviting or dark and depressing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All of these factors are just a few drivers of employee engagement. Last month, we looked at psychological safety and its impact on engagement. This month, we\u2019re looking at psychological availability<\/strong> and the role it plays in a healthy, productive work environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, what is \u2018psychological availability\u2019<\/strong> and what does it look like? In short, it means that employees feel like they have the physical, emotional and mental resources to do their job. Here are some of the main factors that impact psychological availability:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Making psychological availability a priority comes down to organizations creating a workplace where team members feel supported \u2013 both through a healthy physical and emotional environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We hear the term \u201cburnout\u201d all the time, but we don\u2019t hear about \u201cpsychological availability\u201d all that often. However, the two go hand-in-hand: a lack of psychological availability in the workplace is a key contributor to employee burnout. And, as we all know, burnout can be lethal to an organization\u2019s productivity, morale and overall culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s where Leah M Joppy and Associates<\/strong> can help. We get to the root causes of WHY team members are feeling burned out and disengaged. Then, we work with you to come up with ideas and strategies to address these problems quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n