83 percent of Americans report workplace stress. It’s a real issue. Stressed out workers report higher medical expenses and are at risk for leaving your company. But what if we shared some evidence-based insights that stress actually drives productivity up? This presentation by Stacy Shaw Welch, PhD and Henry Albrecht, CEO of Limeade explores: - The science behind stress and anxiety in the workplace - The sweet spot — optimal stress levels for individuals and workforces - How to foster a culture and environment that builds productive stress

2. The science of workplace stress
Stacy Shaw Welch, Ph.D with Henry Albrecht, Limeade CEO

3. Today’s speakers
Stacy Shaw Welch, Ph.D
Henry Albrecht, Limeade CEO

4. Agenda

6. We’re stressed
83% 52% 57k

7. Cost of stress 60%
of lost work days can be attributed
to stress
75-90%
of visits to healthcare providers are due
to stress-related conditions
(increasing employer healthcare costs)

8. How we’re dealing with stress

9. The economy of stress
Homegrown approach
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Clinical care
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Interactive media
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11. What is stress?
Stress is a demand
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The natural pattern of
human behavior
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12. The body’s stress response system
“Fight or flight” response
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Stress response in our body
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13. “ “ No one reaches peak performance
without being stressed, whether an
athlete or an office worker

16. Finding the sweet spot of stress
We need the stress system “on”
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When stress system is “off”
it negatively effects us at an
individual & environmental level

17. Yerkes-Dodson human performance curve

18. Healthy stress system

20. Stress symptoms - physical

21. Stress symptoms – emotional

22. Stress symptoms – cognitive

23. Short-term vs. long-term stress
Short-term (acute) stress
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Long-term (chronic) stress
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Short-term
(acute) stress is
usually not
harmful
Harmful to
the body and
contributes to
a range of
health
problems

24. Chronic stress

25. “ “ The most dangerous thing that
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can happen is that you drop
into a mode of permanent
activity. When you
permanently check your
smartphone to see if there are
any new emails it leads to
you not finding any rest
whatsoever.

26. Be mindful

28. Stress in the individual vs. environment
Both affect each other
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There is no silver bullet
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Wherever you start is good

29. Limeade & stress

30. We all want happy employees

32. Get in touch