The feelings of every employee matter because, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), depression causes an estimated 200 million lost workdays each year at the cost of $17 billion to $44 billion to employers. Unchecked stress and feeling unhappy and unfulfilled are often the reasons employees change jobs.

Episode Highlights
Most companies in the US address toxic workplace environment by adjusting policies and procedures to affect behavior, rather than digging deeper into the underlying emotions
While Covid is contributing to general anxiety, corporate culture also impacts the emotional state of the workforce
Empathetic leadership demonstrates how a co-worker is valued by making sure everyone knows they are heard and not dismissed.
Quantifying and measuring emotion makes corporate empathy possible.

Original podcast theme music by Lance Keltner. https://www.youtube.com/user/lancekeltner This episode of the #FeelingsMatter Podcast was recorded and mixed at MSR Studios in Saint Paul, MN. Copyright 2021, all rights reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission.

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