Скачать или смотреть Creating an environment where people can DOSE themselves up with Happy Hormones

Whilst there are a number of specific things that can be done to address mental health in the workplace when it becomes a problem, fundamentally improving mental health in the workplace starts with culture.

This is because whilst solutions like occupational health services, employee assistance programmes and one-to-one therapy may help people deal with excessive stress (both work-related and not), they are rarely concerned with addressing the causes, which are often rooted in a culture that does not proactively support people wellbeing.

When we intentionally create a culture of wellbeing, one that provides the conditions where people are encouraged and enabled to generate more happy hormones (the hormones that combat the stress hormones cortisol and adrenalin that when prolonged and/or excessive can lead to mental health issues), we enable people to take responsibility for their own wellbeing and address the issue at source.

There are four main hormones that create positive feelings:
D = DOPAMINE
O = OXYTOCIN
S = SEROTONIN
E = ENDORPHINS

These hormones are responsible for our level of happiness as human
beings and when we have a healthy level of them in our body, we feel much better than when we don’t, which means that we perform better too.

What can you do to create a DOSE culture in your organisation?