Workplace Anger Management – A Pandemic?

Anger has become one of the most highlighted problems in today’s world. With unemployment at an all time high nationally, and the stress of modern life in American becoming incredibly stressful, Americans are turning to rage. Anger is often a bi-product of other more primitive emotions such as stress, fear, depression and anxiety.

Recent Bureau of Justice data shows that over half a million victims of workplace violence lose over 1.8 million workdays a year, at a cost of $55 million annually. Americans need stress and anger management now, more than ever. Rage and impulse control issues in the workplace affect the moral of other employees, and also create an environment where employees don’t feel safe which reduces productivity.

Historically, anger in the corporate world was viewed as a personal issue. It was something the employee had to deal with on their own. If the employee was lucky, their employer had a program they could refer them too for help.

More progressive employers who are on the cutting edge, will seek out their own stress and anger management training for their employees. This preventative intervention is an extraordinary cost savings to the company and has lasting benefits to the employees.

First off, the cost to train an employee in stress and anger management skills is rather low. The second benefit of training employees in stress and anger control is that the company will experience less law suits filed as a result of inappropriate workplace conduct. Companies will also experience improved moral, less days off, and increased productivity.

Stress and anger management classes can be taken in a variety of settings. If you are an H.R. Director or company decision maker, consider the risks vs. the benefits of stress and anger management training for your employees. The choice to provide stress and anger management training is simple.

To get more information about how The WIN Institute can assist you with your employees that may be exhibiting Stress, Anger, and/or Aggressive Behavior (physical or verbal), please contact:

Steven W. Clark, JD, CAMF, COAMF, CDVF
The WIN Institute
763-913-0130
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