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Create and Retain a Happy, Engaged and Productive Team
- May 17, 2022
- Posted by: HappyConsults
- Category: Work
Organisations and team members have all experienced an extended and heightened period of change and stress during the pandemic.
Many are juggling the demands of flexible, hybrid or remote working with their family and personal responsibilities, and the cracks are beginning to show.
As for expatriates, they add another layer of complexity to the mix. Far away from home and family, they need to adapt to different business cultures and lifestyles, whilst also delivering results at work. It’s no wonder that expats often experience a higher level of stress and family pressure, even if they enjoy their host country and company. The toll on workers’ emotional, mental and physical health is real, leading to lower performance, higher absenteeism and disengagement – all of which impacts your business.
Happy Consults helps companies
The effectiveness of online support (be it therapy or coaching) has been proven many times over the past 10 years*.
Patients love the fact it is easy to use and gets both immediate and longer-term results that make life at work and at home a happier experience.
Companies love the fact that with executive talent at a premium, offering employees ongoing well-being programmes and specific, individual assistance when needed delivers increased motivation, engagement and better business results.
You need to ensure your company is attracting the best talent and stopping the flow of people thinking about ‘the great resignation’. Key team members are expensive to replace and losing someone can set a team back for months.
Productivity is not just about driving people harder, but supporting them to get results and be happy and engaged at work.
*Freeman and others 2017; Ghanbarzadeh and others 2014; Wiederhold and Bouchard 2014
Experts with International Companies & Expats
Happy Consults provides a range of experts and professionals across four dimensions to ensure your team members achieve a better quality of life and improve their engagement and performance at work.
Work – Relationships – Body & Mind – Green Living
- Individual assessment on departure and return
- Transition coaching and preparation for the whole family
- Individual follow-up for family members
- Dealing with the stress of lockdown and difficult decision-making
For local employees
Supporting your local team members is also essential, as they work to integrate expats into a new business culture. After months of planning, it’s worth paying attention to the smooth integration of your expats into your local teams. This can include sessions on:
- Understanding the challenges of working in a multicultural environment
- Navigating between local and international leadership cultures
- Understanding local constraints and specificities
Asset + HappyConsults
All our experts have lived abroad or are themselves expatriates and inherently understand the specific problems of your employees abroad.
With years of experience working for some of the top business schools and multinationals all over the world, our team of executive coaches can also support your leaders through their own on-going challenges.
Dare to Care
Happy Consults provides an easy-to-use, confidential and accessible platform where your team can get the support they need from the experts when they need it.
Contact us for details of our employee and expatriate packages which range from full platform access and benefits to tailored programmes for individuals.