Prioritizing employee mental health can make a huge difference for supply chain operations
Supporting employee mental health is critical in today’s day and age. The stress and strain of the workplace can pile on an already stressed individual, creating havoc in the supply chain. This can be seen plain as day in the railroad industry - top leaders and several front-line members of the rail unions have been vocal about the lack of mental health awareness by the railroads and it led to a near-strike.
Management and executives should be approaching the topic of mental health carefully and deliberately.
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