Mental Well-being amongst employees is an essential measure of a company's productivity capacity.

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In this episode of the Contemporary Business Podcast, I chat to Dr Frank Magwegwe, from the GIBBS Management School on research he has conducted amongst 500 employees in South Africa. Stress Management and the development of interventions to improve your ability both, to monitor your own levels of stress and self-manage are seldom addressed in any kind of training intervention. It all starts with knowing what you dont know about yourself!

6 Dec English South Africa Business

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