Workplace Stress & Anxiety with Dr. Bonnie Cheng
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Welcome to October, where we will be celebrating World Mental Health.  As Neurum Health, we focus on data; so we're using the top afflications with mental health in the workplace. We are starting with workplace related stress with our guest Dr. Bonnie Cheng from HKU's Business School. Do you recognize any of the following afflications?  Tension, distress, Feeling negative emotions, feeling mentally drained, distracted, having a mental fog, being tired all the time, or sleeping Issues... Learn what businesses can do to quantify these, and more importantly what individuals can do to alleviate the stressors Dr. Cheng obtained her PhD degree in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Her research is dedicated to helping employees achieve and maintain well-being in the workplace. This includes understanding how and when workplace anxiety can enhance performance, recovering from daily job demands, and maintaining proactivity in the workplace. She has published in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Her research has been featured in leading media sources such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The New York Times, and Harvard Business Review. Research papers referenced in today’s episode:  https://www.totalbrain.com/mentalhealthindex/ (Mental Health Index U.S. Worker Edition – August 2020 Update)  https://www.cmhahk.org/research-resources/ (Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace: Survey of APAC employees - September 2020)