When it comes to health, supervisors should always be role models

Supervisors should always be role models for health
In spite of back pain and excessive stress due to stress in the work always "everything to give" is truly not exemplary. Especially not for executives. Superiors should set a good example on health. This has a positive effect on the workforce.

Supervisors should take part in health courses
Managers should always lead by example when it comes to health-conscious work. For example, if there are offers such as back training or stress reduction seminars in the workplace, they should be the best option. Because this will significantly increase the acceptance of such offers in the workforce. The Head of Unit Human Resources at the Unfallkasse Rheinland-Pfalz, Benjamin Heyers, has pointed this out in a report by the dpa news agency.

Supervisors should do their role as role models in terms of health. (Image: Di Studio / fotolia.com)

Where are the burdens in operation?
In addition, it is important as a supervisor to encourage employees to take appropriate action. It's also good to have a look around the department and ask their staff. "Where does the shoe push?" Supervisors can thus gain a precise impression of where the burdens lie and which offers the employees may still be missing. In any case, managers should make it clear that they share responsibility for the safety and health of their team.

Do not go to work sick
But there are even more areas where leaders should be role models for health. Just a few months ago, the statutory accident insurance company (VBG) had pointed out that superiors who consistently go beyond the limits of their ability to work not only harm themselves, but also endanger their employees' health. Studies have shown that employees often imitate the behavior of their supervisor. For example, if the latter go to work sick, that has a signal effect on the employees. Employees can thus gain the impression that such behavior is also expected of them. (Ad)