There are several ways psychology can be applied in the workplace, from assisting employees who are suffering from stress anxiety to providing mental health counseling services that can help keep the workplace safe.
Workplace, or organizational, psychology is primarily applied to detect and resolve difficulties and create improvements in the workplace which can help maintain a good work environment and improve employee engagement as well as productivity. Most human resources officers have adequate knowledge and experience to properly facilitate staff training, do performance evaluations, and come up with solutions on how to keep the staff motivated at work.
What are the Psychology skills used in the workplace?
Recruitment – Applying psychology in the workplace can help determine the required educational attainment, important skills, and work experience that you would need from the candidates you will hire. Knowing these characteristics can also help you create the most suitable job description for a certain person in a particular position.
Training – Psychology skills can help you pinpoint the staff’s training needs and provide relevant training and guidance in an engaging and interesting manner. Adequate training must be provided by the employed to ensure that the quality of work or output adheres to the standards of the business and the requirements of the law. Employees must also be provided with additional training on workplace safety, especially if their position puts them at risk (of harm or injury) while performing their tasks.
Performance evaluation – Evaluations are performed to give employees feedback about their performance for a certain period. The feedback and evaluation of their current performance (including strengths and weaknesses) must lead to improvement of productivity on the part of your employee. This is also a great opportunity to discuss their concerns about their work and the workplace itself.
If several staff members are suffering from anxiety and stress, seeing a mental health counselor may help in addressing their concerns, as well as provide relevant advice on how they can take care of their mental health.
Salary and compensation – These are critical points in developing a great compensation strategy. With the amount of competition in the market, some employees/applicants have started looking into other benefits that set the company apart from others, instead of just focusing on the salary.
Proper compensation may reinforce the idea that the staff is doing well and that their work and efforts are appreciated by the organization. This feeling of satisfaction from their work may help keep them from relying on other things such as alcohol and substance abuse to feel good about themselves.
Motivation – Several studies found that increased motivation among employees often leads to higher productivity. Stress and anxiety on the other hand might affect productivity and the quality of their output. Hence, companies often use work psychology to use techniques like contests, commissions, performance appraisals, and other reward systems to keep the employees engaged and motivated. Additional benefits such as anxiety treatment in Dubai is also something that you can add, especially if you have an employee who had a recent traumatic experience or is suffering from anxiety.
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