We are in a Productivity Bubble

We are going through a productivity bubble. Large corporations are announcing their bloated earnings through Wall Street analysts this week. What has happened? Companies are making money by wide margins; wider margins than normal because they have laid off so many people. Productivity is four times higher than normal because so few employees are being paid to produce the revenue that companies are generating. In the end this is only exploitation.

A Healthy Employee is a Productive Employee

I am off to one of the large computer companies in Silicon Valley to talk about the Human Performance Institute’s, Health and Performance Program. It seems remarkable that most people don’t equate that it is necessary to have healthy employees in order to have productive employees. Yet, when people get the connection that fit, healthy, high energy employees are much more likely to create things of value, take care of their customers, and be productive they get excited that there is a business reason along with a health reason, to give people the information and motivation to lead their lives in a healthy way.