Companies Turn To Brain Games To Tackle Work Stress!!!!

Employee engagement

As more and more jobs rely on knowledge work, creativity, and communication skills, it's not enough to have workers sitting at their desks -- they must also be mentally sharp, emotionally present, and free from distraction. The answer for some: brain training.

"The brain, is much like muscles in the body. If you exercise it, it gets better. You actually grow neurons. "If you can teach people how to manage those multitasking and stressful environments optimally, you're going to preserve their health."

"Usually, people don't engage in this type of activity until they're not functioning well.  Shirsa brings on an ability for employee to engage any time, any place, on their own terms without having to talk to anybody."

- Team Shirsa

How Does Employee Engagement Improves The Bottom Line?

In order to succeed in a hyper-competitive global economy, organizations must drive and maintain the highest performance levels and employee engagement.  

Employee Engagment

Companies have to leverage every possible resource available to create competitive advantages.  And without question, harnessing the power of people is by far the most challenging.

In simplest terms, great people form great teams that deliver amazing products and services.  But in order to deliver amazing results, people must possess the skills and be fully motivated to contribute to the organizations they serve.  

Giving employee the right tools and growing a high performance culture is more than just the right thing to do – these actions have significant financial consequences.

When companies harness the power of people, they realize the largest gains in productivity, and innovation.  

According other industry experts, engaged employees are not only more productive, but are more customer-focused, safer and more likely to remain a part of their current company.

Engaged organizations have 3.9 times the earnings per share when compared to companies with lower engagement levels in their same industry.   And disengaged employees are not just a non-factor. 

 Disengaged people erode a company’s bottom line while killing the spirits of colleagues along the way.  Disengagement costs more than $300 billion in lost productivity alone.

- Team Shirsa

So I Can Feel More Healthy And More Creative!!!

Enjoy Your Vacation

Too much time in sealed homes and offices saps your brain of fresh oxygen, which is essential to clear thinking, Howard says. 

So get outside for frequent breaks or at least open a window. Just spending time in nature and sunshine can boost brain health by improving mood and creating calm. 

It also provides vitamin D, and people with low levels of the “sunshine vitamin” have a greater risk for cognitive decline, according to a 2010 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. 

II recently read a somewhat unscientific article that talked about why vacation is good for your brain, and it mentioned the work of Adam Galinsky and William Maddux. 

 I found there is a fascinating body of work about how traveling affects creative thinking. Maddux et al have published research findings showing that multicultural learning experiences enhance creativity, and that living abroad improves creativity measures of insight, association, and generation.

Further research shows that vacation can have recuperative health benefits. A study in middle-aged men at high risk for heart disease showed that those who took annual vacations had a significantly lower mortality rate (over a 9 year period) than a non-vacationing cohort.

Brain Fitness in Your Daily Life, Is it important?

As a society, we are all starting to understand the importance of keeping our brain sharp, at every age. Our brain is our most important asset! It allows us to function everyday at a high level.

By building and working our brain's key areas, we can enhance our ability to maintain our memory, concentration and problem solving skills. We all need to be more proactive and look for ways to maximize our brain's capabilities.
The goal for Shirsa is to provide novel and complex stimuli for all key areas of the brain. In addition, we aim to make our program fun and engaging so that you integrate brain fitness into your daily life.

More research is starting to be published supporting the benefits of brain fitness. A recent study from the University of Michigan showed participants improved their fluid intelligence after consistent brain training.

-Team Shirsa

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