The pressure and unease in companies, resulting from a crisis context that promotes risky situations in the workplace, are at the root of the decline in productivity in organizations. The support programs implemented by outCOme, This is a pioneering initiative in Portugal, and is the answer to these problems in contact with professionals, colleagues and their families in a context of psychosocial risk.
Lisbon, April 30, 2014 - The current crisis is leading to increased pressure and unease in teams and is affecting the smooth running of companies. At the same time, the significant increase in employees in crisis means more pressure for companies, and there is still a lack of overall preparation for dealing with these cases. The support provided by outCOme is designed to respond to these problems, and it is the only organization of its kind operating in Portugal.
For Sandra Monteiro, Director General of outCOme, “The current crisis is increasing the pressure on companies, teams and professionals. The traditional mechanisms for promoting well-being, performance and productivity in companies are often exhausted in themselves, as they fail to address, guide and support the individual and specific difficulties of each professional, who often need to make radical changes to their lifestyle and behavior in the family and at work. outCOme provides a structured way of supporting these situations, guaranteeing ethics, confidentiality of the information provided by employees, privacy and the solution of problems that can result in debilitating consequences for the functioning of any organization.”
Within this framework, outCOme has emerged as a B2B partner for management teams, helping to design and implement solutions that support professionals to increase their ability to manage critical and unpredictable situations in the workplace, to make the way they manage new demands from clients and partners more flexible, to identify new and different ways of solving day-to-day problems, to add value to the organization, to acquire new emotional management skills and to implement effective work/family balance solutions.
The incidence of psychosocial risks - cases of assault, alcohol and drug abuse, depression, stress and situations of burnout has been increasing. However, there is also the maturity of organizations in terms of human resources management, through their CEOs and HRDs, with a greater understanding of employees' problems and more sensitivity to accommodating their needs.