Technology and mental health

Could an emotional intelligence app complete the puzzle that is mental health? Hidden deep down in the subconscious mind, often beyond the reach of traditional psychology and further complicated by the fear and stigma of being labelled as an emotional liability, mental health is a puzzle that we are continuously trying to complete.

In a bid to solve this puzzle, the world is now looking to technology to provide some answers. Function Jigsaw, a business centred on the physical and mental wellbeing of employees, has partnered with CCR3, a world-leading authority on cognitiveemotional intelligence, on a wellness app called E.Q.M.E.

Designed to create self-awareness of a person’s emotional intelligence, the app taps into the gears of their EQ (emotional intelligence) which are intrinsically linked to mental wellness and a person’s capability, the app is revolutionary in its approach.

“It’s now globally recognised that effectively measuring emotional intelligence is critical in a person’s ability to fully recover and perform. It plays a far greater part in a person’s ability to be successful in both their personal life and their career,” Julie Hayton, director at Function tells me.

A critical component of success is to be more self-aware and to understand how you think and make decisions. To know your mental strengths and to feel confident to use them, is all part of what a greater understanding of ourselves creates.

The app helps users to see and experience themselves with a deeper understanding, to make them more self-aware, and better at playing to their strengths.

“We see people increase their thinking and intellectual horsepower because of opening up their mind to new and better ways of being themselves. The app is a powerful way for employees and employers to understand one another better and tap into their full potential.

“Much of current psychology at large, when looking at a person to help them fix themselves or help them understand their ‘personality’ so that they can understand themselves, is flawed and based around fitting people in boxes. Using emotional intelligence technology goes far deeper than these boxes allow.”

The science is ultra-modern, utilises decades of research and applied mathematics and is independently validated by some of the world’s leading thought psychologists.

So, if an app like E.Q.M.E could help us solve our puzzling mental health problems, it could be a starting point for businesses that are building their mental health policies to support their employees.

Whether it’s motivation, menopause, or a mental health condition you’re struggling with, your time at work will play a role in your ability to cope. It’s an employer’s responsibility to help support that, but we can also help ourselves and each other by working on our selfdevelopment and considering the mental health of others.

For more advice visit, functionjigsaw.co.uk.

THE APP HELPS USERS TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE THEMSELVES WITH A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING, TO MAKE THEM MORE SELF-AWARE, AND BETTER AT PLAYING TO THEIR STRENGTHS

Function Jigsaw

Workplace music is all the rave

No matter what your business you want it to run smoothly, be this assigning workloads, managing partnerships or setting out your budget. But running a successful business is about more than just your day to day operations. It’s about providing an excellent service for your customers or clients. It’s also about encouraging teamwork and supporting collaboration; but most of all, it’s about keeping your workforce focused whilst safeguarding their well-being.

Make music the soundtrack to your business

Playing music in the workplace could help to create a more upbeat and energetic environment and could help to keep staff positive, engaged and focused. It could also help to:

Increase

• Productivity • Retention • Health & well-being • Recognition & reward • Team spirit • Performance • Quality & value • Employability

Decrease

• Employee sickness • Restless routine • Clock watching • Dysfunction • Staff turnover

Many of us choose to listen to music in our day to day lives as it has the potential to make us feel more positive and upbeat. Listening to music at work could have a similar effect and could help to:

1Create a calming environment and relieve stress and other anxieties that employees

may experience. It has the potential to make staff feel more at ease and focused. Not only this, but it could help your team to effectively manage their workload and prevent that overwhelmed and ‘stressed out’ feeling.

2Benefit both the health and well-being

of your workforce. By creating a more upbeat environment, it could also make your employees feel valued and improve their overall attitude and performance.

3Potentially enhance the environment which could help to improve the efficiency and

quality of work. It could also help to create a happy working atmosphere, keep employees motivated and improve their attendance, retention and overall sense of involvement.

Music and your brand

Not only is music a great tool to support your business with its employee well-being and engagement, but can also help to make your business stand out and could be an important part of your brand identity. The right kind of music could reflect your business and could be an important part of your brand. Carefully selected music that suits your workforce and their operations could help to make them feel more involved and could therefore be just as important to their identity as their teams or their uniform.

Put some play into your work

Introducing music could be highly beneficial to your business and could help your organisation fulfil its potential. It could help to improve the experience for both your staff and your customers and could help to make your business the very best it can be. If you are already using music or if you’re thinking of introducing music in your business, you’ll usually need a music licence.

TheMusicLicence allows you to legally play music for employees and visitors in your business through the radio, TV and other digital devices.

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