Unsurprisingly, poor sleep can be directly correlated with reduced job performance and productivity, work-related stress, greater difficulty with relationships (personal and professional)–not to mention physical and mental health problems.
Peter Hames, CEO and co-founder of Big Health, which makes a digital sleep improvement program, indicated signs of poor sleep and its effect on work success, including:
- Lower levels of productivity
- Health implications and missed days at work
- Greater irritability and more difficulty concentrating
- Distraction and spending more time with social media instead of work
- Less clear or innovating thinking
- More stress; less energy
- Higher levels of depression or anxiety–and more personal days taken Hames offers some practical sleep-related suggestions for employees with insomnia.