As a normal part of business, most companies take steps to make sure that their employees are healthy and safe.
Whether in the form of seminars, on-going courses, or video programs , companies are seeing the value in providing important life-saving skills to their employees benefits package.
It’s easy to see why those involved in the law enforcement and security industries would have such training, but who else has to worry about self-defense issues? In fact, companies, like hospitals, real-estate companies, and those who have employees required to travel as a part of their job, are taking a proactive role in making sure that valuable members of their team are safe.
Other than the primary benefit of teaching your employees how to defend themselves against a physical attack – there are very significant reasons why your company might want to offer such a program.
Unlike most insurance policies that are virtually invisible until damage occurs, the secondary benefits of providing self-defense training in your workplace are readily apparent almost from the beginning.
Employees who are capable of protecting themselves are more confident.
Especially in the world of sales, emergency medical services, and management, where an employee may be required to remain calm under pressure, martial arts-based self defense training helps to build confidence, increased self-esteem, and a greater sense of leadership presence.
Without the burden of stress-related paralysis, employees are more energetic, quick-thinking, and relaxed – making them more productive members of your organization.
Martial Arts-based training has been shown to improve employee discipline and moral.
Many employees live in fear of making the wrong decisions, some care little for their job – expecting to be paid for time rather than productivity – and others suffer from poor interpersonal skills.
Self Defense training can dissuade workplace violence before it even starts.
Question: Why are their more gun-related incidents involving employee violence in postal and other government workplaces than anywhere else? The Answer: The perpetrator knows that he or she will not encounter any resistance from their victims.
In the case of government buildings where firearms are federally prohibited, disgruntled employees know that they will not be stopped by anyone before they have finished what they came to do.
While many of us have been taught that we must put up with the violent tempers and childish tantrums of those around us who cannot control their own disappointment and frustration, this is no reason that employees working with or near them should have to submit to physical outbursts or abuse.
Just as insurance companies hire private investigators to protect themselves against fraudulent worker’s compensation claims, a small investment in quality training today can prevent catastrophic losses in the future – losses that can literally cripple a company.
Due to its very nature of having to deal with the chaos associated with an attack situation, self defense training helps employees learn to creatively overcome obstacles to success.
Employees learn to think “Strategically” rather than temporarily.
Deadlines, last-minute problem-solving issues, and emergency situations can cause some employees and team members to literally freeze-up under pressure.
Employees experience a greater sense of happiness and peace of mind.
Happier employees translates into many benefits for your company.
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