Calmworks® Case Study
In 2014 Calmworks® pioneered mindfulness and emotional intelligence (MEQ®) leadership training in the UK Government’s Department for Work and Pensions.
Since then Calmworks® has continued to provide cutting edge MEQ® Leadership programmes all over the UK Civil Service.
Below are the results from our most recent programme.
Percentage of Participants who Show Improvement
After a standard six module course more than 70% of all Participants see improvements in all measured areas: productivity, emotional intelligence (EQ), sleep and mindful behaviour (M).
Percentage of Participants who showed improvements:
Productivity - 82%
Emotional Intelligence - 73%
Sleep - 82%
Mindful Behaviour - 77%
“At the time I took the course, I was leading protracted and tricky negotiations and mindfulness gave me the resilience and fortitude to approach them in a calmer and more relaxed way.”
Productivity Gains
After the programme productivity was boosted by reducing the number of hours lost due to ‘absenteeism’ and ‘ill health whilst at work’.
Number of hours lost due to ill health before and after the programme
From the above chart we can see that this group of twenty-two participants gained nineteen hours of productivity lost to absenteeism and twenty hours of productivity lost to ‘ill health while at work’.
Extrapolating the figures above for a workforce of around 3000 you would expect to gain 63,600 more productive hours per year due to absenteeism and ‘ill health whilst at work’ alone.
“AJ Bicât is clearly an expert in his field...”
Mindful Behaviour Gains
The benefits of the programme are not limited to absenteeism and ‘ill health whilst at work’, they also bring a considerable change in employees’ ‘effectivness’ at work.
The table below shows the reduction in what some might call ‘mistakes’ or ‘inefficiency’ known to us as ‘unmindful’ behaviour. This would include thigs such as: stressing about future deadlines, dwelling on past mistakes, inattentive rushing, clumsiness and ‘zoning out’.
This chart shows the reduction in moments of ‘unmindful’ behaviour after the course
“Have felt more relaxed at a time that should be particularly stressful when leading the team through what - for some of them - is possibly the biggest change they’ve had in their working careers.”
Using the above data for ‘unmindful’ behaviour we were able to calculate the percentage improvement.
The percentage improvement in mindful behaviour after the course
“This has been truly life changing.”
The End Result?
An emotionally resilient and positive workforce, able to manage the challenges posed by a rapidly changing landscape
Company financial gains due to overall productivity gains
Reductions in absenteeism
Reductions in staff turnover
Team cohesion
Greater efficiency
More staff engagement
Data showing key indicators that can be used to target specific objectives in development plans
Talent management and identification of individuals with the potential to develop into future leaders
“I felt valued and invested in by my organisation.”
