James Adonis writes…Forget about absenteeism. There’s a bigger issue infecting workplaces and it’s called ‘presenteeism’. It’s when employees are on site but mentally absent. In defiance of their coughs and colds, they turn up to work thinking they’re doing the right thing. But they’re not. There are three main causes spreading the plague of presenteeism. The first is a fear employees will lose a bit of cash or even their job. The second is a distressing worry the work will pile up while they’re off sick. And the third is an overwhelming guilt that workmates will be left to carry the load. What they really end up carrying is the newly introduced office bug. I love his writings and have often used his thoughts in my dvelopment of teams whilst running RTO’s. Follow James and his blog at the Sydney Morning Herald link http://bit.ly/cI7Jyq enjoy Merinda