| As a normal part of business, most companies take | | | | know that they will not be stopped by anyone before |
| steps to make sure that their employees are healthy | | | | they have finished what they came to do.Workplace |
| and safe. They know its not just the right thing to do, | | | | violence is growing at an alarming rate around the |
| but by providing benefits like insurance, wellness | | | | world. While many of us have been taught that we |
| programs, continuing education opportunities, and the | | | | must put up with the violent tempers and childish |
| like, they are providing for their own growth and future | | | | tantrums of those around us who cannot control their |
| potential. For the smartest, it just makes good business | | | | own disappointment and frustration, this is no reason |
| sense.More and more businesses are adding the | | | | that employees working with or near them should |
| additional benefit of in-house self-defense training. | | | | have to submit to physical outbursts or abuse. In fact, it |
| Whether in the form of seminars, on-going courses, or | | | | has been proven that, when in a situation where the |
| video programs, companies are seeing the value in | | | | aggressor might be damaged himself by initiating an |
| providing important life-saving skills to their employees | | | | assault......they avoid such actions altogether!The costs |
| benefits package. So much so that they're becoming | | | | many companies are shouldering that are associated |
| regular occurances in many organizations.It's easy to | | | | with dealing with the aftermath of an incident involving |
| see why those involved in the law enforcement and | | | | workplace violence are staggering. Just as insurance |
| security industries would have such training, but who | | | | companies hire private investigators to protect |
| else has to worry about self-defense issues? In fact, | | | | themselves against fraudulent worker's compensation |
| companies, like hospitals, real-estate companies, and | | | | claims, a small investment in quality training today can |
| those who have employees required to travel as a | | | | prevent catastrophic losses in the future - losses that |
| part of their job, are taking a proactive role in making | | | | can literally cripple a company.5. Self-defense training |
| sure that valuable members of their team are safe. | | | | improves creative problem solving skills.Due to its very |
| The number of companies who have or regularly | | | | nature of having to deal with the chaos associated |
| experience violence in the workplace, criminal attacks, | | | | with an attack situation, self defense training helps |
| and now, the added threat of international terrorism, is | | | | employees learn to creatively overcome obstacles to |
| increasing at an alarming rate.Other than the primary | | | | success. Very often, this type of training translates into |
| benefit of teaching your employees how to defend | | | | greater problem-solving abilities, on the job creativity, |
| themselves against a physical attack - there are very | | | | and "outside the box" thinking. Employees learn to think |
| significant reasons why your company might want to | | | | "strategically" rather than temporarily. That means that |
| offer such a program. Just as with any insurance, the | | | | their ideas and system-development work provides |
| benefit is in the peace of mind and knowledge that | | | | the company with more than a temporary fix to |
| you're protected. But, unlike most insurance policies that | | | | problems and concerns, but instead, companies benefit |
| are virtually invisible until damage occurs, the | | | | from employees who can see the "cause-and-effect" |
| secondary benefits of providing self-defense training in | | | | nature of their actions and decisions and stop waisting |
| your workplace are readily apparent almost from the | | | | time, money, and other resources in having to |
| beginning.Here are 8 great reasons to include personal | | | | repeatedly "replace bandaides."6. Martial Arts-based |
| protection training as a part of your organization's staff | | | | self defense training enhances teamwork.Often, |
| training agenda.1. Employees who are capable of | | | | emotional and psychological barriers to personal |
| protecting themselves are more confident.This directly | | | | achievement prevent a team from productively |
| affects their level of performance and therefor their | | | | working together. A properly structured program |
| leadership potential. Untrained individuals tend to avoid | | | | allows team members to come together in a |
| situations where they are required to be open to new | | | | supportive environment to learn important skills like |
| situations and people. Especially in the world of sales, | | | | creative problem-solving and focusing under pressure. |
| emergency medical services, and management, where | | | | With the help of co-workers, individuals with weaker |
| an employee may be required to remain calm under | | | | skill sets learn to overcome those obstacles and fears |
| pressure, martial arts-based self defense training helps | | | | that are holding them back, and safely become |
| to build confidence, increased self-esteem, and a | | | | leaders in their own right within their groups.7. |
| greater sense of leadership presence. The simple truth | | | | Employees learn to focus under pressure.Many jobs |
| is that: Confident people are more able to overcome | | | | are considered high-pressure by nature. Deadlines, |
| obstacles and "get the job done."2. People who feel | | | | last-minute problem-solving issues, and emergency |
| safer are less prone to the debilitating effects of | | | | situations can cause some employees and team |
| stress.Stress is the number one factor in many | | | | members to literally freeze-up under pressure. A good |
| illnesses and a leading cause of on-the-job accidents. | | | | program will expose your people to drills and exercises |
| The increased confidence, coupled with an increased | | | | that will allow them to achieve a level of comfort, and |
| sense of calm, can mean a long-term cost savings for | | | | an increased ability to focus on the objective at hand.8. |
| an employer. Less stress means less stress-related | | | | Employees experience a greater sense of happiness |
| illnesses, less lost time due to illness, fewer accidents, | | | | and peace of mind.Happier employees translates into |
| and higher productivity. Without the burden of | | | | many benefits for your company. For starters, |
| stress-related paralysis, employees are more | | | | individuals who have a pleasant demeanor and a |
| energetic, quick-thinking, and relaxed - making them | | | | positive outlook on life are less likely to take offense |
| more productive members of your organization.3. | | | | with regards to misunderstandings. They don't feel |
| Martial Arts-based training has been shown to improve | | | | threatened by changes which inevitably occur within |
| employee discipline and moral.Studies by the US | | | | every business environment, or lash out at others |
| Marine Corps, traditional known for a high degree of | | | | verbally, physically, or emotionally when things don't go |
| discipline, moral, and e'sprit de corps, have reported | | | | smoothly. Martial arts and self defense training has long |
| that their new martial arts-based self-defense program | | | | been known to be a source of personal |
| has helped to create even greater levels of | | | | empowerment, confidence, and the ability for a person |
| self-discipline, a stronger work ethic, and more | | | | to be in control of him or herself. People like this |
| psychologically well-adjusted Marines. The truth is that, | | | | naturally attract and affect others in a positive way |
| feelings of weakness, social anxiety, and concern for | | | | and can only be a valuable asset to a company that is |
| one's safety, by any one individual, causes stress on | | | | focused on growth and future prosperity.If you found |
| the entire team. Many employees live in fear of making | | | | this article to be useful, please take a second and rate |
| the wrong decisions, some care little for their job - | | | | it. This lets the editors and the author know what you |
| expecting to be paid for time rather than productivity - | | | | think and may lead to more information on this |
| and others suffer from poor interpersonal skills. The | | | | topic.Jeffrey M. Miller is the founder and CEO of |
| difference between a company with a workforce | | | | Warrior Concepts International, and specializes in |
| made up of positive, powerful, and productive people | | | | providing real-world self-protection and personal |
| and one that is not, is often the difference between a | | | | development training to individuals, companies, and |
| great ocean-liner and a sinking ship.4. Self Defense | | | | organizations world-wide. He is the author of the |
| training can dissuade workplace violence before it | | | | "Foundations of Self Defense Mastery" eCourse and |
| even starts.Question: Why are their more gun-related | | | | a former federal police officer, private investigator and |
| incidents involving employee violence in postal and | | | | bodyguard. His background includes undercover drug |
| other government workplaces than anywhere | | | | and black market suppression, personal protection, and |
| else?The Answer: The perpetrator knows that he or | | | | physical security activities. He has been involved in the |
| she will not encounter any resistance from their | | | | study, practice and teaching of self-protection and |
| victims. In the case of government buildings where | | | | personal development through the martial arts for |
| firearms are federally prohibited, disgruntled employees | | | | three decades. |