New Limeade Children’s Book Illustrates the Importance of Care in Improving the Modern Workplace
Inspired by research, "Take Care" provides children and adults with a new and noteworthy way to promote more caring human interactions
Dr. Laura Hamill, Chief People Officer and Chief Science Officer of the Limeade Institute and Jolene Cramer, Senior Director at Limeade published a new children’s book about the power of mutual caring at work. Through one child’s innocence and curiosity, “Take Care” illuminates the lack of care in professional settings and the impact of “taking care of ourselves and each other” both at work and at home.
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“Take Care” features illustrations by best-selling author and illustrator Brian Russo and is inspired by Limeade Institute research on the business impact of care. In the book, Louise (you can call her Lou), discovers that a simple rule she learned in school is not being followed at her mom’s workplace and she wonders why. After a series of all-to-common office conflicts and a little ice cream, she and her mother hatch a plan to apply the values of one classroom to the world of work.
“As parents, we painstakingly teach our children the importance of caring for themselves and others, but so often forget to apply this simple practice to our professional lives,” said Dr. Hamill. “This book was created to spark a dialogue about the concept of care and how it gets lost as we grow into professionals, managers and corporate leaders. Our goal is to inspire employers to examine their corporate cultures and look for opportunities to inject care into the everyday — in a climate when employees need it most.”
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In a 2020 study, Limeade found that only 31% of employees feel authentically cared for at work, and one in three have left a job because of it. Conversely, employees who feel cared for are twice as likely to be engaged, four times less likely to suffer from stress and burnout and nine times more likely to stay with their employer.
“As today’s employees work in isolation, among risks to their health and fearing job and financial security, finding ways to showcase care is more urgent than ever before,” said Cramer. “Making employees feel valued, heard and invested in can do more than just make employees happy — it can boost the bottom line and make work better, starting today.”
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