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There’s a lot of research that shows that a nap at work increases productivity (The Simplest Way to Reboot Your Brain by Robert Stickgold, HBR Oct 2009, p 36, http://hbr.harvardbusiness.org/web/2009/health/simplest-way-to-reboot-your-brain)

In our knowledge-based economy which depends on sharp minds, a few minutes of shut-eye can be good for business. It’s known that sleep boosts memory and that a nap with REM sleep improves people’s ability to integrate unassociated information for creative problem solving. Important memory processing occurs as you’re falling asleep. The brain appears to be “tagging” memories of unresolved problems for subsequent processing.

Some organizations have implemented a pro-napping policy. They have nap rooms and nap pods.

So, what do you think? What would you do if you saw a staff members asleep at their desk?

Personally, I won’t be installing sleep pods in my company. I take a more holistic approach regarding work/life balance. I advise people to come to work to work, come refreshed and motivated, sleep well, eat well, exercise, put everything into perspective, seek support, don’t burn out and be consistent and balanced in their approach.

What do you do to encourage your staff to remain refreshed throughout the day?