Corporate Tai Chi is the business application of tai chi, a martial and meditative exercise system. It has many alternatives to the corporate world as a stress management tool and attitude enhancer. For those who don’t know, this slow, flowing exercise, originating in China, is practiced in parks, studios and beaches around the world. It has been brought to the corporation due to its synergistic fit and cascading benefits.

Certain drivers have been shown around the world to predict employee productivity that drives profits. I will address seven: stress, recognition, leadership, benefits, environment, economy, and industry competition. They are all interrelated, one affects the other, and all are positively affected by corporate tai chi.

STRESS
People get stressed about not having a “relief valve” system in their corporate structure, no matter how much they enjoy their work. Corporate tai chi offers this relief. On a daily basis, there are studies citing how stress at work is directly related to the income stream and how employees function at a higher level without it. So it could be concluded that less is more. Less stress, better health and concentration on the task. Better health, less sick time. More time on task, more productivity. Better focus, higher task completion. More productivity, more benefits.

RECOGNITION
It is a known fact that one of the biggest drivers of productivity is employee recognition. Many people say that the number one reason they leave a job is because no one has praised their value, that they are invisible. Installing improved working conditions that include my theme or other mind/body programming is one way to recognize the value, comfort, and value of employees. This is shown by the popularity, low turnover, and stability of companies today, such as Google, best known for giving this type of holistic recognition. Less billing, less spending. Less expense, more profit.

LEADERSHIP
The strength of leadership in a corporation strongly influences productivity. If you are loyal to your leader, you will produce more. If corporate tai chi is installed, you will see more balanced leadership as the program lowers leadership stress levels. If the leadership is calmer and more focused, it will be more efficient, with more presence, with better direction. If leadership installs effective scheduling to balance the team, productivity increases. Of course, loyalty to leadership means a better job. Better work, more production, more income.

BENEFITS
When you think about it, the expression “what’s in it for me” may come to mind, whether we are attached to the principle of trade described in Ayn Rand’s book, “Atlas Shrugged”, where we agree that it is our responsibility to produce for our own benefit or if we study humility. As employees, we seek benefits, even if the benefit benefits others. As leaders, we do the same. Corporate tai chi is a benefit that has the potential to de-stress, recognize, fine-tune, and. ultimately increase revenue. It is worth considering.

CORPORATE CULTURE
A peaceful corporate culture is strong. People acquire qualities from their environment. Because tai chi generates balance, energy and motivation; corporate tai chi has the opportunity to create work-life balance and elevated culture. The peaceful result of this practice has the potential to permeate the business environment and revitalize it. As the corporate culture grows, the employee feels more at home. The more devoted the employee, the more likely he is to stay. Less billing, less expenses. Less spending, more profit.

ECONOMY
Most of the world has no background in economics. What we do know is how many jobs are available and how long it takes us to get another one if we lose or quit one. Because our economy is under pressure, corporate employment is insecure. The more a company invests in the employee and her work, the more the employee values ​​the job and the less he fears the dismissal sheet. If you install this fluid exercise from China or some other significant program that directly benefits the employee, people feel more secure because the company has made the investment in them. If what I discuss overcomes stress, helps focus, improves work-life balance; employees potentially supercharging their production levels. If downsizing causes people’s job descriptions to inflate to fit the duties of those no longer employed; a “relief valve” tool like corporate tai chi generally helps. More productivity, more income.

BUSINESS COMPETITION
There are many statistics on how people choose one company over another based on benefits package, job title, company location, company standing and much more. If Company A and Company B offer the same position and benefits package, but Company B has a corporate tai chi program, Company B would beat out its competition and win over the employee. This is a simplified look at something people take advantage of when comparing companies. Once an employee is with a company, the more the company invests in the employee, the more leverage it maintains against the employee’s competition. The more leverage, the more stable the employee. The more stable the employee, the better job performance. The better the performance, the more income.

CONCLUSION
To excel, we have to start in new territory, as well as draw on the wisdom of the past. Tai chi is an ancient discipline that achieves tremendous effects. Marrying it with corporate life seems to keep the values ​​of the old with today’s trends, therefore: the placement of this ancient form in corporate life has arrived. There is a study in development stages to more definitively correlate corporate tai chi and increased income. But the elements described above attempt to verify this conclusion.