Madeline Sponsler, FISM News

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A new study shows that nearly eight out of 10 corporate executives have experienced poor mental health during the coronavirus crisis, prompting a higher number of them to re-evaluate and improve work-life balance.

Many top company officials in France and Egypt were most likely to have recalibrated their lives after experiencing the pandemic blues, followed by those in the United Arab Emirates, the United States and Britain, according to a survey of about 2,000 high net-worth individuals by health insurer Bupa Global.

The COVID-19 crisis has forced a vast majority of people, including top executives, to work remotely as governments imposed sweeping measures to curb the spread of the pandemic, putting a strain on physical and mental well-being. Executives plan to exercise more regularly, eat a better diet, make time for meditation and spend more time with family and friends, the survey said.

“With the pandemic impacting mental health so heavily, it’s really important that business leaders work to address any issues both personally and at their organisations,” Bupa’s medical director Luke James said

The survey also found that less than a third of the participants intend to keep working from home primarily, and a quarter of them planned to trim working hours. Women were more likely than men to opt for working from home, it showed, although those with children were less likely to take that option. As the line between work and personal space blurs, about a fifth of the high net-worth individuals surveyed said they would work remotely from their holiday home.

Sourced from Reuters American Wire