Business Doctors, Graz, Austria, Company Overview 2014 (English)

1. BUSINESS DOCTORS
COMPANY OVERVIEW – 2014
Business Doctors Introduction
The Business Doctors are opinion leaders and pioneers in Marketing, Social & Health-care
Marketing, Education/Training, specifically regarding the subject of Prevention (e.g. Burnout)
and the Economic Factors of preventative measures to maintain well-being.
Bringing the World Congress "Humanity in Medicine" to Graz, Austria, was one of our first
challenges
Together with Banks, Manufacturing & Service Industries, the Business Doctors have initiated
the largest Job-Specific Burnout Study Project carried-out in German-speaking countries
and have already the completed study-results for 12 individual Job-Specific Groups. The
individual Studies can be purchased from Business Doctors. However, they are available FREE
to “Prevention Cluster” Members.
We have built-up a large national and international network covering all types and sizes of
companies/industries. Our competence, together with our Scientific Advisory Board and
corresponding Cooperation Partners, encompasses the coaching and support of Social
Partnership Projects within companies/industries, specifically covering the subject of Prevention
as an Economic Factor.

2. The Business Doctors’ Scientific Advisory Board
This stands under the direction of Primar Dr. med. univ. Werner Friedl, leading physician for
psychiatry, neurology and psychotherapeutic medicine, together with specialists such as Dr.
med. univ. Harald Pressl (Local Government health advisor and specialist in Burnout), Mag.
Wendler (specialist for stress and stress-management) Dr. Axl Mitterer (mental coach),
Mag.Trettler, (MBSR), Dr. Helmut Pailer (Superintendant Doctor GKK), Prof. Mag. H.
Ronacher (The Rowland Company).
Key Companies and Universities
involved in the implementation of the Studies.
Gallup Karmasin
Gallup Karmasin is the leading market research- institute in Austria within the field of
Market Research, particularly, through their means of innovative, adapted inquiry and analysis-
methods.
The institute collaborates in 15 countries with partner institutes. It ranks highly among the
specialists in the area of marketing consultation, strategy establishment and communication
analyses. The consultants/employees come from psychological, sociological and
communication scientific areas. Every field-work project is controlled/led by a psychologist.
Gallup Karmasin carried out the evaluations with Business Doctors for Europe’s Largest
Burnout Study, meanwhile covering over 3,000 test subjects by means of the Maslach Burnout
Inventory. In addition, specific fields of operations/tasks and also questions of socio-
demographic variables were raised/investigated and incorporated into the Job-specific studies.

3. University Projects and Educational Support
This been achieved through participation with the Webster University, as well as CAMPUS02.
Both institutions maintain not only excellent reputations, but also have highly experienced and
competent scientific employees.
In addition, the Business Doctors has supported and acted as consultant (to-date) with 131
Dissertations, Master-theses and Bachelor-degree studies in many Universities in
German speaking countries e.g. Univ. Wien, Graz, Donau-Univ. Krems, Univ. Mannheim,
Univ. Trier, Univ. Basel, Univ. Lübeck, FH Feldkirchen, Campus02, Univ. Freiburg.
The Foundation for a Healthy Austria...FGÖ – „Fonds Gesundes Österreich“
The Foundation for a Healthy Austria has become incorporated into all of our initiatives.
This trustful collaboration also guarantees to direct the correct ways to gain subsidy support for
the implementation of BGF/ BGM Projects (Gov. and Company subsidised Health Projects).
Range & Partner Benefits
● The largest Job-specific Stress and Burnout Study Project:
The Business Doctors have carried-out in collaboration with Gallup Karmasin, the largest Job-
specific Stress and Burnout Study, with over 7,500 volunteers which in the meantime
incorporates 12 Job-specific Groups.
● Stress and Burnout Prevention:
Stress and Burnout Prevention is one of the core competences of the Business Doctors.

4. In particular, improvements regarding work-place conditions, programmes to relieve stress on
the musculoskeletal system, healthy diet plans, proper sleep-pattern advice and all derived and
implemented from studies in the context of Change-Programmes and Change-Processes.
● Prevention as an Economic Factor:
Especially in times of global economic crisis, the Business Doctors
help companies within its Change-Programme to counteract the crisis and take advantage of
great rationalisation potentials (ROI 15% -40%).
● Seminars, Workshops, Presentations and Information Sessions:
The Business Doctors have to-date reached around 15,000 people directly through seminars,
workshops, presentations and information sessions, that are currently averaging around 80%
female participation => the annual increases are now in double digits. The goal for 2012 is a 50-
100% increase.
● Job-specific Special Seminars:
The Business Doctors have developed special seminars based on their Job-specific Stress and
Burnout Studies, which are focused on Prevention and Wellness measures for these specific
Groups.
Venues with spa and wellness facilities are preferred for these seminars.
● Core Programmes for Women:
In particular, because of the fact that women are more at risk than men and have different
stress and burnout levels, the experts at Business Doctors have developed special programmes
for women.
● The Skin as a Mirror of the Soul:
The skin as a mirror of the soul (Sho-Shin self-diagnosis) is the focus of many prevention
programmes. Stress and Burnout Prevention has a lot to do with mental satisfaction and a
positive aura.The Business Doctors are ambassadors for a healthy lifestyle leading to spiritual
satisfaction.

5. ● Life Balance and Mental Health:
In their seminar series " Women Burn Differently", the Business Doctors concentrate on the
soul - in the context of Life Balance Concepts and Mental Health – as the focal point.
Anti-aging for women and a fresh look, causing you pleasure when you look in the mirror. Only if
you are able to love and like yourself and are pleased with your appearance, will you be loved
and liked by others.
The seminar aim is to build Self-awareness and Self-confidence, together with a Healthy Mental
constitution for your Stress and Burnout Prevention.
● Stress and Burnout Prevention for Women in Menopause:
The Business Doctors reach its core target group with their programmes in the field of Stress
and Burnout Prevention for Women in Menopause.
● Anti-stress Programmmes:
The central focus of the anti-stress programmes are healthy sleep - combined with anti-aging,
healthy diet and a healthy skin. A bright appearance, a fulfilled love-life and the workday is
welcomed happily, you have taken an important step to stress and burnout prevention.
● The Home Page: www.business-doctors.at
The Business Doctors home page ranks amongst the Top 3,000 in Austria (about 20,000
visitors per month).
● 8,500 Newsletter subscribers in the Top-target Groups:
The Business Doctors Newsletter currently has 8500 subscribers within the Top-target groups
dealing with stress, burnout, anti-aging and mental health and the numbers are growing daily.
● Leadership issues covered in Group-specific Burnout Studies:
The Business Doctors have developed coaching-packages covering Leadership-issues and
broken-down into Group-specific Studies, including the resulting burnout prevention measures.
● Millions of direct contacts through the Business Doctors Network:
○ GPA GGT with 470,000 members

6. ○ AK Styria. with 500,000 members
○ The OGB with 1.2 million members
○ WKO
○ UBIT, specialized group of consultants
○ Various factions, especially Women in Business
● Approx. 140 000 journalists and tens of millions of readers:
The Business Doctors reach about 140,000 journalists and tens of millions of readers in the
German-speaking world with more than 100 media articles a month in which the Business
Doctors appear.
● Seminars with Prominent Speakers-pool introducing Benchmark Presentations
A comprehensive seminar, workshop and lecture catalogue which is constantly updated/revised
to meet the requirement criteria of the market and the development of prevention measures. It
also allows for the cooperation partners to present themselves here.
Prevention as an Economic factor
Economic factors Stress and Burnout:
Hardfacts
• 60% of all new diseases/illnesses are stress related.
•80% of 14 to 65-year-olds suffer from stress
•80% of managers do not know the stress levels in their business
•95% of housewives suffer from stress
•90% of students have significant stress symptoms
•Burnout costs Austria in 2013 appx. €8 Billion
•Anxiety costs the German economy €81 Billion per year

7. •Presentismus (present but not effective/engaged at the job) costs in excess of €120 Billion
•Every 3rd IT – employed is burnout endangered
•45% of 10,000 managers questioned showed Burnout symptoms
•9 Million Germans are affected
•20 – 40% Productivity loss before the total breakdown
•40,000 state sick years per year
€13 Billion economic damage through psychic illnesses in Austria,
796+ Billion in the EU.
Presentismus – Present at work but not effective/engaged
The phenomenon of the Presentismus is one of the initial stages before the final outbreak of
Burnout syndrome. The costs, that occur for the economy based on the productivity-loss of
these employees are immense, in Germany, these are approximately 120 Billion Euro per year.
State sickness-costs are 40 Billion Euro annually.
References
● IBG-Austria is member of the private research, training and consulting group ... IBG is
organising health management programs in companies in Austria
● Austrian Chamber of Commerce - WKO
● Chamber of Commerce Styria - WKO Stmk.
● UBIT
● Relaxperts
● AK Stmk.
● Fit2Work
● Women in Business
● Tourism Networks

8. ● SVA
● Burnout Studie mit WKO (Campus02)
● Europe’s German-speaking region Burnout Study in 12 Job-specific Groups
● Austrian National Bank - Österreichische Nationalbank
● Vaillant
● ÖNB
● Pilot-projekt Wolfsberg
● Center West/IKEA
● Shopping City Seiersberg – Time-out Project Exhibition
● Seminar and Competence Cetnre Wolfsberg Castle
● International Congress „Prevention is Better“
● Gov. Carintia - Land Kärnten
● Toshiba Austria
● work@social, Studies in fields of Social and Nursing Practices
● Consulting and support for 131 Dissertations, Master-theses and Bachelor-degree studies
in many Universities in German speaking countries e.g. with Univ. Wien, Graz, Donau-Univ.
Krems, Univ. Mannheim, Univ. Trier, Univ. Basel, Univ. Lübeck, FH Feldkirchen,
Campus02, Univ. Freiburg.
SUMMARY: Fit for the Economy!
Through the dynamics of the markets, new demands constantly arise with respect to business
success in companies. The subject of Prevention as an Economic Factor is more and more
often the focal-point in economic questions.
In addition to the implementation of general marketing concepts, it makes good sense to
integrate „prevention” in daily business/economic life, in communication and in the way of
corporate thinking/strategy.
BUSINESS DOCTORS offers full information through seminars and training, regarding
Prevention of Stress and Burnout issues and provides highly competent support, for e.g. all
types of Companies, and Local/National Governments, designed to the implementation of goal

9. leading counter-measures for Stress, Burnout and all related issues, with a view to optimal
cost-to-utilisation ratios.
Prevention as an Economic Factor
An Investment of ONE Euro in prevention measures can lead to a ROI (Return of
Investment) of up to TEN Euro and more, through a productivity and net value-added
increase, especially furthermore, through higher employee contentment.
For further information regarding the studies and
programmes:
www.business-doctors.at
BUSINESS DOCTORS
GRAZ
AUSTRIA
Contact
Franz K. Daublebsky
Email: Daublebsky@business-doctors.at