2020 tested our health in every way. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicted a year with little physical activity and an extra dose of weight gain, stress, insomnia, and anxiety. Loneliness and uncertainty took their toll, and for many, emotional instability reached unprecedented levels.
WHAT IS WORKPLACE WELL-BEING?
When we talk about workplace well-being, we are referring to the relationship between an employee's productivity and their happinessIt can involve everything from physical and emotional well-being to a feeling of satisfaction derived from our role in the company (feeling valued, comfortable, exercising autonomy, building good personal relationships, etc.).
THE BENEFITS OF WORKPLACE WELL-BEING
Employee benefits
A supportive work environment fosters trust, commitment, collaboration, and innovation. This translates into:
- Fewer workplace accidents.
- Conflict reduction.
- Greater ease in facing both personal and professional challenges.
Benefits for the company
Working in a healthy company model will help you reduce absenteeism and increase performance, talent retention and employee satisfaction.
TRENDS FOR IMPROVING WORKPLACE WELL-BEING
Creating the healthiest possible work environment is undoubtedly a fundamental goal. But it's also a major challenge for many. Human Resources departments have to address a new paradigm of needs, both personal and professional.
- Promotion of physical and mental health
This is the first step towards taking employee happiness and quality of life seriously. Generally speaking, these plans have three key aspects: equity, collaboration, and achievement.
Conduct surveys, provide a suggestion box, schedule meetings, take a look around; once you know your employees and their real needs in depth, you can work on a workplace wellness program.
- Emotional health: top priority
Uncertainty on a personal, family, and professional level, as well as the need to adapt to a new, not-so-new normal, have jeopardized our emotional stability.
Emotional instability should be considered another problem for the company. Adopting preventative measures such as psychological support or emotional coaching to empower employees deserves the same consideration as safety and physical health.
- Work flexibility and work-life balance
Workplace flexibility is synonymous with adapting to change, reducing stress, retaining talent, and increasing motivation and productivity. That's why it's important to encourage employees to set the pace of their personal growth.
- Improve internal communication
Internal communication is the thermometer that measures the health of a company. The more fluid and open it is between employees and departments, the easier it will be to successfully overcome adversity and ensure optimal employee morale. Moving towards a more interpersonal model that fosters empathy, sensitivity, and dialogue will be the first step in building a healthy work environment.
- digital detox
Disconnect, just like that: unplug the router, turn off the computer, put away your phone, and reconnect with yourself. With the rise of remote work and hybrid work models, things are getting more complicated. Maintaining a balance between digital and real life and avoiding digital overload is becoming increasingly important due to its close link to vision problems, insomnia, depression, and cardiovascular diseases.
Raising awareness and training your employees about this addiction is key to preventing mental illness and, thus, building a healthy work environment.
- The buzzword: resilience
Resilience is a well-established concept in positive psychology. It refers to the ability to adapt to adverse situations and cope with sources of stress, ultimately emerging stronger. Resilient people enjoy good mental health and are less susceptible to workplace hostility.
En GDI We strive to ensure that our employees have emotional stability and excellent physical health.
We implement courses so they can develop their emotional stability, coaching so they feel confident in themselves and become more self-assured individuals.
By taking care of and supporting our employees, we become bigger, we become excellent, and we stand out as a team in front of all our clients.