6 actionable ways to improve your employees wellbeing today
We have put together a list of strategies that are designed
to improve employee wellbeing, in order to help retention in the long run.
1. Connect among each other with more gratitude
Whether it is as simple as sending a birthday wish to your colleague,
or having that 5 minutes catchup to ask about their personal life.
A little act could go a long way. Don’t ever feel shy to thank a colleague
for a little act they did of the day on your workplace platform.
Create the culture starting today.
2. Encourage A Healthy Work-Life Balance
Are you the type of organisation that has sky high expectations for
your people and only focused with their performance numbers? For the workers,
this can be detrimental to their personal wellbeing and could mean less time devoted to
personal care, leisure activities, and family. It has been proven over and over
again that performance is correlated with wellbeing almost at all times.
Consider turning off the light earlier every Thursday or make “Wellnesdays”
happen where the team collectively make an effort to show each other that wellbeing matters.
3. Salaries.. And benefits go a long way
It is often realised by the HR professionals that by the end of a recruitment process,
there is an obvious power shift - the right talent will normally have options.
And that is when companies are being judged on not only the market rate,
but also the benefit packages. 39% of companies in this day and age offer mental
health support for example. It is not something you could ignore, if want to stay competitive.
4. Positive Psychology at workplace
Culture and what the company offers in value and society impact
is important for millennials and Gen Z. At the workplaces, not
only should we make our people’s work more meaningful and provide
them a growth encouraging environment, but also provide them with
the right tools to do some self help whenever needed. Positive
psychology is a series of courses to help the majority of human
being in their day-to-day life. Consider sending one of your management
to take some of the classes, it will not only help them be a better manager,
but also will help your organisation have a internal expert in the topic that
will benefit internal team bonding, workplace wellbeing as well as outward facing activities, such as sales.
5. Communicate through company value
All companies should implement at least one employee centric
value into their company mission and value. This will create a domino
effect to encourage everyone to take care of themselves and each other,
in order to dedicate to the companies as well as its served audiences/clients.
Do a gap analysis to really understand whether the company value gels with your
employees' personal values in life.
6. "Growth" is more than a buzz word
When it comes value, the younger generation are paying more attention to whether
the company's mission gels with their own. Hence they will feel their wellbeing peak
if everything is in line personally and professionally. Making people understand and
truly "grow" with the organisation is the best way to indirectly help improve their lives.
