Well$-$Being Initiatives

The overwhelming return on all of this research is that well$-$being is the number one issue that companies need to address

in order to thrive. Employees who are not happy may want to work less, see fewer reasons to be loyal to the company and

no longer see a salary as a valuable return, if the sacrifice is their mental health.

In light of all this, I think well$-$being and company culture initiatives must be at the top of every company$$s list if they want to

continue being successful.

These initiatives are not just empty gestures, like putting some money behind the bar at the holiday party$$ it$$s a complete

overhaul of the company culture. What are your values as a company, your ethics? In order to have a happy workforce, start

by examining what it is you are offering. If you have a strong set of values, during the recruitment process, you will likely

find the people applying will want to work for you because of those, and they are much more likely to fit in with the rest of

the company and be happy with the culture because you have already signposted what it is you expect.

Employees do not want grand gestures$$ they want trust until there is a reason to question it$.$ They want flexibility so that if

they have a childcare issue, they can pick up the phone and let management know without fear of judgment. And they want,

basically, to work under the proviso that they are human and sometimes life happens, and it$$s okay for that to take priority

sometimes.

I have found the only way to achieve this successfully, though, is to start from the top and work down$$no more closed

doors and $$big boss$$ cultures of fear. It is time for the era of empathetic leadership, from the top to the bottom of the ladder,

and if a company does not learn to adapt, people will remove themselves from choppy waters to smoother seas.

So$,$ now is the time to ask yourself. How are you creating a company culture that values staff and prioritizes employee wellbeing

and happiness?

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