Building a Fortress of Wellbeing: The Pathway to Superior Performance
The pursuit of performance is a familiar refrain echoing through the corridors of business, but what if the path to performance is paved with wellbeing? Studies increasingly demonstrate that the physical, emotional, career, and financial wellbeing of your employees forms the bedrock of superior performance. Here, we delve into why organisational wellbeing isn't a 'nice-to-have', but a 'must-have' for driving better outcomes.
Physical Wellbeing: Powering Performance
According to the Office for National Statistics, UK businesses lost 141.4 million working days due to sickness or injury in 2018, equivalent to 4.4 days per worker1. Imagine the collective power of those lost days channelled into driving your business forward.
Investing in your employees' physical wellbeing isn't just an act of goodwill; it's a strategic investment in productivity. Healthy employees can perform at their peak, leading to higher output and fewer sick days. A fit team is a high-performing team. Isn't it time we broke a sweat?
Emotional Wellbeing: The Springboard to Success
The importance of emotional wellbeing in the workplace cannot be overstated. In 2020, almost one in five adults in the UK experienced some form of depression, almost doubling from the previous year2. In such a scenario, an emotionally supportive work environment can be a sanctuary.
Emotionally healthy employees are more engaged, more productive, and exhibit greater resilience. They bring a positivity that can electrify your workplace and jumpstart performance. Isn't it time we nurtured our emotional health?
Career Wellbeing: The Ladder to Higher Peaks
As per the CIPD Job Quality Index, only 64% of UK workers believe they have the opportunity to develop their skills in their current role3. Career wellbeing, which includes opportunities for growth and advancement, is an often overlooked facet of organisational wellbeing.
Employees who see a clear career trajectory are more likely to be motivated, loyal, and engaged in their work. Isn't it time we climbed higher?
Financial Wellbeing: Fuelling Ambition
The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute found that nearly half of all UK adults with problem debt also have a mental health problem4. Financial stress can be a significant burden, hampering employees' focus and productivity.
Financial wellbeing initiatives, such as fair pay, retirement planning support, and financial education, can alleviate these stressors, leading to happier, more productive employees. Isn't it time we invested in financial peace of mind?
The Wellbeing Wheelhouse: Your Secret Weapon
Investing in organisational wellbeing isn't an act of charity; it's an act of strategy. Physical, emotional, career, and financial wellbeing form the pillars that uphold performance. When your employees are well, they perform well, and when they perform well, your business thrives.
Wellbeing is the wheelhouse that steers your ship towards success. Isn't it time you set sail?
Footnotes
Office for National Statistics, "Sickness absence in the UK labour market: 2018" ↩
Office for National Statistics, "Coronavirus and depression in adults, Great Britain: June 2020" ↩
CIPD, "UK Working Lives 2019: The UK working lives survey" ↩
Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, "The Missing Link: How tackling financial difficulty can boost recovery rates in IAPT" ↩