The Link Between Well-being and Productivity in the Workplace

Modern society values individual well-being.

The well-being sector, in full expansion in the world, is also undergoing major changes.

 

 

Today we are all familiar with the wellness and massage market, offering relaxation services combining beauty treatments, fitness, and balneotherapy.

But we are seeing today, in a society increasingly subject to stress, that well-being is not just a simple moment of relaxation but a real process of taking charge of one's own physical and moral balance. There are, for this, many tools through natural solutions.

Well-being is about improving your quality of life and taking care of your health. It is also the right, for the sick person, to better cope with his illness through listening and appropriate support. Faced with an increasingly demanding demand, new professions are expected. Evaluating needs, advising, supporting, and mastering the appropriate techniques are the key skills of these future professionals.

 

Well-being at work

 

 

For both employees and employers, the issue of well-being at work is a central issue.

It is a fact which is now known, for companies, the stake of the well-being of their employees has become major. Successfully structuring a team, retaining assets, or even reducing staff turnover: three elements that largely go through the well-being of employees.

Well-being at work has become a real subject of concern and mobilization for companies. Chronic stress and fatigue, burnout, or bore-out and high absenteeism rates are very common. The first Chief Happiness Officers (CHO) or “happiness manager” have been hired in Silicon Valley to modernize the HR function and ensure the well-being of employees. CSR services also have the function of ensuring the well-being and work motivation of their employees through sustainable and social actions. A company in which employees say they are happy is an attractive company and a key element of their success

 

 The factors of well-being and stress at work

 

 

The well-being of employees depends on many factors, the main ones being above all the working atmosphere which must be benevolent and friendly, the recognition of the work carried out through quality management in order to have the feeling of being useful to the company and ultimately the need for equality and respect for employees.
Even so, stress at work is a real concern for many people. This stress often stems from too heavy a workload, lack of organization in the company, lack of recognition, and tensions between colleagues. This employee stress can have a negative impact on the operation of the business. There are ways to improve the quality of work-life and help employees reduce stress.

 

Solutions to improve well-being at work

 

The work environment and the decoration have a real impact on the quality of life at work. Fashion is in open spaces, flex desks, trendy decorations, comfortable furniture, and green spaces. Another essential element is health through healthy eating at work: fresh fruit and dried fruit rather than soda and chocolate bars!
To keep the motivation and energy of employees, it is necessary to regularly organize discovery workshops, massage workshops, conferences or training courses; the subjects can be various, related or not to the activity of the company. Team building helps strengthen the corporate culture by giving an identity, a vision, and common values ​​to employees. It also helps strengthen group cohesion, develop collective intelligence, and integrate new employees. The team building can be done around many activities: sports, arts (theater, painting…), various games, or gardening.

Thus, well-being is first and foremost a strategic point for the company. Arranging the workspace to make it more comfortable, promote spaces and moments of relaxation, and even use certain applications are practices that must become commonplace. What does the employer gain in all of this? More creative employees up to 55%, productivity that increases significantly, an absenteeism rate divided by 6, and employees who feel good in the company.

 

 

 

 

 

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