2024 Workplace Wellbeing Trends

Gallup 's recent State of the Global Workplace report revealed that while employee engagement has been rising worldwide, worker stress has remained at record-high levels since the pandemic, especially in the US and Canada.

Consistently high stress levels negatively impact both professional and personal wellbeing and can contribute to mental and physical health concerns.

On the other hand, while employee engagement levels in the US began increasing slowly in 2023, there was a decrease in employees' sense of connection to their organization's mission and purpose.

So which trend will win out in 2024 - the ongoing rise in stress or the improvement in employee engagement?

In her brilliant LinkedIn post today, Karen Zeigler shared 7 reasons why your organizational vision may not resonate with your employees.

She cites a failure to "recognize and meet the current needs of employees" as one of the main problems.

What are your employees' current needs?

According to Forbes , "Ongoing Support For Mental Well-Being And Preventing Burnout" is a top priority.

The 13th annual Aflac WorkForces Report was released in October 2023 and featured responses from more than 1,200 employers and 2,000 employees in various industries.

It revealed that:

?? More than half of US workers (57%) are experiencing "at least" moderate burnout, often made worse by stress in the workplace, and

?? Less than half (48%) believe that their employer cares about their mental health needs. This is down from 60% in 2021 and 56% in 2022.

To reduce stress levels and burnout while improving engagement and a sense of connection, leaders must prioritize employee wellbeing.

If your current benefits are poorly utilized while your people continue to struggle with mental and physical health concerns, then this is the perfect time to transform wellbeing initiatives into an integrated wellbeing strategy for 2024.

"...if employers don’t take that critical next step of examining work culture to uncover the underlying root causes that contribute to so much worker stress, burnout, and poor mental health, it will be difficult to move the needle closer to a true culture of well-being." WebMD Health Services, 2024 Employee Well-Being Trends

I invite you to join us for the "How To Develop An Impactful Wellbeing Program" webinar series to learn:

Week 1 - How to develop a reliable framework to audit your current well-being benefits and effectively measure the ROI of future initiatives

Week 2 - How to efficiently and consistently acquire data to make informed decisions regarding how to meet team well-being needs in meaningful ways

Week 3 - How to build a team culture of connection, camaraderie, and genuine care that promotes mental health/wellness

Week 4 - How to develop an integrated wellbeing strategy that builds trust and maximizes ROI

Each session will be 30 minutes on Wednesdays at 10 am PST/ 1 pm EST through January starting 1/10 -1/31.

Register today to create a workplace that promotes holistic wellbeing and organizational success!

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I'm Dr. Adeola Mead, a Naturopathic Physician and Workplace Wellbeing Consultant with 15+ years of experience.

My brand of holistic wellbeing coaching and consulting focuses primarily on improving mental and physical health to create greater individual & and team capacity to achieve personal, professional, and leadership goals.

When we are holistically healthy, we perform better and so do our teams!

As a fractional chief wellbeing officer, I consult with individual team members and act as a liaison between leadership and employees to promote retention and ensure high ROI on wellbeing initiatives/strategies.

I help to facilitate a strong sense of connection that creates a thriving culture.

Contact us for a complimentary care consult or corporate collaboration consult.