Prioritizing Employee Wellness
The modern-day workplace is prioritizing employees first as a way to build a more cohesive and resilient happy team. Organizations are taking initiative by offering employees wellness programs and even incentives for participating. Understanding how to address employee physical and mental health can be challenging, especially for larger companies. While many are being proactive, it is a new topic for many, especially in the last few years. The importance of realizing the benefits of happy employees is vital to having a more positive company culture.
Here are some tips on how to create and promote ways to help mold and achieve your wellness goals.
Top 10 Tips to Benefit Mental & Physical Wellness
Implement a Wellness Program or Stipend: If it is not already offered, push for your company to offer a wellness program or wellness stiped at your workplace. This encourages employees to prioritize their wellness and incentivizes them to do the things that they need to remain healthy.?
Eat Your Lunch Away From The Computer: Although it may seem tempting to eat your lunch while also catching up on some emails, it is important to step away from your work and take some time for yourself mid day. Taking a lunch break every day can help improve your mood, wellbeing and even lead to higher engagement at work.
Add Some Greenery To Your Office Space: Regardless of whether your workspace is at home or in the office, adding some plants to your workspace is a great way to improve its look and feel. There is even scientific evidence that suggests interactions with indoor plants can reduce physiological and psychological stress.
Try Meditation: To incorporate guided team meditation into your workplace, try a Meditainment program . These types of programs can be seamlessly incorporated into team meetings to help team members leave the meeting refreshed and rejuvenated.
Get Physical:The furthest walk of your day may be from your desk to the kitchen. For that reason, it is important to schedule at least 20 to 30 minutes of physical activity every day. Whether that be a stroll around the neighborhood, an online workout video, or morning yoga. Try some laughter yoga for a fun and unique workout to help reduce stress. Increasing your blood flow and adrenaline will give you the energy you need to get you through the day. It is also vital to keep the muscles moving and active throughout the day. Try some quick stretches for your neck, and back every hour, and stand up every once in a while, to stretch out your legs.?
Stay Social: One of the most difficult aspects of working from home or working in a hybrid environment is not being able to see your coworkers on a daily basis. After all, we often see our coworkers more than we see our family. Make it a point to stay connected and bond with your coworkers, whether that be through Zoom lunches or virtual team Happy Hours .???
Listen to Music: Music is a great outlet for many to increase morale, and lift spirits. Create a work playlist with songs that will help motivate you throughout the day. You can even try sharing playlists with your coworkers and friends as a way to stay connected. Check out our “Motivation for Working” playlist for some inspiration!
Set Healthy Boundaries: To maintain mental wellness, it is important to set limits and maintain healthy boundaries. It is easy to find yourself working late on a project or agreeing to more projects than you can handle. However, it is important to remember that it is healthy to say “no” if agreeing to it will take a toll on your wellbeing.?
Use All Your Vacation Days: For some reason, although vacation days are a benefit we are entitled to as much as our salary, employees often feel guilty using all their vacation days. However, taking vacation days and time off is essential for your mental wellness and health. Time off helps reduce burnout, improves well-being, and increases productivity. This year, make one of your resolutions using every vacation day or time off day that you have.
Employee Recognition: With new workplace difficulties arising, companies need to maintain a positive work environment now more than ever. Offering wellness programs , and access to wellness resources is important for the success and productivity of the employees. Positive affirmations through milestone gifts or customer reviews are also a great way to keep up spirits. To get a better understanding of how employees in your organization prefer to be recognized, try sending out an employee recognition survey to drive your company’s reward and recognition system.
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Best Ways to Support Employee Mental Health
Resources and Information: Many employees are simply unaware that they may be facing an issue and are uninformed about how to handle it. Providing resources to help the employee can give them the tools to overcome their mental health challenges .
Open Communication: Creating a culture of open communication where employees feel comfortable talking about how they feel helps identify and alleviate mental health issues quickly.?
Taking Breaks: Encouraging vacations, promoting work-life balance , and flexible work arrangements are great ways to help a struggling employee step back and disconnect for whatever amount of time the employee may need.
Reviewing Office Issues: People who work in Human Resources are also great investigators. If you see a pattern in the mental health issues of employees of the same department, you may be surprised at what you might find.?
Get Help From Professionals: In the podcast, Ramona chimed in to offer a supporting tip as well. She recommends bringing in speakers to talk about mental health.“I tell people all the time if a company is putting their money where their mouth is, and actually hiring somebody to come in and talk to their employees. When your entire organization is on the same page, everyone can act in each other’s best interest.”
Team Building Activities: Team building activities are an effective way to help employees get in a good mental headspace. You can check out programs like the Employee Wellness Program , Resiliency – Virtual , and Meditainment .?
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5 Mental Health Benefits of Helping Others
Gives a Sense of Purpose: According to research done by the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, volunteering can help people overcome depression. This study concluded that the most probable reason for the improvement is that people are more sociable when they volunteer.
Creates a Sense of Belonging: Helping others can make employees feel like they belong to a purpose-driven group of like-minded people. Since everyone on the volunteer team is invested in the same cause, they naturally talk to and engage with each other as they progress with their activities.
Increases Happiness: A study by the Journal of Social Psychology demonstrated that people who give to others feel happier. In the experiment, one group was encouraged to do something good for someone else for ten days, the other was told to do something new, and the third group wasn’t given any specific instructions.?
Boosts Self-Confidence: Being generous and helping those in need is an excellent way to boost self-confidence. In addition to that, people who give back or volunteer also achieve higher levels of self-worth. These traits are essential for those in leadership positions .?
Reduces Stress: Even employees who love their job need a mental and physical break from time to time. By encouraging team members to refocus their attention from work to a meaningful cause, they will naturally feel more energized and less stressed out.
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Programs Promoting Wellness
Employee Wellness Program: Led by an insightful facilitator, this training offers simple, practical guidance to help teams adapt and thrive in today’s work-from-home reality. It’s all about setting realistic expectations of others, and of ourselves. Offered in-person or virtual. To view more about the program click here.
Virtual Wellness Activities and Team Challenge: Our week-long challenge features a mix of daily activities that encourage your group to get healthy as a team. Challenges include a mix of videos, photos, social media and trivia. Creative content keeps things fun and lively. To view more about the program click here.
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