What Leaders Can Do For Employees Wellbeing

I think the following raises some techniques that business leaders can use to give their employees meaningful experiences. I’ve included a few of the highlights for you to get the gist of the article:

Employee engagement refers to a basket of approaches that maximises people’s emotional connection to their work, team, and the organisation as a whole. Engaging your people is not just about giving them higher salaries, benefits or well-stocked pantries at work; it’s a vital investment in your business’s future.

This means that maintaining high levels of employee engagement is an important business responsibility, and therefore, a priority for upper management and business leaders. Here are some practices that business leaders can adopt so as to create meaningful employee experiences:

Conduct wellbeing audits

At any point of time, many of your employees will be dealing with their own set of challenges. Some could be overworked; others could be depressed due to chronic health issues; still others might be anxious over impending parenthood or financial difficulties. Keeping people engaged with their work at such times requires reaching out and supporting them sensitively. But you can only do this when you are aware of the problems in the first place. A good way to do this is through regular emotional wellbeing assessments.

Embrace transparency

Organisations that are rooted in employee wellbeing build transparent work cultures that allow their people the freedom and psychological safety to share their opinions and thoughts. They work to build mutual trust, and give every employee, regardless of role or seniority, a voice in decision-making processes. This helps to integrate every member of the organisation into one unified team, where every member feels invested in the growth of the company.

Encourage work-life balance

Stress heavily influences one’s physical and emotional wellbeing. If left unchecked stress can be potentially life-threatening. Offering supportive work policies that encourage healthy work-life balance not only allows employees to manage their time more effectively, but also reduces work pressure and helps them lead more balanced lives.??

Invest in employee up-skilling and growth

Career growth is a major motivator for workplace engagement. Hence, companies that offer their people regular opportunities for self-development and growth are ultimately investing in building loyalty and long-term employee retention.

In the new normal, companies are battling to keep employees engaged and motivated. While there are several ways in which one can do this, the most important shift needs to happen in the mindset of business leaders.

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