A common first discussion with an organisation about workplace wellbeing goes like this.
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 employees are struggling, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴, 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴, they have many bad habits. W𝘦’𝘷𝘦 […]
Languishing leaders can’t get on top of the workplace wellbeing crisis. Tackling workplace wellbeing paradoxes – part 3
Workplace wellbeing paradox 3: Languishing leaders are struggling to prioritise workplace wellbeing. In this article we explore why leaders, who themselves are languishing, are finding it so hard to make wellbeing a priority in their organizations, and why this is creating a precarious downward spiral that few recognise the implications of. Multiple studies since the […]
The employees who need it least – are the one’s who engage the most. Tackling Workplace wellbeing paradoxes – part 2.
Workplace wellbeing paradox 2: The employees who engage with and are thus benefitting most from individual workplace wellbeing interventions are the ones who already make their wellbeing a priority. In this article we unpack the engagement issue and present some recommendations to avoid the most common pitfalls organizations fall into that leave a lot of […]
Why going slower will be an essential success strategy in 2022
“Stop running in the corridor!” calls the teacher to an excited student sprinting past the classroom. We’ve all heard these words many times and maybe even uttered them ourselves. The main reason for discouraging running in corridors is to prevent an accident. The message is clear, speed is not always the answer to getting somewhere […]
The factors affecting the construction sector
The global construction sector is suffering more than most from the ‘War for Skills’ and an aging workforce. In part, this seems to be due to a misalignment with the monumental shift in employee expectations and needs. As such, the sector is at grave risk of losing talent it can ill-afford to. Its ability to […]