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03 July 2023

Weekly wellness tip: 8 Ways to Improve Workplace Wellbeing


Published on 03 July 2023
Health and wellbeing Tools and tips

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8 Ways to Improve Workplace Wellbeing

Latest research shows that one in three workers in New Zealand and Australia consider quitting their job weekly, and 36% consider quitting most days. On top of that, one in five workers don’t feel their employer supports their wellbeing and only 6% feel supported at work.

While these issues are complex, there is no denying that workplace mental wellbeing is part of the solution. People want to be part of workplaces that care, where they see wellbeing modelled, feel valued, and can be themselves.

Here are eight ways to start improving workplace wellbeing right away:

1. Show genuine care for your people

To make your workplace wellbeing programme a success, you and your leaders need to show genuine care and be 100% behind any wellbeing initiatives.

2. Lead with wellbeing and show vulnerability

Your people look to you. Practice what you preach and lead by example. Being vulnerable helps to create an environment where people feel safe to share and be themselves.

3. Make your people feel valued

Celebrate milestones, recognise the good, reward results and make your people feel that their efforts are seen. Show them that you see them for who they are.

4. Treat everyone with dignity and respect

Listen and take into consideration feedback from your people, including on workplace wellbeing. Make them feel heard and include them in creating a wellbeing-first culture.

5. Optimise the work environment

Everyone has a role to play in the workplace when it comes to wellbeing. From senior leaders to employees, wellbeing should become a normal, accepted and practised part of the everyday life in your organisation.

6. Lift your leaders

Ensure your leaders understand how to lead with a wellbeing lens, the science behind it, and why it’s the right thing to do, for the business and for your people.

7. Empower the individuals

Your people need the tools to know what helps them thrive, and stay there. Lift the mental health literacy of your whole business and give people the wellbeing tools and resources they need to succeed.

8. Measure, track and understand workplace wellbeing

Make decisions backed by data and insights, so you know your actions are going to make a difference. To get workplace wellbeing right, an organisation needs to truly understand what is happening at all levels.

**Groov Wellbeing