Employee Fulfillment now linked to Health; Ease for the Body and Mind

"Employee well-being has increasingly become a focus and even a strategic imperative within most firms over the past couple of years. However, there is no denying that the current pandemic has accelerated a business's need to adopt a more robust wellness package, adjusting it accordingly to the current virtual climate. " 

"Employees whose workplaces encourage them to adopt and maintain healthy habits — such as mindfulness exercises, taking regular long walks or repeating short bursts of activity throughout the day — have been found to be healthier and more productive. That means there could be a real return on investment for employers as well." 

It’s not unusual for firms to enter the wellness space with a big splash that subsides to a ripple. As management priorities shift, the opportunity to integrate a culture of health can pass. Ideally, a wellness program should be a natural extension of a firm’s identity and aspirations. But many executives forget that the cultural shift takes time.

The WHO recognized burnout as a "workplace condition," and listed feelings of "energy depletion, negativity and cynicism, and reduced professional efficacy."

In the wake of covid-19, it's critical for businesses to address the mental well-being of their teams, leading to healthier organizations from the inside out.

Burnout often stems from a “lack of understanding about what it takes to achieve peak workplace performance. ...We tend to assume that [it] requires trying harder or outworking others, [which] may get you short-term results but [is] physiologically unsustainable.” To perform at your best over the long term, you need regular “opportunities for restocking your mental energy,...