Wellbeing+: The Missing Link in Resilient Employee Engagement

November 22, 2023

Communication, Culture, Engagement & Retention, Strategy, Talent Management, Tools

Summary

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When employee wellbeing and engagement work in harmony, we can better realize a thriving workplace; and ultimately enable performance in the face of change, transformation, or disruption.

Wellbeing has recently emerged as a key focus in conversations of HR professionals and at the executive table. But wellbeing has been a desired state of human existence for centuries – philosophers of ancient Greece wrote about how to acquire “the good life”.

And wellbeing cannot be compartmentalized into life outside of work. Work, our jobs, our organizations have a huge impact on our full life.

The state of wellbeing at work is at a tipping point:

The dominant business model to-date has often resulted in practices that treat employees as expendable resources, rather than recognize them as the innate structure of the organization.
Younger generations entering the workforce have different expectations of work, family, and life.
Organizations and employees are increasingly experiencing misalignment of purpose.

Addressing employee wellbeing is key for organizations to thrive. Outwardly, wellbeing integrates the critical needs of organizations and employees; it acknowledges their interdependence. Wellbeing serves as the catalyst to getting an organization back on a human-centric track – and to shape a business model for the future.

The great news is that wellbeing is addressable. And by improving employee wellbeing, both the employee and the organization benefits. Employees who have positive employee wellbeing are:

125% less likely to burn out,
32% less likely to quit, and,
have six times higher employee engagement.

So, what are the best ways to facilitate wellbeing at work?

Speaker(s)

Jennifer Collins, CEO, Radiant
There is nothing more important to a workplace than people who feel connected to purpose. We know that when our people – our talent – feel connected to their organization’s purpose and (even better) their personal purpose, well-being, resilience, engagement, motivation, loyalty, NPS, and results skyrocket. Jennifer Collins’, CEO of Radiant, purpose and passion is to support leaders, teams, and whole organizations in achieving a high-performance culture, led by high-performing leaders, where all their people can realize their full potential to work.

Jennifer has evolved her business to become Toronto’s leading culture and leadership consultancy specializing in building resilience organizations. She achieved this as a recognized innovator and authority in the world of leadership and culture evolution; through her ability to build long-term and results generating partnerships with organizations, executives, and teams globally; and, with a team of extraordinary professionals who bring their best to their work every day. A strategist at heart, Jennifer understands how to assess the landscape of an organization to design a workplace that aligns people to a shared purpose, vision and strategy. Her bold yet curious, empathetic, and courageous approach enables and inspires the leaders she works with to achieve high-performance and business results while fostering cultural well-being, resilience, and joy.

Jennifer is a Biochemistry and Mathematics graduate, holds a certificate in Business Strategy through UofT, is an ICF Certified and Royal Roads University trained Executive Coach, and a Barrett Certified Practitioner. She brings 18+ years of experience coaching leaders, executives, and teams through major culture and leadership transformations.

Throughout her career, Jennifer has worked with leaders facing a variety of challenges: from the need to mobilize agility and accountability; align and implement a new strategy; evaluate or integrate a merger or acquisition; to introducing a new brand, breaking down silos, or improving interpersonal and team dynamics. A trusted partner to leaders at all levels, Jennifer enables leaders and their organizations to achieve their goals through the alignment of their passion and potential with the work they deliver.