Employee wellbeing is a business imperative. According to Gallup, organizations with employees who are thriving experience higher productivity, lower burnout, reduced turnover, and fewer sick days. When employee wellbeing suffers, organizational performance and business outcomes can too.
What Is Wellbeing? Wellbeing is the ability to feel good, function effectively, and flourish in daily life. It is multi-dimensional and interconnected – when one area of wellbeing is out of balance, other areas are affected as well. While many wellbeing frameworks exist, most share a common principle: wellbeing is holistic and shaped by multiple factors.
The Six Essential Elements of Wellbeing
- Physical Wellbeing is having good health and enough energy to get things done on a daily basis.
- Emotional Wellbeing is having the resiliency and mental energy to get important things done each day.
- Career Wellbeing is liking what you do every day; having a sense of purpose.
- Financial Wellbeing is effectively managing your economic life; feeling financially secure.
- Social Wellbeing is having strong relationships and love in your life.
- Community Wellbeing is having a sense of engagement with the area where you live.
Together, these six elements provide a holistic framework for understanding and supporting employee wellbeing. Because each dimension is interconnected, improvements in one area can positively influence others. Organizations that invest in wellbeing across these dimensions are better positioned to build an engaged, resilient, and productive workforce.
If you are interested in learning more about resources to support your groups’ and their employees’ wellbeing, contact a wellbeing consultant or your account manager.
You can also access a variety of tools and workplace wellbeing resources to support your workplace wellbeing program on our web site. For more resources, such as toolkits on incentive strategies and preventive care campaigns, see ExcellusForBusiness.com.
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