3 Top Tips for Managers to Enhance Employee Wellbeing

Managers and Employee Well-being

Managers are the key to a company’s success in ensuring that employees are happy and healthy. A culture of well-being is based on an open, welcoming atmosphere. On a regular basis, managers should connect with employees. Though employees are responsible for their actions, managers should regularly invite participation and remind employees of the importance of well-being.

In a company culture of well-being, managers clearly demonstrate their commitment to bettering employees’ lives, social, financial, community and physical well-being. The time of micromanagement is over, and managers are tasked with finding new tools to encourage and uplift their employee’s.

Little things have great meaning to most employee’s and affect their well-being. Team coffee clutches, brainstorming conference chats, utilize new tools that you have at our disposal to connect with your employees. The more they feel acknowledged and appreciated, the better they will perform.

Employees are any companies best asset. The world’s greatest managers recognize that they affect employees’ well-being every day — for good or ill — and should make it their mission to improve lives, not just performance.

Here are our top 3 tips for managers to enhance employee well-being

Embrace Employee Well-being Policies

Lead by example and embrace company employee well-being processes and policies.  Prove that you take your well-being seriously. Take daily breaks when you should, be open and transparent. Do not dismiss your employees concerns and queries, be there to support them. Leading by example will give your employees confidence in the policies.

Recognition of Achievements Big or Small

It is proven that today’s employees want to feel that they are helping the success of the company. They want to feel that their skills are needed and appreciated. Celebrate their wins, no matter how small or big. This can be done, with thank you cards, a shout-out on social media, or a simple face-to-face well done. It will not take much time for you, but for the employee it will go along way.

Encourage Staff Development

Staff development shows that you are willing to invest in your employees, and this means a lot to them. Speak to each employee and see which areas they would like to develop. They can either look for courses and training themselves, or you may have a catalog already for training. Either way, staff development will lead to better motivation, feeling appreciated and improved production.

Managers do have a lot to consider when it comes to employee well-being. Here at Novative we have many tools to help you set your employees on the right path for wellbeing.