The importance of good health for business
Did you know that Gallup’s 2013 State of the global workplace report noted 85% of employees around the world are disengaged in their jobs? And a recent study from Warwick University showed that improving happiness and wellbeing raises workplace productivity by 12%?
So how can you get happy in the workplace?
In many jobs, projecting a positive outlook and, perhaps more critically, being able to prompt affirmative emotions from customers, can affect the business’s bottom line. Positive psychology is not ‘positive thinking’; rather, it is the study of what allows people to operate at the peak of their potential: to live healthier lives with more meaning and purpose.
Long-term wellbeing is driven by cultivating trusting and nurturing relationships, being engaged by your work, and setting meaningful goals.
Long-term wellbeing is driven by cultivating trusting and nurturing relationships, being engaged by your work, and setting meaningful goals. To get the most out of life, reviewing the following areas may assist with improvements, which may flow on to business outcomes.
Energy management affects us at home and work. The effect of tiredness and fatigue can impair your ability to communicate, think laterally, concentrate and perform. Allocate value to conserving and recharging energy levels.
Personal resilience
Life challenges, physical imbalance, emotional and mental engagement levels and a work–life balance – all contribute to character make-up. And all need checking to maintain your motivation and willpower.
Live with purpose by genuinely connecting with others, actively listening and expressing gratitude towards others.
Eat, hydrate, move
What we eat and we drink, how often, and physical movement are critical to functioning; consider stopping to stretch, replenishing water levels and starting the day off with breakfast.
Take action
Look at your daily habits and determine what holds personal value and could make a lasting change to your attitude and behaviour across your work and personal life.
Sometimes stress and health concerns become unbearable. If this does happen, don’t hesitate to seek professional assistance for yourself, or a member of your family, from your local GP or community health centre.
