Employee Well-Being Measurement & Relational Micro-Stressors
Take-aways: From our meeting on employee well-being measurement and relational micro-stressors, main themes we heard were:
- Employees’ mental/emotional health and sense of purpose has seen a decline in the months during the pandemic, though physical activity measures have increased
- Employers measuring employee participation in social activities, employee participation in community programs and volunteerism, and utilization of well-being programs other than physical and mental/emotional health benefits is correlated with higher market performance and higher employee well-being
- Empower and train leaders to foster open conversation with their employees about their well-being and possible flexible work arrangements
- Design employee well-being and volunteer programs with social connection and relationship building as a core component to improve resilience, connection, and sustained impact (i.e. buddy systems, group classes)
- Micro-stressors, the multitude of small stresses that accumulate between our work and home spheres, can take a significant toll on our well-being by draining our personal capacity, emotional reserves, and challenging our identity
- We can help employees and leaders counteract micro-stresses by encouraging their investment in multiple meaningful relationships that support a sense of purpose beyond the workplace (see HBR: Do you have a life outside of work?)
The following articles were prereads for the meeting:
- Sink or Swim - Navigating the Invisible Sea of Micro-stressors in an Always on World
- Brief in HBR - Don’t Let Micro-Stresses Burn You Out (shorter version of above)
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