Capturing a ‘Workplace Culture of
Wellness’ by being an agent of change
W
ith mental health and wellbeing
issues continuing to escalate
each year world-wide, and with
Australia spending over $10 billion annually
on issues such as absenteeism, presenteeism
and lost productivity, how can companies
instigate cultural change, sustainable
employee engagement, and adopt wellness as
a “bottom-line-increasing” strategy?
Celine Healy shares her inclusive approach
of changing workplace cultures by
implementing strategies of sustainable
employee engagement and personal
energy management. The Australian
Psychological Society Study of 2015
indicated these findings:
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87%
49%
of employees were depressed:
mild, medium or severe.
of employees felt their employer
did not care about their mental
health or wellbeing, or felt their
employer did not value their
contribution.
These figures imply that workplace culture is deficient and
there is a disconnect between workers and management, and,
necessarily a level of disengagement. Culturally, this shows an
implied acceptance that a position of “lack” and a culture of
“non-wellbeing” is acceptable.