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STEPS TO CREATE A HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE WORKPLACE

3/16/2023

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Steps to Create a Healthy and Sustainable Workplace

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In today's fast-paced and competitive business environment, the success of an organization depends not only on its profitability but also on its ability to create a healthy and sustainable workplace. The concept of a smart and healthy organization is gaining traction as organizations realize the benefits of prioritizing employee well-being and creating an environment that fosters innovation, creativity, and collaboration. This blog will discuss what it means to be a smart and healthy organization, and the steps organizations can take to become one.

What is a Smart and Healthy Organization?

A smart organization is one that has expertise in traditional areas like strategy, finance and accounting, operations, engineering/design, marketing, sales, and human resources.  A smart and healthy organization also prioritizes employee well-being and creates an environment that promotes physical, emotional, and intellectual health.
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A smart and healthy organization is one that invests in its employees by providing them with the necessary resources and support to thrive both personally and professionally. Such an organization recognizes the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance and encourages its employees to care for themselves.

Characteristics of a Healthy Organization

A smart and healthy organization exhibits the following characteristics:
  1. Positive work culture: The organization has a positive work culture where employees feel valued, respected, and appreciated. The culture is one of trust, transparency, and collaboration.
  2. Employee well-being: The organization prioritizes employee well-being by offering health and wellness programs, flexible work arrangements, and mental health support.
  3. Innovation and creativity: The organization fosters innovation and creativity by encouraging employees to share ideas and experiment with new approaches.
  4. Learning and development: The organization provides opportunities for employees to learn and develop new skills and knowledge.
  5. Sustainability: The organization is committed to sustainability and takes steps to reduce its environmental impact.

The Benefits of a Smart and Healthy Organization

Organizations prioritizing employee well-being and creating a healthy workplace enjoy several benefits. These include:
  1. High technical and operational capabilities: The company, its employees and customers enjoy the benefits of high levels of expertise derived from the functional expertise typically associated with smart companies.
  2. Improved team and company performance: Investing in team and individual development leads to enhanced team cohesiveness, elevated team performance and improved company results.
  3. Increased productivity and engagement: Employees who feel valued and supported are more productive and engaged in their work.
  4. Lower turnover rates: Organizations prioritizing employee well-being experience lower turnover rates as employees are likelier to stay with the organization.
  5. Improved employee health: Health and wellness programs can improve employee health and reduce absenteeism.
  6. Enhanced reputation: Organizations prioritizing sustainability and employee well-being are viewed as responsible and ethical, enhancing their reputation. This enhanced reputation is key to attracting and retaining the best talent, which continues to help drive organizational performance higher.

Stay Smart and Get Healthy with Lauber Business Partners

In conclusion, creating a smart and healthy organization requires a commitment to employee well-being, a positive work culture, innovation, and creativity, learning and development, and sustainability. By prioritizing these areas, organizations can create a workplace that promotes employee well-being, fosters innovation, and enhances the organization's reputation, leading to increased productivity and engagement, lower turnover rates, and improved employee health.
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At Lauber, we don’t treat organizational health as an afterthought. To us, it’s essential. So, alongside the services we provide our clients to help them build and maintain the smart parts of their businesses we also offer an innovative menu-based leadership and development program, elegantly layered organizational health curriculum with integrated coaching, to create a healthy and positive team culture that drives results.
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