Sustaining Employee Engagement & Performance - Why Well-being Matters
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The document discusses the importance of employee well-being as a key factor in driving engagement and sustainable organizational performance. It emphasizes that improved psychological well-being leads to better performance, lower absenteeism, and higher employee attachment to the organization. The content highlights the roles of leadership, supportive relationships, and well-designed work environments in enhancing employee well-being and engagement.
Sustaining Employee Engagement & Performance - Why Well-being Matters
- 1. SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE Why well-‐being ma@ers
- 2. WELL-‐BEING MATTERS > Well-‐being means feeling good and funcIoning well EVIDENCE HIGHLIGHTS Be*er psychological well-‐being > Employee psychological well-‐being is a cause of success not just an output from it > Employee well-‐being: > Leads to be*er performance > Can be a source of compe//ve advantage, innova/on and growth > Is growing in importance for a*rac/ng talent > Increasing employee well-‐being not only helps people work be@er, but live longer and happier lives! • Be@er customer service and performance (Best Companies data shows that 95% of the 20 organisaIons with the highest level of wellbeing agree that the organisaIon provides great customer service compared to just 25% of the 20 with the lowest levels) • Increases in producIvity of between 3-‐11% • Be@er a@endance at work (Best companies research shows that organisaIons with lower levels of wellbeing take more Ime off sick compared to those with the highest levels – over 50% more according to data from the 2012 Best Companies process) Sources include: Huppert el al, 2009, Moliner et al., (2008); Harter et al., (2003); Trotter et al., (2009); Robertson et al., (2011); Diener & Chan (2011), Donald et al., (2005), Boorman review (2009), Lyubormirsky et al, 2005 , Ford et al., (2011), Taris & Schreurs, (2009) 9/10/13 SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE 2
- 3. THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT WELL-‐BEING PHYSICAL + PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH Individual outcomes Physical health Psychological well-‐being > It’s about our minds as well as our bodies > OrganisaIons typically understand and are doing more about physical rather than psychological well-‐being > PrevenIon is be@er than cure > It’s about building resilience and preven/ng ill-‐ health, rather than only taking acIon when the damage is done > It can be measured > Psychological well-‐being, and the impact of intervenIons to increase, it can be measured = Organisa/onal outcomes Low sickness absence Low presenteeism Performance Customer/user saIsfacIon etc... Sources include: Huppert et al, 2009; Lyubormirsky et al 2005; World Health Organisation; 2004; Foresight Report on Mental Capital for the 21st Century, 2008; Cohen, 2003; Oswald et al 2012 SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE 3
- 4. SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT DEPENDS ON WELL-‐BEING > Sustainable organisaIonal performance isn’t possible without posiIve levels of employee well-‐being > Short term gain = Long term pain > Driving engagement in the short-‐term, without regard for well-‐being, can be detrimental to employees and over Ime performance (and the employer’s reputaIon) will suffer > High engagement without wellbeing = higher absence rates and higher turnover of employees > Improving well-‐being increases engagement and performance EVIDENCE HIGHLIGHTS • Stress is now the top cause of absenteeism • Engaged employees with high well-‐being are (35%) more a@ached to the organisaIon than those with lower well-‐being • A top driver of engagement is senior management demonstraIng a sincere interest in employee well-‐being • The best companies to work for frequently outperform the FTSE 100, in parIcular during the economic downturn from 2009 onwards 9/10/13 Sources include: Harter, Schmidt and Keyes (2003); Moliner et al., (2008); Harter et al., (2003); Tro@er et al., (2009); Robertson et al., (2011); Diener and Chan (2011); Towers Watson, (2010); Towers Perrin 2008 Global Workforce Study; Cropanzano & Wright (1999) SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE 4
- 5. THE DRIVERS OF WELL-‐BEING PROVIDE ENABLE AND ENHANCE THE DRIVERS OF ENGAGEMENT… Key Evidence-‐based Drivers of Well-‐being: > Provide support and enable good relaIonships: > SupporIve and trusted workplace relaIonships > Individuals feel supported by managers, peers and the organisaIon > PosiIve behaviours to prevent unhelpful conflict and unacceptable behaviour – and deal with problems when they arise > Ensure jobs and work environments are well-‐designed Drivers of Engagement: > Leadership/Strategic narraIve > Scope for challenge and development > Adequate resources > Roles that are clear and integrated > Engaging managers > ProducIve, healthy working pracIces that allow good work-‐life balance > OrganisaIonal integrity > Healthy, safe environment > Employee voice > Well-‐managed change > Enable control and autonomy > Individuals have a say over how they do their work > Individuals and teams are provided with autonomy > Help employees find meaning and purpose at work > Help employees to make connecIons between organisaIon purpose, strategic narraIve and goals and what is personally meaningful for them in their day-‐to-‐day work. 9/10/13 Sources: MacLeod & Clarke; extensive review of job saIsfacIon, organisaIonal psychology literature SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE 5
- 6. SO TAKING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH ENABLES… Sustainable performance …sustainable engagement and sustainable performance Sustainable engagement Engagement Wellbeing Meaning & purpose Leadership Strategic narrative Well-designed job & environment The drivers of engagement and well-being Employee voice 9/10/13 Engaging managers Control & autonomy Organisational integrity Support & relationships SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE 6
- 7. EVERYONE PLAYS A PART POLICIES & PROCESSES CEOs 9/10/13 MANAGERS EMPLOYEES SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE 7
- 8. EVERYONE PLAYS A PART -‐ Example acIons CEOS • Understand the business case for taking employee well-‐being and engagement seriously and show that they think it ma@ers • Place the drivers of well-‐being and engagement at the heart of organisaIon values, structure and processes POLICIES & PROCESSES MANAGERS • AcIvely recognise and reward managers for building sustained engagement and well-‐being • AcIvely listen to employees and show appreciaIon for their efforts 9/10/13 CEOs EMPLOYEES SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE 8
- 9. EVERYONE PLAYS A PART -‐ Example acIons POLICIES & PROCESSES • Processes for recruitment, performance and talent management, development and reward etc support and enable that employee well-‐being and engagement rather than act as a barrier to it • Processes and programmes that inform and educate employees, managers and leaders on how to build and maintain engagement and psychological as well as physical well-‐being POLICIES & PROCESSES CEOs 9/10/13 MANAGERS EMPLOYEES SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE 9
- 10. EVERYONE PLAYS A PART -‐ Example acIons MANAGERS • Allow people a sense of control in the workplace POLICIES & PROCESSES MANAGERS • Encourage and build good relaIonships within their teams and across them • Make the links between organisaIonal purpose/values and the day-‐to-‐day work of their team members, so people feel that what they do and how they do it ma@ers CEOs EMPLOYEES • Know their individual team members and what brings personal meaning in their work • Listens to the ideas of their team members so so they feel they have a ‘voice’ • Provide opportuniIes and support for employees to develop their skills and use their strengths and talents • Regularly give clear, growth-‐minded feedback – what’s gone well and what needs improving 9/10/13 SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE 10
- 11. EVERYONE PLAYS A PART -‐ Example acIons EMPLOYEES POLICIES & PROCESSES MANAGERS • Understand how they can get engaged at work and why that’s good for them and the organisaIon • Develop the skills to build and maintain their well-‐being and engagement • AcIvely find ways to use their skills, strengths and talents CEOs EMPLOYEES • Be aware of the impact their behaviour has on the well-‐ being of others • AcIvely work at relaIonships at work and help and support colleagues 9/10/13 SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE 11
- 12. EMPLOYEE WELLBEING AND ENGAGEMENT HAS A BROADER IMPACT So there are links with CSR too… > Employees with higher well-‐being are more likely to volunteer, help others and engage in pro-‐environmental behaviour > Volunteering and helping others increases well-‐being > An organisaIon’s CSR acIviIes can be a source of pride, engagement and meaning for employees > Stress at work isn’t len on the job – it impacts employees’ lives outside work and the lives of the people around them Sources include: Post, S. G. (2005); Lyubomirsky, S, Sheldon, K M, & Schkade, D. (2005); Dunn, E.W., Aknin,L.B. & Norton,M.I. (2008); Grant, 2007; Grant 2008; Grant & Gino, 2010 9/10/13 SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE 12