Chapter 4
The “people-first” mindset: How we foster employee wellness
Prioritizing your people pays off.
The wellbeing of your employees isn’t something to take lightly — multiple studies show that productivity dips and rises with the overall wellbeing of employees, and things like mental and physical health can lead to disengagement and burnout.
The good news is that the opposite is also true — increasing various types of wellness boosts employee performance and productivity tremendously. By putting people first and ensuring they’re healthy and taken care of, organizations can truly drive their business forward.
Organizations with workplace wellness programs report tangible results that are a real boost to the business:
productivity increase
increase in employee satisfaction
increase in financial stability and growth
decrease in absenteeism12
The proof's in the pudding.
Those who have incorporated an employee wellness program have reported numerous benefits.
We leverage movement and sports to promote global associate engagement.
By connecting through a global and digital wellbeing community — via wellbeing missions, support and resources — we encourage our people to be #EverBetter. Committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our teams, EverBetter at Foundever supports healthier choices for a happier body and mind through simple, achievable change.
Through EverBetter, we empower our associates to:
Move well
Encouraging movement and fitness, we organize challenges and provide our associates with resources on physical fitness, workout routines and practical advice on how to include more movement into their daily life.
Live well
With toolkits, expert webinars, articles and resources, we support our employees across diverse topics including work-life balance, stress reduction, mindfulness and mental health. We also engaged employees via our annual wellbeing survey to help shape future support and activities.
Eat well
Supporting better nutritional choices, we share articles and help guides, along with nutritional support provided via expert webinars. Connected globally, our team engages and share ideas, recipes and cooking tips across our digital community platform
Do well
Our employees give back as part of their wellbeing mission. Whether participating in annual charity challenges or locally in environmental actions such as plogging, our teams combine wellbeing activities with actions to make a difference in the world in which we live and work.
Conversation at HeART is a global initiative that aims to inspire, connect and empower Foundever associates through the power of creating and taking ownership of artworks in the spaces in which they work.
Crowdsourcing for a collaborative culture
By channeling our associates' feedback, suggestions and innovative ideas around the artwork, we can involve them in the creative process of deciding what art will be displayed in their working environment.
Benefits of art in the workplace
Studies have proven the creative and collaborative value art brings to a work environment.
Conversation at HeART is our way of providing our employees with a blank canvas where they can illustrate and express their culture and diversity, to initiate discussion around causes or values and to forge new connections with the wider community by working alongside local artists that bring their ideas to life.
Check out examples of how we have accomplished this:
How we encourage positive communication and career prosperity
Walking management: Great leaders walk the walk
Walking Management is an operational standard to help leaders equip themselves with as much knowledge as possible and a better understanding of their people by observing them in the operational environment. This action opens a two-way conversation for both associates and management.
The initiative creates opportunities to collaborate, communicate, share and actively engage in interactions with teams. By doing this, we create a culture of transparency, trust and a sense of belonging amongst all stakeholders while ensuring leaders are aware of the day-to-day realities to drive action and inspire innovation.
Walking Management is one of seven key operational standards to align our business to deliver premium customer experiences for our clients and that are essential to our culture and operational cadence.
Why we love Walking Management
Walking management gives leaders the unique opportunity to connect with associates one-on-one, and gives them the chance to express thoughts and ask questions. Learn how and why it works.
12 - Gitnux, “Workplace wellness statistics 2023: Key insights and trends,” gitnux.com.
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