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Why the Manager Is One of the Most Important Roles in Ensuring a Thriving Wellness Culture
3 strategies a manager can bring to the table each day to ensure better health for their team
What does a healthy workplace look like? It’s a loaded question, with many variables contributing to this optimized state of organizational well-being. But it only begins to form into a consistently meaningful shape when the managers are on board. Their communication, active participation, and ongoing development and desire to learn all play a crucial role in nurturing a wellness culture that can really thrive.
Our team looks to their managers for feedback to better take responsibility of their own behaviours, and better execute on their job. They want to continually learn new skills and work towards a shared vision. Ensuring that the manager is right by their side helps to form a more complete team that has stronger bonds and deeper sense of belonging — a fundamental human need.
“Gallup’s annual workplace trending also shows increases in recent years in satisfaction with recognition received for work accomplishments; relationships with coworkers; and supervisors. These likely provide the best explanation for improvements in the percentage of engaged employees. Gallup organizational…
