{"id":320,"date":"2011-06-29T09:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T09:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/how-management-could-improve-organizational-well-being\/"},"modified":"2011-06-29T09:48:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T09:48:00","slug":"how-management-could-improve-organizational-well-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/how-management-could-improve-organizational-well-being\/","title":{"rendered":"How Management Could Improve Organizational Well-Being"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As we at Epic Living do more work in the well-being arena, it's important to set the table around the importance of management's role in making well-being a reality.  I won't spend a ton of time explaining the need for managers to understand when to put the leadership hat on.  You can look at this post<\/a> I wrote a few years ago to get my thoughts on that.  The reality is most managers have abdicated well-being to HR and the company's benefit offerings.  As well-intentioned as that may be, it leaves much to be desired in practical application.<\/p>\n

Management is looked to for direction and pace (how fast or slow should we be moving).  That implies a great deal of influence over a number of people.  As I'm sure you're getting by now, management is more than checking off tasks on a list.  One area of huge importance is the well-being of the employees.  For example, how well do your people handle stress?  And how is that stress impacting the customer?<\/p>\n

Let me be clear, it's not the responsibility of a manager to make sure their employees are managing stress well or that employees manage their lives well for that matter.  But they can play a part in influencing a balanced approach to well-being.  You may wonder why the manager should care?  It's pretty simple, those that manage their lives well will always outperform those that don't.  So, the manager should be a champion\/cheerleader of well-being in their organization.  A true win-win proposition for the organization and the employees.<\/p>\n

The following are some recommendations for management around encouraging an environment of well-being:<\/p>\n

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  1. Do engage with employees in a way that allows them to manage their well-being in their own way.  Management should not dictate and take a "take it or leave it" approach.<\/li>\n
  2. Do consider the "whole" life and not just those that allow management to stay in an imaginary comfort zone.<\/li>\n
  3. Do learn how to manage people from a perspective of diversity.<\/li>\n
  4. Do focus on making your engagement about the employee and not about what you'll get by offering the resource(s).<\/li>\n
  5. Do be committed to well-being as a long-term process and not a one-time event.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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