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What we asked our
followers this month
Does your
employer offer
a health
and wellbeing
programme?
Many workplaces are still not prioritising w wellbeing programmes
relationships that even a modest
increase in the effectiveness of
relationships can lead to a huge
boost to team/group-based
performance. However, love does
have a particular advantage in
that it does feel so incongruous in
most workplaces – I think it was
for this reason that John Mackay
used to talk about it at Whole
Foods. ‘Care’ and ‘listening’, while
important, won’t have quite the
same effect.
Jon Ingham
Thanks Jon, and I really agree
with your last point there. I think
that when we hold fast and take a
stand for love then we might end
up at compassion and empathy,
which would be great. But
starting in a ‘smaller’ place means
we will be inclined to dilute it
even further. And I think the
challenging times we’re in require
us to be bold! I did a session on
love earlier this week with a team
and while they started out feeling
a bit suspicious about the word, it
didn’t take us long to be talking
about it with ease because they
recognised it was such a core and
natural human emotion.
Helena Clayton
Health and wellbeing
still not high enough
priority, 16 January
Among the 56% without an
actively-managed programme,
36% have nothing in place
at all, while 20% have started
to build their offering but
are aware it requires
further development.
It’s astonishing that 56% of
employers admit that they don’t
have an actively-managed health
and wellbeing programme. In fact
in the main report only 5% have
any form of educational support
in place. As the government has
identified, prevention is far better
than seeking a cure when the
damage is already done. When
you factor in the overwhelming
evidence that a well-managed
policy results in significant
returns on investment the results
of this survey suggest that many
business leaders are failing to
seize the opportunity, never mind
their moral responsibilities to
their employees.
Philip Addison
What we’ve learned
about culture over
the past 10 years,
18 December
Those that make the
mistakes of the past decade
will not only continue to
underperform but will also lose
talented staff and fi nd it hard
to recruit new people.
People are any organisation’s
most important asset. As has been
said: “If you think that it’s
expensive to invest in your staff
then try running a business with
unhappy staff who aren’t on
board with your vision”.
Malcolm Stayner
Yes 69%
No 31%
hrmagazine.co.uk February 2020 HR 19
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Have you ever experienced
workplace bullying?
Would you consider non-anonymous
employee engagement surveys?
Yes 52%
No 48%
Yes 47%
No 53%
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