Editorial
| Pages | 61-61 |
| Date | 09 April 2018 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/SHR-02-2018-0013 |
| Published date | 09 April 2018 |
| Author | Javier Bajer |
| Subject Matter | HR & organizational behaviour,Employee behaviour |
Editorial
Javier Bajer
Is well-being a waste of money?
Several organisations are beating around the bush when it comes to well-being, just
implementing box-tickinginterventions that only look good on paper and make no difference
to the top or bottom lines. Other organisations,more serious about well-being, are beginning
to show tangible businessresults as well as contributing to the engagement agenda.
I was recently invited to give a talk at a large food & beverage company event, naturally
followed by lunch with the senior team. The whole conversation circled around two main
themes: how proud they were of their recent investmenton well-being and how worried they
are about employee engagement and performance. I had to be true to myself and tell them
that both were stronglyconnected.
At Strategic HR Review, we are convincedthat people who are truly well (and not just those
who have access to bowls of fruits and a gym) show stronger levels of collaboration,
innovation and focus on customer value. However, getting well-being right needs both a
good grasp of businessand a holistic understanding of how humans really work.
In this issue of SHR, we have managed to bring you a range of perspectives and
experiences,with the intention of inspiring action in yourorganisations:
nIn The Modern Employee: Exercise and The Brain, Dr Pamela Guggina examines the
science behind exercise and mental health and their link to enhanced employee
performance in the workplace.
nIn From Well-being to Outperforming: How to Up Your Game, Silvina Brangold argues
that creating a sustainable, impactful culture of well-being can drive both employee
engagement and performance, benefitting employees and organizations alike.
nIn The Impact of Employees’ Well-being on Performance in the Workplace, Janice
Haddon looks at the different types of well-being –physical, nutritional and mental –
and their effects on workplace productivity.
nAnd in Mindfulness in the Workplace, David Karlin offers case studies of two companies
that implemented mindfulness initiatives that resulted in improved productivity and
morale, created empathy and bolstered teamwork among employees.
Well-being is definitivelynot a waste of money (or time) when done in a way where people can
be at their best, using the righttype of energy to add value in the right type of way.
Enjoy the ride,
Dr Javier Bajer
Editor-in-Chief
Strategic HR Review
javier@javierbajer.com
DOI 10.1108/SHR-02-2018-0013 VOL. 17 NO. 2 2018, p. 61, ©Emerald Publishing Limited, ISSN 1475-4398 jSTRATEGIC HR REVIEW jPAGE 61
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