It is self evident that energized, happy and vitalized staff members are good for the workplace.
Productivity lifts, concentration and attention to detail improves. Conflicts and irritable miscommunication diminishes and the bottom line absolutely benefits.
Furthermore quality workplace research in the United States, has shown that happy employees stay twice as long in their job, thus cutting costs on recruitment and diminishing the high turnover loss of staff intellectual knowledge/skill sets.
Another finding is that 58% of staff who participated in a health & wellness program at work, became more likely and focused on voluntarily assisting colleagues, plus a massive 85% of staff on wellness programs noted they had become more efficient with their time.
When Guidelight is privileged to deliver one of our innovative 8 week programs, designed to create healthier workplaces we immediately see tangible benefits that are remarkably uplifting.
In a late 2013 program we delivered for 16 staff working in our region – the advantages flowing back to their workplace were substantial. However the rewards of seeing our program graduates learn to transform their lives for the benefits to themselves and their own families through healthier and happier lifestyle patterns was inspirational.
When we worked with this team for 8 weeks, we celebrated the success of each individual, plus the powerful positive shift within the culture of that workplace.
In the words of the General Manager who enthusiastically completed that particular creating healthier workplaces program, the return on his investment was priceless – as per his comments below :
“Peter, the joy of seeing the smile on the face one of our young female staff members who is already 11kgs lighter and so much more energetic and positive since the start of your program is fantastic. Even better is the positive change in some of the previously more negative staff members.
This positive change has provided benefits on many levels, from reducing managers’ time spent on HR issues to increasing productivity in all areas of the business – thank you to you and Nikki!
This benefit is priceless to me and the business – thank you to you both, what a great business partnership & outstanding workplace program you have created”!