Invest In Employee Engagement, Health, and Well-Being, To Help The Organization Flourish

Employees who are engaged in their work feel energetic, dedicated, and are absorbed in their jobs. Employees who are engaged are also happier and healthier, which makes having engaged employees a sensible goal for managers. However, today’s best managers believe that having happier and healthier employees is a goal in and of itself, regardless of the impact on the organization. Improving employee health and well-being is no longer seen as a cost. Instead, it is seen as an investment in employees that will directly help improve the bottom line of the organization.

Source: Bakker, A. B., & Schaufeli, W. B. 2008. Positive organizational behavior: Engaged employees in flourishing organizations. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29, 147-154.

Treat Employees Of All Ages Well In Today’s Workplace

Managers used to think that older workers were less productive, had less stamina, were difficult to train, were inflexible, were a greater safety risk, and couldn’t work as many hours as younger workers. Unfortunately, these old and erroneous views have led to stereotypes and workplace discrimination of older workers. Today’s best managers know that these beliefs are false, and they value employees of all ages. Today, a significant number of employees stay healthy and illness-free well into their seventies.


Source: Macik-Frey, M., Quick, J. C., & Nelson, D. L. 2008, December. Advances in occupational health: From a stressful beginning to a positive future. Journal of Management, 33, 809-840.