What is Well-Being?

Well-Being is the key source of higher levels of performance and competitiveness for organisations. Government initiatives like the Foresight Mental Capital and Well-Being Programme and Dame Carol Black’s Health, Work and Well-Being Strategy are testament to the growing importance of well-being at work in the UK.

If your workforce has a strong sense of purpose and well-being, research shows that it will perform at higher levels. If employees feel better they are likely to work harder and take fewer days off sick. People with higher levels of psychological well-being learn and solve problems more effectively, are more enthusiastic about change, relate to others more positively and accept new challenges more readily.

At Robertson Cooper, when we talk about well-being we are not referring to something that can be easily achieved by doing nice things for employees; it is a fundamental state achieved when the employer and employee are completely in tune. It is about ensuring that staff are sufficiently challenged by goals and sufficiently supported in achieving them. This concept of Psychological Well-Being holds much more value for working life than popular conceptions of well-being and can deliver huge benefits for employees and organisations alike. It is often the missing ingredient in moving an organisation to the next level.