Social wellbeing in the workplace relates to the workplace behaviours that build trust, belonging and respect leading to a healthier and stronger working environment. Loneliness at work has become a prevalent issue as has the general wellbeing of people in the workplace. By sharing responsibility organisations can ease the burden, building a strategy that strengthens social structures and nurtures cohesion is key.
By strengthening social structures in the workplace, organisations build a social wellbeing strategy that nurtures cohesion. Here’s how to make a start:
- Create a psychological safe space- Try to create equity by nurturing emotional intelligence and empathy.
- Use positive language- more likely to provoke a helpful and productive response.
- Don’t reinvent the wheel- giving increased clarity and purpose to existing processes may be more productive.
- Think of your social atmosphere at work- develop a sense of belonging through fostering a healthy feeling of pride within teams, workplace and the organisation as a whole.
- Add social wellbeing to your organisation’s DNA- To reshape your workplace social wellbeing make sure it is embraced at all angles of the organisation.
Find out more about developing a strategy for social wellbeing here:
https://www.cpduk.co.uk/news/8-ways-to-develop-a-strategy-on-social-wellbeing
