Corporate wellness specialist Neil Shah on how to build an engaged and healthy workplace
Numerous studies now confirm that employee stress and burnout are among the leading causes of reduced workplace performances, increased absenteeism, and a shift toward the newly identified phenomenon “Quiet Quitting.” In worst-case scenarios, poor mental wellbeing can lead to unsafe workplace practices and the risk of serious harm.
“At this precise moment, peoples’ wellbeing and welfare, both at and outside of work, have been more compromised than at any other point in living memory,” says Neil Shah, Founder and Chief Insights Officer at International Wellbeing Insights, and Chief De-Stressing Officer at The Stress Management Society.
Register now to participate in Neil Shah’s The Case for Workplace Wellbeing: How We Can Best Support Our Teams.
“It’s very important that company leaders take the time to consider how their people are being impacted by challenges that can include pandemic-related workplace adjustments, an uncertain economy, international strife, and racial tensions,” Shah explains, noting that an action plan that prioritizes employee empowerment and resilience should now be considered a workplace imperative.
To help company leaders build the foundations for a healthy and engaged workforce and give them the tools they need to help employees strike a rewarding work-life balance, Shah is hosting a masterclass webinar titled The Case for Workplace Wellbeing: How We Can Best Support Our Teams scheduled to go live in Canada, the US, and in Europe on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
A leading expert on stress management and wellbeing, Shah is the author of the Amazon #1 best-seller Turning Negatives into Positives – An Introduction to Neurolinguistic Programming and The 10-Step Stress Solution. He is also a regular guest on BBC Breakfast, BBC Five Live, and Steph’s Packed Lunch where he offers thought leadership and advice on how to reduce stress and improve mental health to create a happier, healthier, more resilient world.
At the centre of Shah’s upcoming webinar are strategies employers can adapt to create this same happy, healthy, and resilient culture within their own workplace environment, and advice on how to ignite ‘The Performance Zone,' to facilitate employee engagement and empowerment.
“One of the difficulties with stress is that people experience it in different ways,” Shah explains. “This means it manifests in different ways so it’s important for company leaders to recognize the signs.”
Shah says there’s a lot company leaders can do to mitigate workplace stress, and that sometimes this requires a shift in company paradigms and an increase in awareness. In his upcoming webinar, Shah will cover three key areas designed to help participants understand what’s needed to create effective workplace policies:
- The case for workplace wellbeing
- Understanding and recognising poor wellbeing
- Good practice - what could you do instead?
Shah notes that while interest in workplace mental wellbeing continues to be a key goal among today’s company leaders, there’s a real risk these initiatives will become tomorrow’s forgotten fad. For tangible, long-term change to happen, Shah says employee wellbeing activities must go beyond trendy social media hashtags to become a cornerstone of company culture.
The goal at the International Wellbeing Institute is to empower organizations to take charge of their happiness and wellbeing. Shah helps partnering companies achieve these goals through data-driven insights and strategies that support sustainable change. The process includes clear benchmarking, strategy development, and a proprietary Wellbeing Insights Audit accompanied by surveys, focus groups and other diagnostics to reveal counterproductive practices and form the basis for a customized, measurable, wellness action plan.
Good employers are caring employers. They understand that although their people are their most valuable asset, they can only deliver their best when they feel valued and supported. Learn how to engage your employees by helping them strike a healthy work-life balance.
Register now to participate in Neil Shah’s The Case for Workplace Wellbeing: How We Can Best Support Our Teams, and find out what you can do to create a culture of wellbeing across your organization.
