Lessons from the Pandemic - Lesson #5 How Well-being has Suffered
The Covid-19 pandemic has created apprehension beyond just the virus itself. This is true for employees on the front lines and those working from home. In fact, over half of all employees are worried about their well-being, and that is stalling productivity.
What is behind the loss of well-being? Employees want to feel safe, not just physically safe but safe financially and security for their families. They need a sense of security from their employers as they encounter the added burdens of the pandemics. Workers are stressed by heavier workloads (kids at home, care for elderly family members), plus uneasy political times and a barrage of negativity across all media. Lack of social interactions contribute as does the unease of the economy and individual financial situations. Depression and burnout are climbing, well-being is on the decline.
Well-being and resilience
What exactly is well-being? It’s a combination of mental, social, physical and financial health. They overlap and can occur simultaneously.
Not everyone is suffering. Nearly half of the workforce prefers their current working situation, the challenge for employers is to find a balance. There are ways to help build coping skills and grit, reduce stress, and increase hopefulness and resilience. Over 80 percent of employees welcome employer support in providing the resources to do this. Why invest in building soft skills such as resilience?
According to a recent survey by MetLife – the most resilient employees are 96% more productive! They are 91% more engaged and 19% less stressed.
Are your employees struggling?
One resource to help employers add this resource for today’s workforce is MindVue. MindVue, a human capital firm dedicated to measuring and building mindset skills. They partnered with CD2 Learning, a digital technology company that offers personalized learning solutions, to create a cutting-edge platform that will help any organization unlock the potential within individuals and teams.
Using a scientifically validated psychometric assessment and state-of-the-art learning solutions, MindVue, specializes in the evaluation, analysis, and development of mindset skills to optimize performance and enhance mental wellness. MindVue’s mobile-friendly platform builds mindset skills that have been shown through research to predict workplace performance, leadership success, academic and sports performance, and many other life outcomes.
“The strength of our mindset skills is not only predictive of performance but building these skills can be protective against the stress and adversity we are facing today,” said Dr. Brian Davidson, founder and President of MindVue. “By partnering with CD2 Learning to create a platform that can measure and build mindset skills, we can optimize performance and improve mental wellness for millions of people throughout the world.”
Jay Breeden, President of CD2 Learning explains, “MindVue’s online solution is particularly timely and suited for today’s environment. Among the mindset skills measured are adaptability and resilience, which are critical to personal and professional fulfillment. Administrators can access measurements/results of these assessed skills, along with eleven others, to more deeply understand their team at an individual and collective level. Through predictive learning algorithms, users are given personalized content, including engaging activities, to improve their skills. This is all done online, with access anywhere and at any time on a mobile device or computer, which is incredibly important in supporting our teams whether at home, in the office, or on the road.”
Understanding your employees’ well-being is critical to their flourishing and productivity. Is your team thriving or struggling?