forces that challenge employee wellness at work
self social structure
time to fulfil life and work tasks taking initiative loyalty right fit for team
needing validation from supervisor No dedicated work space
accepting the process of growth long work hours
unpredictable work load manage fear and stress
scoring system take initiative positive attitude flexibile work time good social vibes sleep well time to socialize acknowledgment financial satisfaction accept wellness benefits
hierarchy of wellness needs for employees
need to accept wellness benefits for myself
need to see change in the world
validation
need not to worry
need interpersonal skills
need social time with colleagues
need breaks outside the office
need time for family and work
need money and more sleep
need money to survive
need time to rest
navigating worklife user journeys
Sarah
Strategist at a consultancy company in Manhattan
80 employees in total self social system
What keeps her well
Mission to do great work: social good
Collaboraion & diversity
Empathy & adaptation
Solving problems
What challenges her
Long hours of work
No time to step out
Can’t preplan life events
No time to exercise
Lunch at desk
Insight Awesome practice / Moment of tension: Celebrating teams that have work life balance (I’ve never had that)
Jacob
Design Strategist at a design lab startup in Manhattan
4 employees in NYC in total self social system
What keeps him well
Able to be himself at work: space to be me!
Respect from colleagues
High level of flexibility and fluidity: time / place
Working from workspace, coffeeshop, and home
Infromal / Formal
Purpose: Leadership
Self growth
Cognitive and emotional navigation / awareness
Lunching with colleagues
Checkins with boss
Mix of collaboration and focused work
Team communication
What challenges him
Need for validation
Taking initiative with little direction
Lack of personal work space
Rachel
Administrator / Designer at a Film production company in Manhattan
11 employees in total
What keeps her well
Friendliness of colleagues
Lunch meetings around
ping pong table
Comfort
Friendliness
Infromal / Formal
Creativity at office
Father-figure boss
Trust from supervisor
Time is rough, not
concrete
Social lunches
Outings with colleagues
Good office vibes
It’s my dream company
Tea
What challenges her
Waking up in the morning
Arriving on time
Juggling deadlines
Task prioritization
Micromanagement and scrutiny of work
No dental plan
Communication when having a bad day
practice: Snacks gather people
Elizabeth
Admissions Director at a school in Manhattan
120 staff members in total
What keeps her well
Purpose: help the kids
Daily routine
Free to innovate at work
Therapist
Empowered
My little side projects (ancestry.com)
My cats / chocolate
Great friends
What challenges her
Lunch at desk
Need for acknowledgments
Annual performance review
Finances
Feeling stuck in office
Watching too much TV
Little sleep
Not using wellness benefits of company
Self sabotage
David
IP Attorney Partner at a Law Firm
10 employees in total self social system
What keeps him well
Mixing personal and professional: networking
Loyalty to company
Passion
Teamplay
Interpersonal Skills
Taking Initiative
Being organized
Healthy family relations
Billing clients
What challenges him
Lazy employees
Turnover of support positions
Reputation of company
Finding employees that balance teamplay and great work
Moment of tension: Productivity is measured by billables and there aren’t many IP attorneys so finding a great worker that also fits team spirit is challenging
Sabrina
The managing program director at a transformation consultancy 75+ employees in total self social system
What keeps her well
Work with deep mission
Bringing flow to office
Make things better
Make people happy
Time structure: fixed start and end date (kids)
Constantly rechecking what needs to be done
Managing stress and depression
Being vocal about it
Sharing emotions
Owning up to them
Passing through it
What challenges her
Checking emails in the morning
Working at night
Preparing kids in mornings with least stress
Attending kids events
Moment of tension: Working from home
Awesome practice: sustainability initiative for employee wellness: control, play, letting go, health, mastery, purpose
Awesome practice: fluidity of professional and personal life
Robert
Head of a US advertising startup within an established Media company in the UK
3 employees in total and 50 consultants
What keeps him well
Focus on generating revenue
Scoring system for deals
Managing employees
Employees that take initiative
Communication and high fives
Lunches with employees
Positive attitude
Outgoing vibe
What challenges him
Eating at desk when busy
Miscommunication
Worrying