Employee Wellbeing in the Modern Workplace: A Leadership Analysis

This essay examines the critical importance of employee wellbeing in the modern corporate landscape, emphasizing its impact on employee productivity, motivation, and overall company performance. It explores the concept of workplace wellbeing, encompassing health, safety, and employee satisfaction, and highlights the role of leadership in fostering a positive work environment. The essay applies the self-determination theory to explain how companies can implement employee wellbeing programs, addressing both the benefits and limitations of such initiatives. It presents case studies, including Google's initiatives, to illustrate practical approaches and challenges. The essay concludes by emphasizing the need for companies to prioritize employee wellbeing through strategies that promote a sense of security, motivation, and a supportive work culture, ultimately leading to improved employee engagement and organizational success.

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Employee wellbeing is one of the major aspect which has been given prime importance
by many corporations from all around the world. It has been seen that there are intense
competition among companies in the modern world and there are instances in which employees
from all around the world are taking this pressure to improve their performance and work in
accordance to the needs of the employee. In the corporate sector the companies must compete
with each other so that they can be at the top and to do so the company needs to use its resources
properly and in a well-balanced way. The employees of the company are the main elements of
the company who will be responsible for the performance of the company. So the company
needs to take care of the employees and implement certain policies by the help of which the
health and wellbeing of the employees of the organization will be maintained properly. Self-
determination theory will be used in this essay to explain how a company can implement
employee wellbeing in the workplace. Employee wellbeing have been identified as a major
problem for the employees in the corporate sector and companies around the world need to
address the problem.
Workplace wellbeing can be described as all the aspects which takes care of the health
and safety of the employees in an organization. The various aspects relating to work life comes
under workplace wellbeing and it defines all the various aspects of work which means the quality
of the workplace and all the various initiatives which has been taken to take care the health and
wellbeing of the employees of an organization (Banfield, Kay and Royles 2018). The climate
which has been maintained in the workplace and the various steps which has been taken to
ensure that the employees are happy in working in the workplace comes under employee
wellbeing. The employee wellbeing is very important aspect as it gives the employees of an
organization with the feeling that they are safe and secure in the workplace (Hook, Jenkins and

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Foot 2015). With the implementation of better wellbeing of the employees the company will gain
a lot of profit and the revenue of the company will also be increasing. The long term
effectiveness of the company is solely dependent on the employee wellbeing of the company
(Bratton and Gold 2017). The productivity of an employee is very much dependent on the feeling
of the employee that they are working in a safe and secure workplace.
Wellbeing of the employees in then organization is one of the major aspects in which the
companies around the world are taking steps to implement it in the workplace (Banfield, Kay and
Royles 2018). In the present time the employee wellbeing is being given more importance than
anything else and companies are looking at the various process by the help for which they can
improve the employee wellbeing in the workplace of the company (Brewster, Vernon, Sparrow
and Houldsworth 2016). In both small and large companies employee wellbeing programs are
given same importance and they are being sought after on regular basis. With the implementation
of employee wellbeing the employees of the organization the productivity in the company is
increased by a huge margin. In the present context of business it can be said that the employees
of a company are highly stressed under the pressure of the company and the employees of the
company are main elements for the company (Carbery and Cross 2015).
Self-determination theory can be applied to understand the need of employee wellbeing
in an organization. In the present context of business the self-motivation in employees is very
important as without the presence of external stimulus if the employee is motivated then there
will be definite increase in the productivity of the employee and they will be working towards
meeting the goals and objectives of the company (Mello 2014). The self-determination theory
suggests that the employees of an organization have the tendency to grow in an organization and
inherent the various psychological needs. The motivation of self-determination in an employee

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comes from the various process by the help of which the organization work towards motivating
the employee by implementing the various process by the help of which the health and wellbeing
of the employees are taken place.
There are certain limitations in the implementation of employee wellbeing in the
workplace and every company have to find out ways by the help of which they can overcome
these complications. With the implementation of flexibility in the workplace of the company
there are increased chances that most of the employees of the company will not be working
properly to meet the target of the company (Mello and Smith 2014). Keeping this in mind it can
be said that the companies around the world have to implement certain rules which will not be
clashing with the employee wellbeing company in the world and will also aid in maintaining a
strict rule in the company. If the employees of the workplace take the employee wellbeing
program of the company for granted then there will arise complications (Gilmore and Williams
2013). These complications will be very harmful for the production of the company. With the
implementation of the employee wellbeing in the company it will be very easy for the company
to maintain a sense of motivation among the employees of the company. In the present context of
business motivation among the employees in the organization is very important for the overall
production of the company. Another limitation which might be faced by the company is that
there might be a presence of biasness in the company with the implementation of employee
wellbeing in the company (Mankin 2009). The leaders of the organization might be biased in
aiding the employees of the company. Some leaders of the company might be biased towards
some employees in the company which will be resulting in the presence of bad environment in
the workplace of the employees. Employee wellbeing program needs to be implemented by all
companies around the world as it will be very helpful for the companies in the longer run.

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Google have been known to tackle care of its employees in a very sustainable way and
the employees of the company have reported that that they feel safe and happy working in the
company. The company have stated that after searching for years about the process of keeping
the employees of the company safe and happy is that being nice to the employee really helps a
lot. In 2013 it was seen that the company have implemented a new project which was named as
‘Aristotle’ (Slemp and Vella-Brodrick 2014). The aim of the operation was to find out the
various ways by the help of which the safety of the employees in the organization can be
improved and the various process by the help of which the productivity of the employee can also
be improved. The company was operating the project in order to find out the various ways which
will be aiding in improving the employee wellbeing in the company and the various process by
the help of which the employees feel safe and secure in the workplace of the company
(Cartwright and Cooper 2014).
It has been known that the company tale special care of its employees and ensures that
the employees of the company are motivated enough to work towards the goals and missions of
the company. A lot of perks is provided by Google to the employees of the organization so that
they feel extra motivated to work in the company (Samad 2015). Google have been aiding in
providing the best workplace for the employees so that they can feel at home and implement the
various innovative ideas which will be taking the company forward. In the present context of
business it can be said that employee wellbeing is a major concern for countries all over the
world and Google have been working well towards implementing the various steps by the help of
which the employees of the company will be happy and motivated (Stocker et al., 2014).
Certain perks which have been offered by Google to the employees of the company are
massage rooms, giving out free lunches, aiding them with nap pods, giving them haircuts in the

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office premises and even the company have given the employees with the personal space in
which the employees of the company were able to grow their own vegetables. This is a great
initiative by the company and the employees of the company have been very much happy with
these initiatives of the company. After implementing all these steps the company conducted
survey in which the company tried out to find out the whether the employees in the company are
motivated and happy to work in the workplace (Boxall and Macky 2014). After the conduction
of the survey it was found out that the employees of the company are still not motivated enough
to work in the company and they are not entirely happy to work in the company. With the
implementation of the various services in the country the company expected that the employees
of the company must be happy but it was wrong.
After assessing all the analytical data which were received by the company from the
survey the company decided to implement project ‘Aristotle’ by the help of which the company
aimed at finding the various process by the help of which the employees of the company will be
motivated and will feel like home in the office (Mathieu, Neumann, Hare and Babiak 2014). The
executive of the company opened up about the problem from which he was suffering. He stated
that he was suffering from the fourth stage of cancer. This was a huge demotivation for the
employees of the company and the employees of the company were very much saddened by this
news. But this opened doors to other employees. Slowly the employees of the companies came
up with the problems they are having and shared it with the company. The employees of the
company slowly came out with the various personal problems they are facing and soon the
employees of the company stated to bond with each other as well as the company (Rahimnia and
Sharifirad 2015). While Google has stated that the goal which was set for Aristotle was not
entirely successful and the company is still looking for the various process by the help of which

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the employees of the company will be kept satisfied. The initiatives which have been taken by
Google to implement the various process by the help of which the employees of the company
will be kept well in the company are more than any other company have applied. The main
finding which was done by Google was that bonding and being nice are the two aspects which
keeps the employee in the workplace happy. Every employee in an organization needs the sense
of security from the company and if that is given to them then they will be self-motivated and
will be working towards the betterment of the company (Rahimnia and Sharifirad 2015).
The main aim of Intuit is to implement the various process by the help of which the
employees of the company will be able to reduce their stress. The company actively recognizes
that very little is talked in the workplace regarding the stress management of the employees
(Young 2018). In the present era of business it has been seen that people working in the
corporate sectors are under high stress and this has huge impacts on the health and wellbeing of
the employees. It has also been seen that it increased stress level among the employees decreases
the productivity among the employees and they tend to work in a negative way and there will be
clear absence of innovation in the employees of the organization. The Well Minds Program of
the company is aimed at decreasing the stress level of the employees in the organization (Godkin
and Godkin 2014). The employees of the organization actively understand the problem of over
stress and they align with the company in maintaining their stress level.
Intuit is an active listener and listens carefully to the problems of the employees and they
genuinely care for the employees of the organization. The company idealizes to be the leader in
providing betterment and wellbeing to the employees of the organization. The company conducts
annual survey in which the company found out that 51 percent of the employees of the
organization took part in health risk assessment which was conducted by the company and it was

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seen that they have elevated level of stress in them (Shonin et al., 2014). Among all these
identified employees 71 percent of the employees of the organization were ready to reduce their
stress by actively participating in the employee wellbeing program of the company (Fox-Dichter
et al., 2018). With the implications of the stress in the metal and physical state of the employees
it can be said that the employees of the organization must implement the use of the stress
reducing program. This initiative by the company have helped the employees a lot and they have
been seen to collaborate with the company in decreasing their stress levels.
The Well minds program of the company was implemented in the year 2016 and the main
aim of the company by the application of the well minds is that the various life challenges of the
employees will be aided by the company. A sense of resilience was implemented in the minds of
the employees and the employees were also helped in easing their stress levels. With the
application of the Headspace in the company the company was aiming in implementing the Well
minds program in the company (Van Gordon, Shonin, Zangeneh and Griffiths 2014). The
company have identified that mindfulness practices in the company will be helping the employee
in create a barrier against the stress they are getting in the workplace of the company. With the
implementation of the mindfulness practices the employees of the organization will also be able
to improve their immune system as well as improve the various process by the help of which
they will be able to become more productive in theory workplace. All these improvements in the
employees will be directly helping the company by the improvements in the business results of
the company. The company actively tracks the mediation times of the employees and update the
data every month. The various resources which are needed for the implementation of the
mindfulness have been stated by the company in their website which makes it easily accessible
to the employees of the organization. Since the implementation of the program it has been seen

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that there has been over 5000 views on the video sharing the mindfulness process in the website
of the company (Lewchuk 2017). In the conference room whiteboards the company have been
seen to attach a document which contains information about the mindfulness program. Each and
every conference room in the company have different attached documents regarding the
mindfulness program which gives the employees with the urge to look at the new piece of
information regarding the implementation of the mindfulness in the company and use them in
reducing their own stress.
The company has also been seen that they send mails to the residence of the employees
via mail about the various usefulness as well as the various process by which wellbeing program
can be implemented. There are presence of numerous posters available in many parts of the
building. The company have identified that each and every individual of the company are dealing
with different causes of stress and the company aim sin meeting all the different reasons of stress
and this is done by the help of the employee wellbeing program which have been identified by
the company (Springer, Cham. Chinyamurindi 2019). The various techniques which have been
applied by the company in removing the stress of the company have been successful in reducing
the stress level of the employees of the company and increase the productivity in the workplace.
To conclude it can be said that health and wellbeing of the employee must be addressed
by an organization as it will be aiding the company in improving its performance. The employee
of a company are the main drivers of the company and they must be taken care by the company
so that they feel motivated enough to work in the company. There are a lot of process by the help
of which the employees of a company are motivated to work in the workplace and among these
process Google has identified that better communication and care for the employee motivates
them enough to work for the company and follow the mission and vision of the company.

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Employee wellbeing have been identified a s a major issue around the world and each and every
organization in the country must take up this process so that the company can improve in their
performance and stay ahead of its competitors. Intuit also works towards taking care of its
employees and the company has implemented various policies by the help of which the
employee can work on reducing their stress level. In the present context of business it has been
seen that employees around the world have been taking a lot of stress to meet the expectations of
the company. In the present context of business it can be said that the employees of the
organization are looking forward to implement the various steps by the help of which the
employees of the organization will be kept well and the health and safety of the employees of the
organization will be maintained in a proper way. In the present context of globalization it can be
said that the employees of the organization are an important asset of the organization and it must
work towards keeping them safe and sound.

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