Modern Mentor The business case for employee well-being
Sep 16, 2025
In uncertain times, many companies are cutting back on wellness programs, but true well-being is about enhancing work life and effectiveness. The discussion highlights innovative strategies for improving connection and reflection in teams, emphasizing the power of short breaks. It advocates for prioritizing tasks to fend off burnout while encouraging open conversations to improve dynamics. By reshaping work design, organizations can boost productivity and satisfaction, ensuring that well-being is more than just perks.
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Wellness Launch Flop
- A client launched a wellness program and expected hundreds but only three employees showed up.
- Rachel Cooke discovered employees lacked time, not interest, showing add-on perks fail when work design is the problem.
Design Work To Foster Flow
- Elegant solutions reduce stress by improving systems rather than piling on fixes.
- Designing work to foster flow aligns human experience with better outcomes.
Prioritize By Labeling Requests
- Map incoming requests against core goals and label them core, supporting, or nice-to-have.
- Use that labeling to postpone or push back on lower-priority work and surface trade-offs to leaders.