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How can you future-proof your organization by making it humanly sustainable? Creating Healthy Organizations answers this question, showing how to forge stronger links between employee well-being and the future success of any organization. The book makes a compelling case for resilient and humanly sustainable businesses by focusing on improving employees’ well-being.Employee stress, burnout, work-life conflict, and disengagement remain significant workplace problems. Yet, there are important signs of progress. The healthy organization concept has begun moving into the mainstream of corporate wellness. Scholarly research has advanced beyond making a business case for workplace health promotion to showing how successful interventions are based on a culture of health and closer ties with occupational health and safety. More companies are addressing mental health issues, striving to make workplaces psychologically healthy and safe. Expanded environmental sustainability frameworks provide an opening for the more sustainable use of human resources. As well, extensive tools are now available in many countries to guide actions aimed at developing healthy, safe, and thriving workplaces.These recent workplace trends and resources highlight the need for an updated, concise, integrated, and practical analysis of the challenges of creating a healthier organization, the hurdles that must be overcome along the way, and the key success factors that can guide the improvement process. Creating Healthy Organizations, Revised and Expanded Edition fills this gap in knowledge and practice, guiding those committed to making their organizations healthier.
Graham Lowe is president of The Graham Lowe Group Inc., a workplace consulting and research firm, and a professor emeritus at the University of Alberta.
Figures Preface Acknowledgments Introduction The Healthy Organization Ideal Looking at Your Organization through a Health Lens Helping Change Agents Leveraging Where You Are TodayLearning from Your Peers Chapter Overview 1. The Healthy Organization Integrating Well-Being and Performance Healthy Organizations in Action A Healthy Organization Model Vibrant Workplaces Inspired Employees Beyond Engagement The Capabilities of an Inspired Workforce Learning Collaboration Culture and Leadership Culture and Leadership in Action Better Workplaces Sustainable Success Stronger People-Performance LinksHealthier Employees and Communities Making Well-Being a Priority 2. Beyond Workplace Health Promotion The Wellness Paradox Healthy Workplace Pay-Offs and Potential Wellness Returns on Investment Healthy Lifestyle Programs Addressing Chronic Health Conditions Targeting High-Risk Employees An Organizational View of Health and Wellness Limitations of Workplace Health Promotion Comparing Health Promotion and Organizational Perspectives Leveraging Workplace Health Promotion Organizational Solutions for Wellness Rethinking Absenteeism Present but Not Productive Healthy Psychosocial Work Environments Talking about Health and Performance 3. How Vibrant Workplaces Inspire Employees How Employees Experience Healthy Organizations Envisioning Vibrant Workplaces Envisioning an Inspired Workforce How Vibrant Workplaces Inspire Employees Focusing on Work Experiences Defining Good Jobs Healthy Workplaces through Employees’ Eyes Why Some Workplaces Are Healthier than Others Why Employees’ Perceptions Matter Closing the Inspiration Gap The Dynamics of a Healthy Organization 4. Positive Cultures What Is Culture? Culture as Competitive Advantage Unhealthy and Healthy Cultures Unhealthy Cultures Healthy Cultures Culture Change Cultures Can Be Revitalized and Can Evolve The Culture-Strengthening Process Strengthening Values The Importance of Values New Values Renewed Values From Values to Behaviours Revitalizing Your Organization’s Culture 5. Inclusive Leadership Leading the Way to Healthier Organizations Leading at the Micro Level Who Are the Leaders? Widely Distributing Leadership ResponsibilityQualities of Inclusive Leaders Leading with People Skills Gaps in People Skills Follow-Through on People Commitments Setting the ToneFocusing on Leadership Behaviours Living the Guiding Principles Leadership to Build Supportive Workplaces Leading Change 6. Healthy Change Getting on a Healthy Change Trajectory Focusing on the Journey The Role of Culture and Leadership Five Principles for Healthy Change Understanding Change Readiness Aligning Structure and Culture Linking People Initiatives to the Business Strategy Widen the Circle of Involvement Make Time for Learning and Innovation Change as Renewal 7. Sustainable Success What Makes Success Sustainable?Social and Environmental Dimensions Human Resource Dimensions Ingredients of Sustainable Success Renewing Relationships with Society Corporate Social Responsibility Evolves The Changing Face of Social Responsibility Good Corporate Citizen, Outstanding Employer Making Sustainability Strategic Vibrant Workplaces Support Social Responsibility Renewing Workforce Capabilities Workforce Diversity Strategies Inspiring Three Generations of Workers Long-Range Workforce Planning Making Progress 8. Measuring Progress Using Evidence for Action Practical Challenges of Using Evidence Thinking Ahead The Value of Qualitative Consultations Measurement Tools Measures Tools Design Options Return on Investment Using Surveys for Healthy Change Survey Guidelines Finding a Clear Direction from Survey Data Using Survey Results for Leadership Development Integrated Performance Reporting Examples of Effective Performance Reporting Triangulating Your Existing Data Guidelines for Measuring Improvements Healthy Organization Measures Are Good Public Policy 9. Designing a Healthy Organization Strategy Notes Index
