Workplace Well-Being

Creating a layout to encourage movement and interaction is a top standard practice. The health benefits that come with encouraging movement are tested and true.

Creating a culture of health and encouraging greater well-being isn’t just about furniture or workspace. It’s also about encouraging healthy eating.

There is an increasing request to accommodate the many different styles of working while recognizing a workforce made up of all types of people—introverts, extroverts, and ambiverts (a mix of both). Neurodiversity, differences in learning styles, and places to conduct sensitive conversations also need to be accommodated.

Organizations that want to build a culture of health must also recognize those factors employees feel are important. Topping the list is being valued by their managers and by their organization and feeling a sense of belonging. Workplaces should intentionally create social activation points so chance encounters and conversations can take place on demand.

The concept of bringing the outdoors in has been expanded beyond daylighting to encompass so much more. Providing access to outdoor environments through both design and culture is essential and has been proven to increase productivity.

Fostering growth represents both training and professional development. It ties directly into well-being and a sense of belonging, purpose, and meaning when employees have the support they need to grow and learn within their organizations.

Companies should be doing more to protect the mental health of their workforce. Workers shared that the biggest stress factor is the expectation to “always be on,” a result of there being little to no distinction between their personal and professional lives.