5 Benefits Of Holistic Programs

From research gathered from organisations it has become apparent that a holistic and

lifestyle approach is increasingly becoming more popular. This has become all-

important with the increase of cases of burnout, unhealthy employees and hectic

lifestyles, especially in more senior posts.

In the past, we have to show evidence to organisations on how holistic programs can

help increase employee engagement. This is a completely new concept as it mainly

focuses on improving people’s lifestyles, physical, mental and emotional well being

and a great tool for stress management.

There are lots of organisations coming to us with programs that have worked and not

worked in a bid to engage employees. Holistic programs have a gentle softly-softly

approach, which is proving very popular. For organisations it can lead to increase

profits, improved staff retention, reduced turnover and engaged employees.

These holistic programs are a win-win for both organisation and employee. Here are

some the reasons why, you as employee should choose to be engaged in looking at

our work.

1. Improved time management: Time is our biggest asset especially for more

senior positions, from research time has become one of the biggest challenges

that lead to work/life issues, hectic lifestyles and increase stress levels.

2. Improve physical and mental well-being: Executives take their health for

granted, what they fail to recognize is health is your most important asset that

we can have. Denis Waitley quotes: “Time and health are two precious assets

that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they are depleted”. Studies have

found a reduction in blood pressure, cholesterol and stress levels.

3. Achieving peak performance: Studies in employee engagement shows that

employees that are engaged outclass their peers. Engaged employees not only

work harder but smarter producing outstanding results. This helps to push for

promotion, climb the corporate ladder and earn more money.

You don’t have to completely devote your life to work compromising

work/life balance. Many that are engaged describe it as “having a fantastic day

at work”. If you become fully engaged it allows you to maximise your

working day whilst feeling energized and committed.

4. Happiness: We as

human beings were

created to search for

happiness. For some

you can be happy but

not fully engaged. If

you are fully engaged

and in tuned then you

can achieve fulfilment

and happiness. Holistic programs should be based around 5 fundamental

elements clarity, balance, growth, impact and connection. I believe once you

have achieved these, our overall state of happiness increases.

5. Better home life: “I have work life and home life, which never mix” Well

that’s Bulls**t. You can’t live two separate lives, what affects you personally

will have a knock on effect professionally, making you become disengaged.

Our holistic programs have found that employees that are fully engaged at

work are also engaged outside of work.

Choosing to be engaged allows us to experience better time management,

improvements to physical/mental well-being, peak performance, happiness and a

better home life. So the bottom line is to be fully engaged you have to make the

choice, no one can force us to be engage, your organisation can only set the culture.

Only then you can reap the personal benefits that holistic programs have to offer.

Do you have any personal benefits and experience of holistic programs that

improve employee engagement? Please share them and feel free to comment and

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