10 Ways YOU Can Support a Healthy Workplace
- During a team meeting, invite team members to reflect upon what a Healthy Workplace looks like to them and what you can do concretely to move closer towards one.
- Give your time to support others. Be present for a colleague who may appreciate someone rolling up their sleeves to give a hand. Consider becoming a Healthy Workplace Ambassador or joining a MHW Learning Community activity where you can help shape our workplace. Volunteer in our larger Montreal community addressing what matters most to you.
- Dare to ask yourselves what tasks you could stop doing or do differently. Get input from people who have a vested interest in what you do (supervisor, key clients, etc.). Needs evolve and we often don’t stop to determine how to lighten the load. LEAN training can help streamline.
- Appreciate differences on your team and be inclusive. Seek different perspectives and truly listen to what others are sharing. Help team members build on each other’s ideas.
- Encourage others to pursue their wellness commitments whether it involves the gym, knitting, gardening, volunteering or music.
- When you receive positive feedback from a colleague or client, record it and save it for a rainy day. Remember to share it with your supervisor too. Revisit your file every so often to remember that what you do matters.
- Recognize your colleagues and be happy for their successes. Build formal and informal recognition into your workplace. Checkout the 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace and see what forms of appreciation best suit you and your colleagues. Click here to access a free quiz.
- Keep Learning: individually and as a team, via workshops, job shadowing, coaching/mentoring, webinars, volunteer service, reading, etc.
- Take the time to eat, reflect and play together. Some teams do regular retreats, host social events, take time out for celebrations.
- Explore the 13 Psychosocial Factors that impact workplace wellness. Explore a mini-video once per month.
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