Business performance is measured and understood in many ways. Whether it’s revenue, year over year growth or efficiency rates, there are plenty of ways to term just how well an organisation is doing. But what drives these metrics? In many cases, the motivation, wellness and efficiency of a workforce has a major role. As the primary tools a business depends on to get its operations done, employees are where the performance of a company begins. They have a direct impact on business functions, and without their contributions, the system would surely fall apart.
Given how essential employees are to business growth and sustainability, it has increasingly become an area of interest for employers to take measures in bolstering the strength and wellbeing of their workforces.
The top reasons employers invest in employee health and wellbeing are to boost; motivation (37%), productivity (37%) and job performance (35%).
Successful organisations take proactive measures to ensure that this is achieved, often by assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the organisation as a whole—and its individual components—so that improvements can be made where necessary.
In human terms, our survivability can be a direct result of how well we deal with adversity and stress. In business terms, those companies with workforces that have the Resilience to adapt, adjust and even move forward from major adversity, change or growth better than their competitors are more likely to succeed in an increasingly uncertain world. Those companies with a high degree of Resilience tend to be more profitable, have more satisfied customers, better talent retention, more immune from threats posed by disruption, and ultimately have a higher success rate.
As at 2021, a lack of workforce Resilience is estimated to be costing Australian companies $12.8 billion per year in lost productivity, translated in dollar terms as rising absenteeism, presenteeism and workplace compensation claims. Globally this number is over $60 billion! (That’s billion not million).
The results of successfully addressing Resilience? …
1. Save Costs! 33% Reduction in employee absenteeism, presenteeism and workplace compensation claims!
2. Increase Productivity! 2X Employees are twice as motivated and productive if they’re Resilient!
3. Generate ROI! 15X Up to $15 return for every $1 invested in building workforce Resilience!