In the 2012 Global Workforce Study by Towers Watson it was revealed that “engagement, as traditionally defined, is not sufficient to give employers the sustained performance lift they need – or keep employees doing their work effectively in today’s pressured and fast-paced work environment.” Since then, in the 2014 Study released in August, 2014, an energized workforce was again defined as “a work environment that actively supports physical, emotional and interpersonal well-being”. In an even more recent Willis Towers Watson “Perspectives” publication titled “The Power of Three – Taking Engagement to new heights”, sustainable engagement at the individual level requires physical, interpersonal and emotional well-being at work.
The traditional ‘perks’ associated with supporting employee physical, emotional and interpersonal well-being are often thought of as high-cost ticket items such as gyms, game rooms and expensive wellness programs, but in a recent Entrepreneurs article “The Most Surprising Way To Increase Employee Wellbeing And Productivity (That Costs almost Nothing)” posted on forbes.com, the benefits of mindfulness and meditation were touted – a relatively inexpensive perk with a potentially high ROI.
The research coming from brain science and neuroscience is telling us to develop leaders with the knowledge and understanding of human energy and its resulting behaviours for a healthier workforce – physically, mentally and emotionally. The skill of Positive Presence™ is a new and deliberate way of thinking and behaving that makes the connection between human energy and behaviour and is easily practiced and developed right on the job. For many, it is just a lot of common sense, but for others it is a slow and gentle process that requires the help of both team mates and leaders.
At the end of the day, organizational success comes down to the collective performance of its people and the quality of their mind at work – using the art of mindfulness to create a positive and energized mindset, just makes sense.
Catherine is the President and CEO of CORPORATE HARMONY, providing virtual solutions for leadership development and organizational culture change. Her leadership and coaching experience as a Project Manager in an ever-changing, fast moving technological organization with unrelenting demands drove her to the realization that a positive mindset and strength-building behaviors are essential for today’s complex and chaotic organizational systems. CORPORATE HARMONY’s virtual platform of programs, coaching and performance measurement, is an innovative online technology of tested proprietary content. The world-class content of CORPORATE HARMONY’s Positive Presence Program develops the skill of ‘Positive Presence’ and the necessary ‘Positive Presence Behaviour Competencies’ for maintaining a positive and energized mindset and increased performance in today’s complex work environment, and leading to a culture of collaboration and connection. Catherine’s vision for Corporate Harmony is to bring the skill of “Positive Presence” to the corporate world as it becomes more complex, ambiguous and chaotic. Catherine is uniquely positioned to impact organizations’ productivity and long term success, with her powerful vision of eliminating bad stress from every workplace around the globe, bringing purpose into the people equation to promote healthy, productive and meaningful work cultures and turn the tide on the neglect of mental health on a global scale. Catherine is author of the book: “CORPORATE HARMONY – The Performance Link for Today’s Modern Organization” Catherine can be reached at: Catherine.Osborne@corporateharmony.ca or go to ‘contact us’ on our website www.corporateharmony.ca. Catherine is available for consultation, and can be reached by 519-695-3407.