Introducing Workplace Wellbeing to Organizations: The “Me, We, Us” Model

Abstract

The benefits of employee wellbeing are numerous. For example, happier employees are healthier (Waddell & Burton, 2006), have less sick days (Bertera, 1990), earn more (Koo & Suh, 2013) and get promoted sooner (Boehm & Lyubomirsky, 2008). They are more effective (George & Bettenhausen, 1990), more productive (Page & Vella-Brodrick, 2009), display better organizational citizenship behaviours (Organ, 1988), and inspire customer loyalty (Harter, Schmidt & Hayes, 2002). They even increase the wellbeing of other employees (Christakis & Fowler, 2009), stay in their jobs longer (Judge, 1993), and can increase the organizations stock market value (Edmans, 2012). So why, with with wellbeing providing ..