| | JUNE - 2023MANAGEHRMAGAZINE.COM8In MyOpinionLast year Whirlpool decided to design a global wellbeing strategy. Back then, a lot of great wellbeing initiatives were running locally but without a common vision. The question was: how can we bring these together in one framework that resonates with and works for all our employees globally?Wellbeing is a hot topic. In the aftermath of the pandemic the concept became even more prominent in the minds of HR professionals. Companies want to do something for their employees' mental health and wellbeing. An entire industry has emerged that offers services to improve the wellbeing of employees, everything from apps for mindfulness and online yoga to EAP counseling, from health challenges to personal coaching services. These services are implemented with the best intentions and expectations are high. But employees are still burning out, are moderately engaged, and still leave the company. So what is the key to success?There is no magic trick. But these 8 main takeaways helped us along our journey designing and implementing the Be*Well Framework. 1. Go Holistic! A wellbeing strategy focuses on the total of your offerings related to the financial, social, emotional, physical, occupational and psychological wellbeing of your employees. A framework to create a consistent and intentional employee experience, while taking into account the local differences, knowledge and needs. As a result, your benefits are included in your wellbeing strategy and are no longer a separate category.2. The Power of the NarrativeThe famous historian and bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari wrote: "Homo sapiens is a storytelling animal that thinks in stories rather than in numbers or graphs". So create a narrative that is easy to understand, explains and visualizes 8 MAIN TAKEAWAYS FOR DESIGNING A GLOBAL WELLBEING STRATEGYBy Pieter Brauwers, Director, Compensation & Benefits, Whirlpool CorporationPieter Brauwers
< Page 7 | Page 9 >