How to Empower Your People to Take Charge of Their Own Wellbeing

In this episode, Jason and Jordan further explore the concept of wellbeing in the workplace and how it is a collaborative effort between employers and employees. They discuss the importance of establishing boundaries and responsibilities for employees to experience wellbeing. Furthermore, they delve into the influence of our childhood experiences on our relationships with responsibility in the workplace and share personal stories from their childhood.

Creating an environment where individuals can thrive is crucial, as it allows employees to bring their authentic selves to work. As companies grow, we discuss strategies for scaling wellbeing initiatives to ensure continued success. We also emphasize the connection between a sense of acceptance and having responsibilities within the organization.

A company's ideals for its employees should be rooted in its core values, aligning the organization's mission with the individual's sense of purpose.

Lastly, we emphasize that when choosing a company to work for, factors such as salary and benefits should not be the sole determining factors. Instead, it is essential to consider the overall culture, values, and support for employee wellbeing.

Key ideas and highlights:

• There is so much more to work than a transaction.
• Wellbeing is the responsibility of both the employee and employer.
• We are messy, complicated, flawed individuals. Employers must allow employees to bring their full selves to work.
• A company’s expectations for their employees should stem from their values.

Word of the day: Carouse

Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro

(2:35) Wellbeing is a coordinated effort between employer and employee

(6:53) Employees need two things to experience wellbeing: boundaries and responsibilities

(9:11) How our childhood affects our responsibility relationships in the workplace

(15:33) An environment where people can thrive allows them to bring their whole selves to work

(17:33) How companies can scale wellbeing as their teams grow

(19:26) A feeling of acceptance comes with responsibility

(21:20) A company’s ideals for their employees should stem from their values

(23:10) The difference between humility and arrogance

(25:56) Choose companies based off values not salaries

(26:35) Work is more than transactional

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