What is Workplace Wellness ?

In the current economic climate, the evaluation of the ‘wellness’ in your work environment could be thought of as secondary to the competitiveness of your company in the marketplace. The Learning Architect have another view, which puts what they describe as ‘Work-place Wellness’ at the for-front of, not only a developing a successful business, but maintaining that business efficiently and holistically.
The word ‘holistic’ might often be banded about as a trendy affectation, but in business there are so many factors that can affect the profit line, why not include every possible element that could affect the efficiency of your business?

Liggy Webb and her team at The Learning Architect have looked beyond the traditional business model to develop a teaching product, which supports the workforce and considers, not just the company figures but also the physical and mental welfare of every employee.

Joseph Rowntree had a holistic approach to business when he devised working conditions in his own factories that included a pleasant work environment and social welfare care as part of the employment package. Modern understanding of human psychological behaviours and needs have shown that the business workplace is a contributory factor in the wellness of staff and consequently that wellness can affect profitability.

The Learning Architect asks employers to question their own work environments, and by inviting them through their courses and literature, to assess areas where improvements could be made. The course package includes areas on stress management, diet, mental and physical heath, and details established from data by the World Health Organisation and the NHS to illustrate the impact that Wellness can have on business as seen by the many statistics of absenteeism and stress related failure of staff due to easily preventable causes.

The mixture of industries represented in the half day course showed that every employer regardless of their products, share the same concerns of staff retention and efficiency in business. Representatives from local Industry, finance, and County Civil Service met at the Cotswold Conference Centre in December 2009 to attend this half-day forum headed by the staff of The Learning Architect. After an initial introduction, Liggy Webb presented the six themed areas, and with group involvement applied the concept of Workplace Wellness to our own businesses.

Many private and public sector businesses have already invested in Wellness programmes with The Learning Architect, to name but a few, NHS, RWE Npower, Lincolnshire County Council and Thames Valley Police.
With a book on called ‘How to Work Wonders’, and many courses available through The Learning Architect, now is a good time, to invest in your greatest business asset, the Well-being of your people.

Want to find out more about Workplace Wellness?
The Learning Architect is hosting a series of full day events, delivered by a leading wellness consultant. It is a highly informative and practical way to further your knowledge on the topical subject of wellness.
The day is designed to involve a range of sensory delivery methods to accelerate your learning and accommodate a diversity of learning styles. There are interactive quizzes, role play exercises, prizes, games and presentations. All of this learning is captured by the completion of individual Personal Action Plans.

The following dates are now available at The Cotswold Conference Centre for 2010:
• 18th February
• 10th March
• 15th April
• 6th May

To book your place contact Cotswold Conference Centre:
Course places cost £295 + VAT per person.

Rachael Buttery on 0845 230 8580 or email rachaelb@cotswoldconferencecentre.com