CCA releases paper on improving organizational health

Articles — 27 June 2011

CCA Senior Consultant, Dorothy Mueller, PhD, discusses the significance of organizational health in her paper, Gauging Organizational Health. The paper focuses on why organizational health matters, what organizations can do to measure their health status, how to determine gaps and risk factors, and the importance of aligning organizational health strategy with business objectives.

The Business Case for Organizational Healthand wellness initiatives to the strategic goals of their business have the greatest chance

Organizational health is a continuous, dynamic process. Organizations that link support of long-term success and sustainability because they are better able to engage and retain talented, resilient employees. People are a valuable asset in every organization.

Distracted, disengaged, dis-empowered, stressed employees cannot easily provide creative, innovative business solutions that drive organizational success and competitive staying power.

What Is Organizational Health?

The definition of organizational health has expanded beyond healthy eating, stress management, and exercise practices to include the idea of linking management practices to overall organizational health and performance. A psychologically healthy workplace fosters employee health and well-being, which in turn, enhances organizational performance and productivity.Healthy workplace practices can be grouped into the following categories:

Employee engagement:

Keeping employees involved and motivated

Work/life balance:

Helping employees to manage their personal responsibilities

Employee growth and development:

Providing opportunities for employees tolearn and expand their skill base

Health and safety

Ensuring a secure workplace and encouraging employee health

Employee recognition
Acknowledging employees for their contributionsOffering a broader, more inclusive model for individual and organizational health encourages organizations to focus on strategic business initiatives that enhance profitability and human performance.

What Is Organizational Health?

The definition of organizational health has expanded beyond healthy eating, stress management, and exercise practices to include the idea of linking management.

Work/life balance:

Employee growth and development:

Health and safety

Employee recognition

Ensuring a secure workplace and encouraging employee health Providing opportunities for employees to learn and expand their skill base Helping employees to manage their personal responsibilities Keeping employees involved and motivated. practices to overall organizational health and performance. A psychologically healthy workplace fosters employee health and well-being, which in turn, enhances organizational performance and productivity.

Acknowledging employees for their contributions Offering a broader, more inclusive model for individual and organizational health encourages organizations to focus on strategic business initiatives that enhance profitability and human performance.

Healthy workplace practices can be grouped into the following categories: