Wellbeing | It's not good enough to be tactical, first you need to be strategic

We don’t usually need to spend much time convincing our clients that an investment in the health and wellbeing of their workforce is a sound investment, far from it. Most organisations that we meet understand that there is a symbiotic relationship between health and performance, and take the wellbeing of their staff seriously.

However, one major challenge for many organisations seems to be to switch from a purely tactical mode to a strategic way of working.

The tactical mode

The tactical mode is focussed on planning for activities and events that promote health and wellbeing and is often quite satisfactory as it feels efficient to start “doing” things. We call this approach “event-based” as the primary focus is on making sure that there are activities or events that promote health and wellbeing in place for the coming year.

Admittedly there is a sense of satisfaction connected to a calendar full of events that activate an entire organisation. There is also a sense of achievement when the events are successful and you have received positive feedback from participants who say they enjoyed the yoga session, fruit basket, pedometer challenge, or whatever you had decided to do.