Healthy Organizations

According to a Watson Wyatt report (http://www.watsonwyatt.com) entitled Making the Connection to a Healthy Organization, the definition of a healthy organization is "one that has established a balance between organizational health and workforce health.

The Enterprise for Health (EfH) network defines a healthy organization as "one whose culture, management, working climate and other business practices create an environment that promotes the health, effectiveness and performance of its employees.  Healthy organisations are financially successful and have healthy workforces.  Healthy organisations are able to balance economic performance goals with employee health and wellness goals and can adapt the balance within the context of a continuously changing economic and social environment."

In today's knowledge economy with greater competition for skilled workers, it is becoming very important for employers to establish a healthy and safe working environment.  Employees are an organization's most valuable asset.  Recruitment and retention issues will become increasingly important.  Whether an employee chooses to remain with or to join an organization will often largely depend on whether or not the person views the organization as being healthy.  The research is conclusive.  Under the right kinds of leadership and values, employees in healthy organizations adapt more quickly and are more productive.

The purpose of this site is to share information about various current and emerging issues in Canada and the U.S. -- through newsletters (see each subject page for past newsletters) -- relevant to the examination of what makes organizations and workers healthy.

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About Us

Having worked for and under contract to the government of Canada for over 35 years, I have studied and experienced the traits of numerous organizations that are or are not healthy.  I am familiar with legislated and non-legislated elements of workplace policies and programs.  During the past five years, I have researched emerging issues in workplace health, work-life balance, health and safety, leadership skills, organizational culture and wellness.

E-Mail Address: briancurry@rogers.com

Blog: https://healthyorganizations.wordpress.com

Healthier Organizations Means More Productive Employees