How it works

An organization's leaders are one of the most significant reflections of its culture. A direct manager can greatly influence an employee's experience within the organization. Supervisor behavior and their relationship with employees have been linked to several aspects of an employee’s health. A few examples include:

• 70% of employees shared that managers have the same impact on their mental health as their spouses.
• Manager empathy decreases physical stress responses in employees by 42%.
• Manager support of wellness initiatives improved employee engagement with wellness programs by over 50%.
• Employees are only 22% more likely to demonstrate safety behaviors when managers are unsupportive.
  
  

Given the heavy influence on employee health and safety, an effective wellness strategy should include the purposeful development of these skills and clear expectations of wellness-oriented behaviors as part of leader performance.

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