Introducing Workplace Wellbeing to Organizations: The “Me, We, Us” Model

The benefits of employee wellbeing are numerous. For example, happier employees are healthier (Waddell & Burton, 2006), have less sick days (Bertera, 1990), earn more (Koo & Suh, 2013) and get promoted sooner (Boehm & Lyubomirsky, 2008). They are more effective (George & Bettenhausen, 1990), more productive (Page & Vella-Brodrick, 2009), display better organizational citizenship behaviours (Organ, 1988), and inspire customer loyalty (Harter, Schmidt & Hayes, 2002). They even increase the wellbeing of other employees (Christakis & Fowler, 2009), stay in their jobs longer (Judge, 1993), and can increase the organizations stock market value (Edmans, 2012). So why, with with wellbeing providing such benefits for organizations, do organizational consultants find it challenging to introduce comprehensive wellbeing initiatives to organizations?