From surviving to thriving at work.
According to today’s workforce, thriving at work means being empowered to grow, having the ability to nurture mental fitness and wellbeing, finding meaning and purpose in the work, and defining success for themselves.
ManpowerGroup researched and analysed responses from over 5,000 frontline, corporate, and call centre workers, as well as job seekers across five countries (Australia, France, Italy, United Kingdom and United States) to learn what it means to thrive at work.
We partnered with leading behaviour change technology company Thrive to help employers turn insights into action and ensure both organisations and individuals are resilient and primed to succeed.
This is a time of constant change and disruption, but it’s also a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine how we work and live. Forward-thinking companies need to do away with the zero-sum idea of work and life reflected in the myth of ‘work-life balance’ by embedding wellbeing into the workflow itself and investing in our most important resource: our people.
Flexibility, not just flexible working, will be a legacy of the pandemic. Employers need to listen, adapt, and respond to what workers want now more than ever before.
Workers’ expectations of what they want from their jobs, and their lives, have changed dramatically. Leaders need to create workplaces with more flexibility, autonomy, physical and mental wellbeing support, trust, coaching, and development.
Trust is important for a thriving workforce. Equipping leaders and managers with the right skills to support employees will help organisations to meet individual and business needs.
Women and men experienced different challenges through the pandemic, as well as post-pandemic, and their specific needs continue to evolve.
By offering both men and women the flexibility they need to thrive, employers will have access to the widest possible pool to source and retain the best talent.
Following the collision of work, school, and home-life in the last 3 years, working parents want more:
A thriving workplace means giving parents the support they need to manage uncertain times with less stress.
The pandemic moved mental health to the top of the agenda. Workers now expect employers to support their mental wellbeing.
Employee stress levels pre, peak and post pandemic:
18-24 year olds are experiencing greater feelings of being overwhelmed (42%). They are, however, more likely to be open to discussing mental wellbeing at work, and to seek out the resources they need from employers.
Employers will increasingly be called on to prevent burnout, build resilience, and boost mental fitness. Wellbeing is no longer seen as a perk, but an essential strategy for success.
ManpowerGroup in collaboration with Thrive have mapped out five actions employers can take to create a healthier and more productive workplace for all.
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