Focusing on Employee Happiness
What is happiness? Happiness can be defined as a pleasant emotional state of well-being, contentment, and satisfaction with one’s life. It is generally used to describe an overall sense of well-being or joy. This blog post will talk about the importance of focusing on employee happiness to increase productivity and retain your talent pool for longer periods and why Shalom Lamm believes businesses should be aware of their employees’ levels of happiness.
1.Increased productivity
Lamm believes that increased happiness leads to increased productivity, and that is because happy employees are more engaged with their work; they feel fulfilled and excited about their jobs. There is a high correlation between positive emotions and success in the workplace.
2. Retain talent
Happy employees are more likely to stay with your company. When people are happy at work, they will be more engaged, therefore acting in the best interests of their employers. People who feel valued and appreciated within their jobs are much less likely to quit than people who feel undervalued or overworked.
3. Decreased absenteeism
People who are happy at home tend to bring that happiness to work with them; when there is a good relationship between employer and employee, it causes reduced stress levels, which can lead to lower rates of absenteeism. There is also data that suggests a higher level of productivity among workers who take regular vacation time. He believes offering vacation breaks can be helpful for both the employees’ emotional well-being and their productivity.
4. Improved health
There is evidence that suggests that people with happy jobs tend to worry less than their unhappy counterparts; therefore, they are in better physical shape because of the absence of these worries. There is also research suggesting that happier employees take fewer days off sick than unhappy workers.
5. Attraction of top talent
There is an increased demand for happiness among jobseekers, so companies that focus on building a culture of happiness are more likely to attract top talent, which can be retained for longer periods due to increased levels of happiness within the organization. 6.Enhanced creativity: A number of researchers have suggested that increasing positive emotions enhance certain aspects of creative performance associated with insight and divergent thinking.
7. Lowered rates of counterproductive workplace behaviors
Lamm believes that happy employees are less likely to exhibit negative behaviors which may harm the company, such as arguments with colleagues, coming in late or leaving early, burglary, etc.
8. Decrease turnover
Happy employees are more likely to stay with a company compared to unhappy employees. This is due to the fact that happy employees will be less likely to quit as they feel fulfilled and valued within their roles; as stated above, they also have higher productive output, which means they are more valuable to employers.
In addition to the points listed above, Shalom Lamm believes that “happiness leads to success” at an individual level regarding health and mental state of happiness. People who are happy tend to face life’s problems more effectively by using their resources in a more optimistic way, therefore leading a happier life overall.