Everyone’s talking about workplace wellbeing, but a beanbag and free fruit might not be enough to retain top talent in the long run. The workplace wellbeing we’re talking about should continually improve your team’s physical and mental health. 

By taking a holistic approach including leadership, people management and company culture, you can create a positive work environment, reduce stress and increase productivity. But there are also smaller initiatives that can be implemented to encourage wellness on a day to day basis. There’s a plethora of workplace wellbeing information out there, but here are 5 new ways to improve workplace wellbeing that you might not have discovered yet. 

The workplace industry has adopted the scrum philosophy as a rugby scrum is the epitome of teamwork and connection. In it you can discuss the team’s goals and project updates which will help connect and engage people before they start their tasks.

Try a 15 minute stand up meeting or ‘’SCRUM’’ in the morning with your team, (they will be standing anyway as your desks are up from last night). Engaging your people in an Agile Scrum Methodology is a refreshing and alternative way to start the day bringing with it team cohesion and clear communication.

Everyone knows what it feels like to get neck strain from looking down too much, an aching wrist from poor mouse positioning, or pins and needles in your legs from not moving your feet; all signs of a worker who’s not moved their body for several hours. Ergonomic equipment such as lumbar support, arm rests, foot rockers, wobble stools, under desk bikes and balance boards help increase circulation and ensure your body is getting blood to all the right places. This means that typically sedentary positions become less sedentary.

Speak to the team: what resources would improve their physical health throughout the week? Everyone’s needs are different and we all have varying start points in our health journey.