“EMPLOYERS NEED TO CONSIDER THE WHOLE PERSON WHEN CONSIDERING EMPLOYEE WELLNESS”
Healthy minds enable individuals to reach their full potential. Businesses can promote employee well-being by helping employees to manage stress and build stronger connections within the workplace and within their communities. Connections Matter is designed to help organizations better support their employees and create an environment that promotes the building of resilience through relationships.
ACCORDING TO RESEARCH FROM THE CDC AND IOWA ACES, EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCING FOUR OR MORE ACES COMPARED TO THOSE WITH ZERO ARE:
For more information on ACEs and how they impact employee health visit www.iowaaces360.org or click HERE to go directly to the Iowa ACEs Report.
Danny’s Testimonial
When a good friend approached him about facilitating the Connections Matter curriculum at Iron Horse Wealth Management, Danny Beyer thought the workplace training could help the advisors talk to clients about intimate subjects like money, personal aspirations, and retirement plans. In the end, Beyer says the curriculum was culture-changing. “It gave me new language to help ask better questions to find out where people are,” he says. Through the training, Beyer learned about how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) significantly impact the physical and mental health of millions of adults, affecting their ability to thrive in the workplace and in their daily lives. The curriculum made Beyer think back to a potential client he had met months before: a woman who had recently lost her husband. He approached the meeting as his usual happy-go-lucky self, and she decided not to move forward with the firm. “I wasn’t emotionally aware of what she was going through,” he recalls.
“WITH WHAT I KNOW NOW, I WOULD SHOW UP VERY DIFFERENTLY TO THAT CONVERSATION.”
Workplace Trauma-Informed Tips
EMPLOYERS
Implement policies such as flex-time that create healthier families and more productive employees
Educate on and train managers in trauma-informed care principles
Use corporate-sponsored events to inform employees about community services that can support their well-being
Schedule team building opportunities
Focus on organizational training and development
EMPLOYEES
Take a 5 - 10 minute break to de-stress by walking outside or sitting quietly and being present
Introduce yourself to someone you have seen before but have not formally met
Share a meal or grab coffee with a co-worker
Decorate or organize your working space to accommodate your individual needs
CONNECTIONS MATTER IN YOUR WORKPLACE
For more information or if you are interested in bringing Connections Matter to your workplace please call 515-244-2200 or email whatsyourconnection@gmail.com.
Download the white paper for more information on how Connections Matter in the Workplace