Creating healthy & resilient workforces

In times of crisis, people look to leaders for compassion, care and confidence in navigating the company into the future. When people’s relational, mental and physical needs are met, they will be at their best personally and at work. Our collaboration with the Josh Bersin Academy and Thrive Global brings together the latest science, research and community learning to uplift people’s wellbeing and improve workforce performance.

The ability for leaders to address people’s physical, mental and relationship needs is the foundation of trust. Our Accenture workforce research spanning 15,600+ global workers in 10 countries and 15 industries shares insights on how leaders can help their people develop resilience by caring for these needs.

Accenture research introduces a framework called “Net Better Off,” which centers on six distinct and connected dimensions that leaders must focus on to unlock their people’s potential: Emotional & Mental, Relational, Physical, Financial, Purposeful and Employable.

Our research found that 64 percent of a person’s potential—defined by their ability to use their skills and strengths at work—is influenced by whether or not they feel better off across these six dimensions. And while the emotional, relational and purposeful dimensions are the strongest drivers of positive employee behavior, most employers focus their efforts on only the employable and financial dimensions.

Our analysis found that organizations that make their people Net Better Off and implement specific organizational practices could achieve incremental revenue growth of as much as 5% even in times of crisis or amid weak GDP growth.