The Supervisor’s Playbook: Building a Culture of Employee Well-Being

Facilitator: McKenzie Sorrells-Western, MS, CHES |  Director, Wellness Services, Boise State University
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In today’s workplace, prioritizing employee well-being can boost productivity, reduce turnover, and create a more engaged workforce. This session provides supervisors  with a practical playbook, offering tools and strategies to foster a culture of holistic well-being within their teams. Participants will learn how to integrate well-being principles into their daily management practices, create a supportive work environment, and drive team success through effective leadership.

Objective: To equip participants/supervisors with the knowledge and tools to foster a positive and supportive work environment that prioritizes employee well-being.

Key Topics:

• Understanding Well-being: Define well-being within the workplace context, exploring its key dimensions: physical, emotional, social, and financial.

• Benefits of a Well-being Culture: Explore the tangible benefits of embedding well-being into workplace culture, such as increased employee productivity, higher engagement, improved retention, and greater organizational success.

• Leadership’s Role in Well-being: Highlight the crucial role that leadership plays in modeling, promoting, and maintaining a culture of well-being. Discuss how supervisors  can lead by example, create open communication channels, and foster psychological safety.

• Creating a Well-being Playbook: Provide participants a strategic framework to support employees’ well-being that includes practical steps for immediate application.