Just what is the wellness level of today’s corporate workforce? That all depends on who you ask. Because while C-suite executives overwhelmingly believe their employees are feeling mentally healthy , professionally fostered, and personally satisfied and included , many workers themselves would beg to differ. That’s according to the findings of the third annual Workplace Well-being report from Deloitte .
The audit and tax consultancy firm collaborated with independent researchers Workplace Intelligence to survey 3,150 executives, managers and workers across four countries (with 57% of respondents from the U.S., and others from the U.
K., Canada, and Australia) to check in on the state of human sustainability—which is the degree to which an organization values people and leaves them with greater health and well-being, stronger skills for employability, opportunities for advancement, and a heightened connection to purpose . A whopping 82% of executives believe their company is advancing human sustainability in general—but only 56% of workers agree.
Other gulfs in understanding, according to the findings: Around 90% of executives believe working for their company has a positive effect on worker well-being, skills development, career advancement, inclusion and belonging, and their sense of purpose and meaning; only 60% of workers agree. Further, executives appear to be mostly unaware when it comes to the health of their workforce: 84% believe their workers’ physical healt.
