Working in a team environment in the corporate world can be stressful. There are deadlines, deadlines, and even more deadlines. Even though the work is delegated, it can still create havoc on a person’s physical and mental well-being.
Managers can do their best to alleviate things, but sometimes an outsider’s perspective can be even better. We’re talking about someone like a workplace wellbeing keynote speaker. Here are several ways that they could provide a lot of inspiration for the teams in your office:
They Can Share Practical Strategies
It’s one thing for a speaker to talk about having a healthy workspace. It’s another for them to provide strategies that have the people listening nod their heads and visualize themselves doing them. The speaker can even demonstrate things like stress management, mindfulness practice, or setting healthy boundaries to prevent overwork.
This can also work in a couple of ways. When the speaker shares these strategies, they can weave in their own personal stories. That way, they can build a culture of trust with the people they are speaking to.
They Can Highlight the Benefits of a Healthy Workplace
The speaker can point out things like if fewer people will call out sick in a healthy workplace. That means that there’s a much lower chance of other team members having to pick up any slack as opposed to a workplace that sees people constantly stressed and worrying that someone will miss a workday.
That being said, they can also show how an occasional mental day off can provide long-term benefits. A healthy workspace will allow for a chance to recharge their work battery.
They Can Promote a Culture of Wellbeing
A skilled keynote speaker can get through to the leadership of the teams and get them to start promoting well-being on the job. As a result, they start showing this to the other members of the team and it can result in a trickle-down effect. The speakers can make themselves available to those team leaders and act as a resource.
They Can Inspire Personal Transformation
While many people could wind up ignoring the speaker’s messages about wellbeing — they can’t save the world, after all — there will be some who take it to heart. They could use the advice and start incorporating it. As a result, they could become examples to the other team members.
They Can Provide Engaging Interactive Sessions
The best keynote speakers make it seem like they are talking with the audience, not at them. They encourage questions and conversations. This way, they can expand on different topics in a way that they couldn’t have if they just stuck to a rigid format for the speech. Both parties can benefit.
Having a speaker come in can break up the monotony of a workweek, too. There will be a better chance of gaining interest than if the team members had to give up a weekend day.
You could see about having the speaker come on a regular basis, especially if you’ve experienced some turnover with your team. While a newcomer could always gain some insight, it wouldn’t hurt for some of your regular staff to get a refresher. Then everyone will be inspired.
