Only 20% of Americans can say they strongly enjoy their jobs. This creates nearly 40 hours or more per week of dislike, boredom, or just plain hate for a large majority of Americans. .

Career well-being is an essential part of a healthy and enjoyable life. People with high career well-being wake up with something to look forward to that day at work. These people are involved in something that fits their strengths, gives them a feeling of purpose, and allows them to attain their goals.

At (r)evolution, we believe an essential element to career well-being is developing trusted relationships. We believe that our business is founded on relationships, our relationships are founded on trust, and trust is founded on integrity. We strive to maintain open and honest relationships with each other and we seek the same with our clients. Developing these relationships entails committing to a common purpose, so that we can lead with flexibility and agility to uncover solutions. Below are some tips* on how focusing on relationship management can lead to better career well-being for employees and, in turn, better client results.

o Show signs of truly caring about your employees: Many managers care about their employees’ progression within the company, but it is also important to care about them as a whole person. This means not just seeing the employee as a means to an end, but as an end in itself. Employee respect can be gained beyond merely creating results and working hard; it can be created on personal connections that extend outside of the office.

o Be open about the challenges you face outside the work place: It is a common belief that personal issues and dilemmas should be kept outside the workplace. However, if you have heart and passion for what you do and it shows, then others will follow your lead. Being open and showing your emotions can lead to deeper understanding from all parties and can create a positive, low-stress environment, allowing employees to take full advantage of their intellectual capabilities.

o Require continual follow-up to help employees manage their well-being: This doesn’t mean project feedback, but general Q&A sessions based on how they’re doing physically and emotionally at work. This is a great way to gain an emotional, financial, and competitive advantage for your organization. Be open with your employees and they will be open with you.

At (r)evolution we love what we do. We pride ourselves on our people and our relationships with each other and our clients, which creates strong career well-being for all individuals involved. We believe strong well-being allows us to think differently and deliver unquestionable value.

When you have employees with high career well-being, they’ll do great work, support each other, and go to great lengths and new heights to create unquestionable value. Essentially, a comfortable and thought-provoking atmosphere in which employees feel they are emotionally secure can lead to focused creativity and innovative thinking

Employees who agree with the statement “my manager cares about me as a person” are more likely to*:

- Are more likely to be top performers

- Produce higher quality work

- Are less likely to be sick

- Are less likely to change job

- Are less likely to get injured on the job

*Source: Tom Rath & Jim Harter, Well Being: The Five Essential Elements, Copyright 2010 Gallup, Inc.