Psychological Capital, an Opportunity to Enhance
Employee Wellbeing.

Alan White
Wellness Consultant
EazySAFE
As we slowly return to the normality we used to know pre Covid, the news we are hearing is often ambiguous but sometimes hopeful. With this, many people will be returning to the office over the coming months. Although some will welcome this others will be reluctant for various reasons, however, for leaders it is an opportunity to review one of the most important factors in employee wellbeing as well as performance, Psychological Capital.
Psychological Capital refers in broad terms to someone’s overall state of mind. The biggest influences for individuals within an organisation are the environment in which the work, professional relationships and communication. These factors when prioritised by management help to create a workplace that influences the four key traits of people with positive mind-sets:
Hope
Optimism
Resilience
Confidence.
Each one of these factors are interlinked and also promote the development of an individual’s capacity to excel in their work. The return to the workplace is an opportunity to begin a fresh start and create renewed organisational cultures based on the lessons learned over the past 18 months. Looking at each of these component in more details will allow leaders to implement strategies to facilitate their employees to develop each one.