YMCA WorkWell Blog

Creating Human-Centred Workplaces – Making Well-Being a Strategic Priority

In the heart of Toronto last week, a pivotal conversation took place that could redefine how we think about workplace culture. The Wellbeing At Work Summit saw a panel of influential leaders come together, hosted by YMCA WorkWell, to discuss the future of human-centred workplaces.

Mandating Employees to Work Onsite Isn’t Building Community

Well-Being

A few months ago, my colleague, leader and mentor, Kate Toth wrote an incredible piece on Addressing the Productivity...

Unveiling the 2024 Insights to Action Workplace Well-being Report

INSIGHTS TO IMPACT

YMCA WorkWell has unveiled its latest workplace well-being report: INSIGHTS TO IMPACT: The State of Employee...

Empowering the Intelligent Workforce - Key Insights from KPMG and Microsoft Canada

Future of Work, AI

Last week we had the opportunity to attend the Empowering the Intelligent Workforce event hosted by KPMG and Microsoft...

Addressing the Productivity Disconnect

Well-Being

I’ve been reading a lot about the link between trust and productivity this past week. It’s got my wheels turning...

Gauging Employee Satisfaction with Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS)

PEOPLE DATA

Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) is an important part of the data we collect in our Employee Insights Survey – it is...

Scaling Success: Why We Use a 100-Point Scale for our Surveys

PEOPLE DATA

Employee surveys are a crucial tool for organizations to gather information and feedback from their employees. With the...

I Tried to Write a Blog About Workload and It Took Me Six Months

Well-Being

Why Should I Even Care About Burnout?

INSIGHTS TO IMPACT

Every year, we collect so much data through our Community Surveys that it is impossible to touch on everything in one...

Four steps to incorporating empathy into your leadership practices

Well-Being

The theme for Mental Health Week 2022 is empathy. What a great theme! We all need to build our empathy skills, and we’d...