These are the benefits of organizational well-being, according to Marisa Salanova, a specialist in positive organizational psychology

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One of the fundamental questions for building strong organizations based on positive psychology is how to generate well-being within them?

According to Marisa Salanova, a specialist in positive organizational psychology at Jaume I University (UJI), there is a process of erosion in organizations due to the demand for work, which in turn “burnout” generally triggers the disease.

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In this sense, occupational health psychology establishes a motivational process to counteract it, in which there are work resources that generate “commitment” and contribute to superior performance.

The specialist ensures that this process has a positive effect, because better effort and performance go hand in hand with a reduction in burnout and other diseases.

Organizational well-being, complete well-being

But is it organizational well-being? Marisa Salanova assures that this concept refers to a psychosocial construction that integrates the individual, the group, the leadership and the organization. It is an integral well-being that encompasses physical, psychological / mental and social well-being, in a mutual, nourishing and lasting relationship.

During his participation in the first day of Wellbeing 360 activities, organized by the Tecmilenio University, he explained that to measure organizational well-being he developed the HERO model, or Healthy and Resilient Organization, which is characterized by the generation of systematic efforts, planned and proactive to improve your psychosocial and financial health.

On the other hand, there are toxic organizations or organizations with aversion to HEROES where people’s interaction with their work and with other colleagues has harmful and harmful psychosocial effects, both in the organization itself and in the people that compose it, negatively affecting your well-being and your productivity.

What are the effects of organizational well-being?

According to Marisa Salanova, organizations that seek well-being are successful because:

• Employees get better jobs
• Keep or try to keep a job
• They are valued better by their bosses
• Make better decisions
• There is greater group cooperation
• They have greater resilience
• They work better

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