THE HR SOLUTIONS FOR CREATING A WORKPLACE THAT IS RESILIENT

Resilience is a complex concept with numerous definitions. Central to most of these is the notion that resilience involves being able to withstand or overcome adversity and unpleasant events and successfully adapt to change and uncertainty (McEwen, 2011)

Resilience in an effective company defined as the ability of individual employees and the organization together to adapt, recover, and evolve in the face of challenges, disruptions, changes, and economic or environmental crises while sustaining productivity, efficacy, and well-being.

Organizations are increasingly challenged by today’s business context. Terrorist attacks, economic downturns, global financial crises, uncertainties in the competitive market and political and social conditions threaten an organization’s competitiveness and survival. To successfully overcome these conditions, organizations must develop a capacity for resilience (Bouaziz & Smaoui Hachicha, 2018).

Resilience is a key construct in the performance of targeted behaviors for solving problems and taking action in the face of adversity. The increasing need for quicker decision making in complex systems having severe consequences requires individuals and organizations to have the capacity to make high quality decisions and take effective actions. In the U.S., the recent increase in the frequency of costly natural disasters and continue vigilant action to thwart terrorist actions represent high-profile situations benefiting from resilient behavior (Mallak & Yildizb, 2015).

HR Practices to Improve Resilience Inside the Organization …. 

    

Places where resilience in the workplace became reality….

Google has prioritized worker health during the pandemic, established long-term remote work guidelines, and provided occasional "reset" days. The issue came out from more than 130,000 Google workers, and they used "Resilience training," a term typically used for fighters and elite sports.

Employees regularly watch the brief weekly educational videos that Google has produced and developed, which feature athletes, coaches, and psychologists. Staff members often view the brief weekly training videos created by athletes, coaches, and psychologists.

Thirty thousand Google employees watched the films in less than a month. To promote awareness and " prioritizing wellbeing " for their third-party employees, including contractors and temporary workers, Google also hosted 150 virtual events worldwide.

One of the founders of the employee-led project, Better Workplace Mental Health, which aims to promote and expedite positive change in workplace mental health, is Unilever. The Unilever global health and wellness team is a collection of highly skilled and seasoned medical and humanitarian experts spread across the globe. Establishing and preserving a safe and healthy work environment is the company’s principal objective.

The organization offers access to first-in-market treatment, when necessary, yearly health screenings, emergency pre-employment testing, and medical fitness evaluations. The goal of the Healthier You program is to give employees useful assistance in managing their mental and physical well-being and achieving their objectives. At Unilever, occupational health plays a significant role in all their personal health initiatives.

Conclusion

The modern workplace is increasingly stressful and unpredictable, requiring an efficient, productive workforce for organizational success. A fruitful workplace will create through an adaptable employee who can grow from the setbacks. Human resource management practices will help sustain workplace resilience through various kinds of wellbeing programs, training, and coaching events, as well as resilience policies.

References

Bouaziz, F. & Smaoui Hachicha, Z., 2018. Strategic human resource management practices and organizational resilience. Journal of Management Development.

Mallak, L. A. & Yildizb, M., 2015. Developing a workplace resilience. IOS PRESS, 12 MAY.

McEwen, K., 2011. Building Resilience at Work. s.l.:s.n.