Why Engagement is a Cornerstone of Employee Wellbeing and Sustainable Business

Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Mar 7, 2013 7:00 AM ET
Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner of Taiga Company

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company

New research shows that employee engagement has more of an effect on employee wellbeing than vacation or flextime policies do.  The post, For Employee Wellbeing, Engagement Trumps Time Off  sites, "employee engagement is a much stronger predictor of overall wellbeing than factors such as hours worked, weeks of vacation time taken, and flextime allowed, according to new research by Harter and Sangeeta Agrawal, a Gallup research manager. The study, which used a sample of 4,894 U.S. Gallup Panel members who work full time, explored the relationships among employee engagement, hours worked, flextime, vacation time, and wellbeing. Click here to continue reading, Why Engagement is a Cornerstone of Employee Wellbeing and Sustainable Business

Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".