27.07.2021 Interview for HRToday: The future lies in hybrid work environments. The future lies in hybrid work environments. The transition to home office was challenging for most people who had never worked remotely before 2020 worked, a big change. So brings home office alongside numerous advantages also brings sobering disadvantages. Isolation and lack of socializing, which cannot be compensated by webinars and video calls can be replaced, are here a major topic. Leaders were therefore required to quickly establish new Finding ways to keep their team together and continue to pursue common goals. 

Back to the office

Now comes the renewed challenge: bringing employees back to the office premises. Therefore, it is essential for leaders to create a positive and safe environment that gives employees a reason to return to their workplace. Ideal conditions for a productive and efficient work climate must prevail in the office. The return to the workplace is a delicate and personal matter, as it affects the health and well-being of employees. Moreover, the life circumstances and tasks of each employee are very different. Therefore, the employer should individualize plans and expectations as much as possible so that employees feel understood and valued, which in turn builds trust. To ensure that employees can work on-site without worries, it is necessary to ensure their safety and protect them from infections. This includes the possibility of regular testing, the transparent management of a hygiene protocol, limiting the number of employees in the building, quarantine regulations after travel, and various other measures.

Joy Corporate has added specific services to its offerings to support companies in exactly this process and provides targeted "Return to Work" programs and workshops to professionally manage this sensitive situation. To show appreciation and gratitude to employees working from home, Joy Corporate offers the "Happiness Box". Filled with daily optimistic messages to open, it promotes motivation and a positive mindset. Delivering a gift box with personalized packaging and the company logo to employees' home offices is a small gesture with a big impact. Employees will likely return to a "hybrid" work environment after the pandemic. In the future, many employees can work, for example, two days in the office and the remaining days from home. However, implementing this strategy requires an analysis of which tasks can be most effectively completed at the workplace and which can be done from home. It takes time for the company to find the optimal formula, and employees must be actively involved in the process from the beginning. Every work environment has its pros and cons, thus offering different opportunities and challenges. The ideal will be to create new norms that allow employees to work differently at the workplace than from home.

After years of the trend towards open-plan offices and open offices, many employees working from home have come to appreciate the peace and isolation for focused, uninterrupted work. To offer this focused, interruption-free work within the organization, the installation of retreat spaces for highly productive and focused work is conceivable. To continue to guarantee opportunities for interpersonal interaction, hybrid meeting and project rooms with open meeting areas are also ideal. Humans, as social beings, rely on positive relationships with others to motivate and develop themselves. In hybrid meeting rooms, employees who work remotely can also be digitally included in on-site meetings. This ensures that their creative contributions are not lost. Since they cannot present their ideas directly, strategic opportunities for joint idea generation are essential. This creates a new, customizable work environment that promotes creativity, concentration, and teamwork. It is important to maintain a culture of connection, especially with the increasing hybrid work. Therefore, the organizational culture must increasingly focus on building relationships. Employees need connection to their supervisors and other team members, as physical proximity and being together in a shared space give teams a sense of belonging and connection and strengthen trust in the employer. 

01.05.2021 Interview for Insight Success Mara Schär: Intuitive and Empathetic Leader. Caring for employees is the most important part of any organizational growth. Appreciation, care, support, and encouragement empower employees, and it improves employee productivity. Therefore, it is important for every organization to have a human resources manager who understands human values and nurtures the positive emotions of employees. An employee who feels cared for is much more likely to be happy and engaged at work. Ensuring employee satisfaction creates a more efficient and productive workplace and increases employee retention. More and more leaders are becoming aware of their responsibility and understand that they must contribute to health and well-being - both physically and mentally - in the workplace. Read more...

 17.09.2020, Joy Corporate receives award as one of the TOP 10 Employee Wellness Consulting/Services Companies in Europe!  Our company, Joy Corporate was founded by HRTech Outlook again as TOP 10 Employee Wellness consulting/servicescompanies in Europe awarded and will be featured in this context in the upcoming issue.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change every facet of today's work environment, mobility, choices, and virtual collaboration have proven to be invaluable. In the midst of the crisis, responsible companies are taking employee well-being very seriously and are taking proactive steps to create a positive work environment. set. Just as a company's processes are adapted to the new reality of home office, employee wellness programs are being revised. With a focus on the physical, emotional, and mental health of employees, Joy Corporate is a trusted partner for corporate health management (BGM) in Switzerland. We offer a modern and professional introduction to the topic of BGM in a simple and innovative way. Read more....

 01.07.2021 Joy Corporate is listed as one of the "50 Fastest Growing Companies of the Year 2021" by The Siliconreview. "Our goal is to develop modern working conditions, structures, and processes that promote employee health": Mara Schär, Managing Director & Founder of Joy Corporate GmbH. "We want to develop modern working conditions, structures, and processes that promote employee health. Our webinars help employees reach their full potential on all levels, including physical, mental, social, intellectual, and spiritual." Being happy at work comes from knowing that you can grow and learn in your company. Development can be anything from participating in yoga classes to learning how to be a good manager. We are strong advocates of a holistic approach. Well-being means more than just avoiding being physically ill. It is a holistic construct, an overall positive life that is grounded emotionally, socially, and intellectually. A positive state of well-being is characterized by overall satisfaction and balance in one's life." Read more...

09.12.2019, Joy Corporate receives the award as one of the TOP 10 Employee Wellness Consulting/Services Companies in Europe! Our company, Joy Corporate was founded by HRTech Outlook as TOP 10 Employee Wellness consulting/servicescompanies in Europe excellent and will be portrayed in this context in the upcoming issue. In an interview, we illustrate the functionalities of our offerings at Joy Corporate, providing insights into our strengthsand visions regarding Employee Wellness consulting and services. We describe our modern and professional approach to this topic, with innovative workshops and seminars for companies that care about health and prevention. Read more...

04.12.2019, «FOKUS Health» campaign in the 20 Minuten newspaper - In service health and productivity of the employee.More and more companies are becoming aware of their responsibility and beginning to understand that they must contribute to the health and well-being of people – both physically and mentally – in the workplace. Every company needs a clearly recognizable Health culture to reduce costs, increase productivity, and create a work environment where employees can grow. Corporate wellness programs are an important and essential part of corporate health management (BGM).  Read more...

01.11.2019, Info Magazine NAV (Novartis Employees Association) - Combating negativity bias in the workplace.
Negative thoughts are the main reason why many people never achieve what they so deeply dream of. Instead of focusing on their dreams and realizing them, they lose all their important life energy in an unnecessary thought carousel. Read more...

25.09.2018, Info Magazine NAV (Novartis Employees Association) - What makes us happy? Well-being – a current topic.
Well-being is a holistic bio-psychosocial construct that is not easy to define and measure. In 2011, Seligman published his book 'Flourish', in which he presents his new dynamic concept of well-being and further develops the theory that conceptualizes well-being exclusively as 'happiness'. In his view, well-being is multidimensional and should consist of hedonistic and eudaimonic aspects. Read more...

29.09.2017, Personnel Switzerland   - Corporate Wellbeing: "One needs Errecovery phases. Programs that promote well-being are becoming increasingly important for companies. Health is treated very differently in the workplace. BGM or 'Corporate Health Management' is actually a systematic approach at all levels of management (cultural level and process level). Workplace health promotion (BGM) focuses on the active promotion of the mental and physical health of all employees within the framework of primary prevention and includes corporate wellness and corporate Wellbeing. The Key to a successful Corporate Health program howeveris the promotion of general well-being. Read more...

29.09.2017, Personnel Switzerland Print - The creative workshops enable the employees, to briefly detach from their professional and personal daily demands. They return to their tasks feeling more refreshed and focused. As enjoyable as work is, one simply needs recovery phases. No one is able to concentrate for 8 hours straight. When working for long periods without a break, the quality of work suffers.underneath. The question, the question posed here is: What should one do during these micro-breaks? Research has found that immediately after a creative workshop or a laughter therapy workshop, people had an increased productivity of an average of 12 percent. Art as a form of therapy also improves mental health and reduces stress. Active artistic engagement leads to an increase in functional connections in the brain's resting network. Consequently, psychological resilience and subjective wellbeing increase. Read more...

20.06.2017, Weka.ch  - Corporate Wellbeing: Trends for 2017 and 2018. Today's work environment demands more flexibility as well as more emphasis on overall Wellbeing and healthier work environments. The percentage of companies investing in wellbeing programs increases every year. Wellbeing Programs are no longer just a "trend", specialn a "Must-Have". More and more companies are consciously focusing on it to remain current and competitive.The engagement of Swiss workers is still a clear weakness of the economy. This is shown by the figures of a Gallup study. Only 16% of employees feel involved, 76% are classified as not engaged, and 8% are completely uninvolved. Criticism, fatigue, and constant pressure are part of everyday life for many people.  Read more...