1.3.2 Other measures

Other measures for wholebeing

Purpose driven work environment

Anyone who is a part of euforia feels connected to our vision and values. Whatever role I have in the organisation, I am pushed to think how it fits into the overall purpose, as well as my own personal purpose, strengths and passions (cf. the life purpose model here).

We live our values, everyday

euforia's values are not just words on a website for marketing. They are the glue that holds everything together and as such, are present in many ways:

• we use them as a compass to make difficult decisions

• they are part of every step of the talent development system, from recruitment to firing

• they are integrated into check-in and check-out questions in meetings (what is your wellbeing status? what's going on in your life around this?)

• they are reviewed and discussed regularly in 1:1 sessions and quarterly retreats (are we living our values? does something need to change?)

• ooops & learnings are celebrated during our bi-monthly tacticals and awards distribute to the best one

• they guide what we buy and who we work with, cf our Walk the Talk on Sustainability guidelines.

Safe space

One-on-one sessions and annual evaluation - Performance management made human

These sessions serve to challenge myself professionally, manage my career and enhance my personal growth: once every 2 months for 1 hour each employee has a peer to peer coaching session (normally with someone he/she works with regularly) during which he/she can: share insights on his/her contribution to euforia’s purpose and values; reflect on his/her past month’s achievements, mistakes and learnings; obtain feedback on his/her next month’s objectives; give and receive feedback with the peer; share how he/she is doing based on our employee wellbeing barometer (motivation level on current roles, feeling of efficiency, time management, stress level) and define measures to improve his/her wellbeing; discuss his/her training plan.

Training/wellbeing budget

To support his/her professional and personal development, each employee has a yearly budget for trainings or personal activities (normally CHF 2'000.-). He/she is free to use as he/she needs either to gain skills useful in his/her job or courses or activities of personal interest in accordance with his/her wellbeing plan. More info here.

3 month paid sabbatical every 5 years

One specific measure was taken to prevent burnouts following the research done by an Ashoka fellow in Belgium around burnouts in non-profit organizations. She found that for entrepreneurs or people highly involved in a non-profit project they are passionate about, they often do a burnout after 5 years. To solution this, we offer a compulsory 3 month paid sabbatical after a 5 year involvement as an employee.

Time off for important life events

Employees have the freedom to chose how to manage significant life events and are free to take time off if needed. There is a wide understanding that personal wellbeing comes is crucial and includes taking the time for dealing personal crisis, a birth, family illness… Everything is dealt on a case by case scenario.

Storytelling

Using PEMS to promote wellbeing

During our meetings, retreats and everyday work, we strive to create a good balance between the PEMS (Physical, Emotional, Mental, Spiritual) levels to promote better working conditions for each person:

• We try as much as possible to work outside or near nature, near rivers, mountains, oceans, forests, for the “spiritual” link to nature.

• We plan enough free time for people to do their sports (go running, swimming, surfing…).

• We do short meditations during meetings to calm and focus the mind.

• We do longer meditations with those who want.

• We give each other positive feedback to strengthen our ties and increase appreciation.

• We share stories about how we came to join euforia, about the craziness that happens during our trainings, about parties, about the beginnings of euforia, etc. to strengthen the community feeling.

• Each employee has a yearly budget for trainings or personal activities. He/she is free to use as he/she needs either to gain skills useful in his job or courses or activities of personal interest in accordance with his/her wellbeing plan.