Debra Charles is one of the rising number of business leaders backing a career break, travel, volunteering and wellbeing and seeing the long-term value it can bring to an organisation. Stylist magazine has spoken to her on the subject.
Nurturing wellbeing is good for an organisation’s long-term value. It can be realised in a measurable way too, whether it’s a reduction in absenteeism and attrition, attracting new recruits, or impacting overall company growth goals.
Since starting Novacroft back in 1998, Debra has taken three months out to explore Australia, India and America, returning with a new desire to make a difference in society.
It’s an adventure that stretches you beyond your everyday comfort zone, and so anyone having taken a break like that is likely to have grown in confidence. They’ll also have experienced other cultures and communities, seen other ways of doing things and practical differences that, once home, they can use to add value to a potential employers’ organisation.
Why is wellbeing so important from a career perspective?
There are many people around the globe who have considerable skills, and yet they are still to realise their true potential. Improved wellbeing unleashes a persons innate confidence, energy and drive and clarity of thought. All behaviours that propel a person forward. I believe that caring and and having fun is good for our team and highly valuable in Novacroft’s pursuit to make a measurable impact on society and, in-turn, the growth of our organisation.