Workplace health promotion strengthens trust, motivation, and collaboration among all employees – thus becoming a genuine success factor. When workplace health promotion measures noticeably ease the daily work routine, they foster a sense of self-efficacy that sustains teams in the long term. Gerald Konrad and Patrick Ganster from Vivum Unternehmensberatung OG explain in a short interview what is important in workplace health promotion and how healthy working conditions support people, reduce friction, and make companies more stable and future-proof.

Why is workplace health promotion (WHP) important for business success?

Workplace health promotion helps you make visible what strengthens people and your organization: resources, skills, and scope for action. When meaning, appreciation, and self-efficacy become tangible in everyday work, trust develops. And this trust is precisely the foundation for sustainable business success.

Which workplace health promotion measures are particularly effective?

Effective measures are those that truly impact your daily work and make targeted use of existing resources. Good leadership, respectful communication, clear processes, and a conscious approach to stress strengthen self-efficacy where it counts: in daily activities. Health promotion is effective when it noticeably makes work easier—not when it adds to the burden.

How do employees and companies benefit in the long term from health-promoting working conditions?

Employees gain security, energy, and confidence in their own effectiveness. Your company benefits from stable teams, less friction, and greater cohesion. Health-promoting working conditions create a culture in which people stay, take responsibility, and achieve success together.