Wellbeing in the Workplace

Wellbeing at Work Matters

A thriving workplace is about more than retaining great employees. When people feel supported, connected, and equipped to navigate challenges, they are better able to contribute, collaborate, grow, and do their best work. Investing in employee wellbeing can strengthen workplace culture, engagement, productivity, resilience, and long-term organizational success.

Midland County employers don’t have to do this work alone. Our community and region offer a strong network of organizations providing resources for workplace assessment and strategy, culture, leadership development, employee development, mental health, and practical supports that address barriers to employment.

These resources include the Midland Area Wellbeing Coalition, Great Lakes Bay Region Mental Health Partnership, PartnerShift Network, Lead, ROCK Center for Youth Development, and Chapman Foundation for Caring Communities. Together, they offer employers multiple ways to strengthen the wellbeing of their people and organizations—from assessments and strategic planning to training, coaching, workplace culture initiatives, and employee support.

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The Business Case for Wellbeing

Positive Experience

More engaged employees

Talent Retention

Less likely to lose talent

30%

Absences

Reduction in sick leave

Output

More productive

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Midland Area Wellbeing Coalition

Build a workplace where people can feel good, struggle well, and function effectively.

The Midland Area Wellbeing Coalition partners with local organizations to strengthen workplace wellbeing using practical tools grounded in positive psychology, workplace wellbeing research, and local data. Whether an organization is just beginning its wellbeing journey or looking to deepen an existing strategy, we help leaders and employees better understand what supports people—and turn that understanding into meaningful action.

Our workplace support can include wellbeing assessments and customized organizational insights, facilitated workshops and team experiences, leadership consultation, strategic planning, and ongoing learning opportunities. Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all program, we work with organizations to identify their strengths, understand opportunities for growth, and build practical approaches that fit their people and culture.

Our workplace partners span education, arts and culture, philanthropy, nonprofit, government, and business throughout Midland County. Some of our current local partners include Midland County ESA, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland Area Community Foundation, United Way of Midland County, Midland County, First United Methodist Church, and the Midland Business Alliance.

Learning Opportunities

Organizations and employees can also take advantage of several signature learning opportunities:

Workplace Wellbeing Certificate – A workplace-focused learning experience that helps participants understand the conditions that enable people and organizations to thrive and identify practical ways to strengthen wellbeing at work.
Workplace Wellbeing Ambassador Program – Develop internal champions who help keep wellbeing visible and actionable within their organizations. Ambassadors build their knowledge, gain practical resources, connect with other workplace champions, and help translate wellbeing strategies into everyday workplace practices.
Midland Wellbeing Certificate – An immersive open-enrollment introduction to the science and practice of wellbeing, giving participants practical tools they can use personally, professionally, and throughout the community.

From an individual employee looking for useful tools to an organization seeking a more intentional approach to workplace culture and wellbeing, the Coalition can help you determine where to begin—and what comes next.