The professor of Social Psychology and director of the “WANT: Psychosocial Prevention and Healthy Organizations” team, Marisa Salanova, was in charge of giving the first in-person Espaitec workshop
Espaitec has held its first in-person workshop within the cycle Cuida't Espaitec in which Marisa Salanova, professor in Social Psychology at the Universitat Jaume I and team manager «WANT: Psychosocial Prevention and Healthy Organizations» has defined what is HERO (Healthy & Resilient Organization) methodology, what are its benefits and how to apply it in teams to promote positive organizations.
Positive organizations
As the speaker defined, a positive organization It is characterized by developing systematic, planned and proactive efforts to improve their psychosocial health and include the organizational well-being as a strategic value. To do this, it is necessary to incorporate a set of healthy practices and resources to improve at the level of tasks, social and organizational environment, especially in situations of adversity.
In this sense, promoting the organizational well-being It brings benefits such as, for example, that the people who make up the team feel more motivated, are more efficient and better deal with change situations.
HERO model
El HERO model is a methodology developed by the WANT research group of the UJI, whose purpose is to promote healthy and resilient organizations. In this sense, an organization is positive when it comprises three key elements –healthy organizational resources and practices, healthy employees, and healthy organizational outcomes– that, by investing in them, they feed off each other, as Salanova explained.
First of all, healthy organizational resources and practices, such as family conciliation, recognition or autonomy, are a key component. Furthermore, the HERO model It also includes healthy employees and work groups, which are characterized by commitment and positive emotions and the absence of work exhaustion caused by stress. Finally, the third element is healthy organizational results such as, for example, good relations with the environment or corporate social responsibility.
Cuida't Espaitec
Through the cycle Cuida't Espaitec, a series of conferences and workshops aimed at people who are part of the innovative and technological ecosystem of the Universitat Jaume I and the business fabric of Castellón, Espaitec strengthens its commitment to strengthening the well-being and health of the workforce of its companies, favoring a positive and productive work environment. This initiative has the support of the Department of Innovation, Universities, Science and Digital Society of the Generalitat Valenciana.
