How can leaders foster employee well-being through workplace flexibility?

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Business Management Corporate Governance grade: 10 Technical University of Munich (TUM School of Management) course: Advanced Seminar Marketing Strategy & Leadership - Strategy and Organization: Health Leadership language: English abstract: Organizations all over the world have discovered that employee well-being is crucial for the success of their business and the trend towards a healthy workplace is also nudged by a new demanding generation of employees entering the workforce millennials. While various actions and programs can facilitate employee well-being the focus of this seminar paper lies on a particular facet of work/life balance namely workplace flexibility. In the following it points out the benefits of flexible working possibilities for both workers and organizations explains how leaders can foster well-being through workplace flexibility and also takes challenges and downsides that may emerge into account.