Company extends capabilities within Citrix
Workspace™ to help organizations create the space people need to be
well and succeed
Businesses are only as healthy as the people that run them. And
let’s face it: many of us are ailing. The pandemic has upended the
way we work and driven our stress to record levels. The US Census
Bureau reports that over 30 percent of American adults have
demonstrated signs of anxiety and depression since April – an
increase of 200 percent since 2019. To help bring things in check,
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS), today announced the
availability of new well-being capabilities within Citrix
Workspace™ that companies can use to help employees better manage
the pressures and complexities of the workday so they can be and do
their best.
“Traditionally, companies have focused on the physical
well-being of their employees and viewed the other aspects as a bit
taboo. But the pandemic has changed this,” said Donna Kimmel,
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Citrix.
“Companies are now having more holistic conversations that cover
the mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects of well-being because
they realize that they must create a workspace that empowers their
people to be well on all fronts.”
And there is incentive for them to do so. The World Health
Organization estimates that depression and anxiety disorders cost
the global economy $1 trillion each year in lost productivity.
“We cannot remain in this state of cognitive and emotional
turmoil, with fatigue, negativity, and overload,” says Amit Sood,
MD and executive director of the Global Center for Resiliency and
Well-Being. “A solution is to become resilient so that we can
withstand and bounce back from the adversity we currently face,
become physically stronger, establish better relationships, and
enjoy greater success at work.”
The Space to Succeed
With Citrix, companies can create the space people need to be
well and succeed. Using Citrix Workspace, they can deliver a
secure, reliable and consistent experience that removes the noise
and distractions from work, enabling employees to focus, innovate
and create value.
And, leveraging new microapp capabilities within the solution,
they can seamlessly integrate well-being functionality into the
workspace and make it part of how they work. The easy-to-use,
low-code tools enable companies to automatically surface relevant
content and resources to support employees and deliver it to any
device. And they can be used to drive vital tasks associated with
well-being and make it part of the workday such as:
- Conducting quick pulse surveys to track and improve employee
happiness and well-being
- Sharing positive news to increase employee morale
- Recognizing colleagues and their achievements to foster
engagement and community
- Surfacing relevant content and FAQs to support employees in one
place, securely
Customers will also be able to add new functionality through a
growing ecosystem of Citrix partners or build new microapps
themselves to adapt the well-being capabilities to meet changing
needs.
A Culture of Well-Being
“We’re all managing the challenges of the pandemic in different
ways,” Kimmel said. “But one thing is universal: when people
experience a state of well-being at work, they can unlock their
potential, work purposefully and creatively, successfully control
everyday stress, and make meaningful contributions to the success
of the entire organization,” Kimmel said.
Citrix partners such as A2K Partners are already eyeing the new
capabilities within Citrix Workspace to help clients create an
environment that promotes well-being and lessens the impact that
stress and burnout have on employees so they can flourish and
achieve their full potential.
“To accelerate revenue and the customer experience, people need
to think and feel their best and 'be in their flow,' and leaders
are reprioritizing well-being as part of their strategies to
accommodate this,” said Ray Wolf, CEO, A2K Partners “It is a newer
trend, and together with Citrix, we can help to fuel it, providing
solutions that enable organizations to make well-being a part of
their DNA and support it in a holistic way.”
Fujitsu is on board as well. As a result of this initiative, the
company has integrated the Fujitsu BuddyConnect mobile app with
Citrix Workspace.
“Culture Change builds resilience into the fabric of
organizations with new ways of working and empowered people, which
supports their well-being,” said Sarah-Jane Littleford, Head of
Responsible Business, Fujitsu Global Delivery. “In addition, the
pandemic has served as a catalyst to put employee well-being right
at the top of business priorities. Leveraging the Citrix Workspace
platform and well-being capabilities within it, we can help our
customers embed well-being and inclusion in their culture which is
key to unlocking success while powering operational
effectiveness.”
The Citrix well-being capabilities are available for use today.
To learn more about the technology and the value it can deliver for
your organization, click here.
About Citrix
Citrix (NASDAQ: CTXS) builds the secure, unified digital
workspace technology that helps organizations unlock human
potential and deliver a consistent workspace experience wherever
work needs to get done. With Citrix, users get a seamless work
experience and IT has a unified platform to secure, manage, and
monitor diverse technologies in complex cloud environments.
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