LEADERS AS WELL-WISHERS: FOSTERING A CULTURE OF FLOURISHING THROUGH WELL-BEING LEADERSHIP

In an era where workplace well-being is pivotal to organizational success, well-being leadership offers a transformative approach to cultivating inclusive, resilient, and thriving workplace cultures. This introduction outlines the essence of well-being leadership, emphasizing its role in addressing psychological, emotional, and professional needs of employees. By integrating insights from contemporary research, it explores how this leadership paradigm mitigates burnout, fosters trust, and drives collective prosperity. Challenges such as entrenched authoritative structures and implementation barriers are examined, with evidence-based strategies proposed for overcoming them. This discourse bridges philosophical ideals with practical applications, advocating for cooperative leadership to revolutionize organizational dynamics. Keywords: Wellbeing Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Employee Wellbeing, Higher Education