Enhancing Workplace Well-Being Through Understanding the Three Personality Types: Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas According to Samkhya 20 Satish Modh Contents Introduction ...................................................................................... 540 The Problem of Treating Employees as Resource .............................................. 541 Samkhya and the Theory of Gunas ............................................................. 544 Triguna and the Nature of Work ................................................................ 546 A New Perspective on Management at Workplace ............................................. 548 Management Is “Ethical Action” Done by “People” ....................................... 549 Using Technology ............................................................................ 551 Using Resources ............................................................................. 551 To Achieve a State of Joy and Happiness ................................................... 552 Producers and Customers .................................................................... 553 Ethical Issues at Workplace ..................................................................... 554 Dealing with Dilemma at the Workplace ....................................................... 555 The Role of an Individual ................................................................... 555 Advantages of Being Ethical at Workplace ................................................. 558 A Questionnaire to Identify Your Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas Guna ............................ 559 Method of Evaluation ........................................................................ 561 Summary ......................................................................................... 561 Cross-References ................................................................................ 562 References ....................................................................................... 562 Abstract Well-being may have been the subject of discussions in developed countries since long; the issue is catching up in developing countries. More companies in India are now looking at physical, emotional, and financial well-being. This chapter deals well-being at the workplace with focus on the role of an individual – as an employee and also as a distinct personality with various positive and negative attributes. S. Modh (*) Vivekananda Education Society’ s Institute of Management, Mumbai, India e-mail: satishmodh@gmail.com © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 S. Dhiman (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Well-Being, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30025-8_22 539