Targeting costly and prevalent health conditions: Four bulletproof strategies for promoting healthy behaviors in the workplace

Believe me when I say developing effective wellbeing strategies can yield a boatload of benefits for both companies and their employees. When you leverage company data, implement at-work health screenings, and incentivize healthy habits, you can effectively target the company’s most costly and prevalent health conditions while encouraging positive behavior changes. Here I’ll explore four key strategies to […]

Ignoring chronic health conditions could cost your company big time

Effective corporate wellness initiatives do more than keep your employees healthy, happy, and productive. Research has shown over and over that well-designed and developed wellness programs increase a company’s bottom line. And frequently that success is just a matter of identifying and addressing your employees’ chronic medical conditions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as […]

7 Effective Strategies to Boost Wellness Program Engagement and Participation

Does this sound familiar? You kick off your corporate wellness initiative with a bang. Employees are enthusiastic and affirming. You feel heartened that your hard work getting the program off the ground is paying off. But as weeks go by, employee enthusiasm begins to wane. Many of your people begin to lose interest in program […]

How is your culture like a box of crayons?

Company culture is something that nobody much thinks or talks about, but everyone feels. Have you ever thought of your culture as a crayon box? No? It’s okay, we’ll get to that soon. The important point here is that our company cultures are made up of subcultures. These can take on their own distinct characteristics. Subcultures are […]

Investing in wellness: Key to employee health & productivity

  What if your employees had the means to make corporate health and wellness an integral part of their workday? How might that impact your people’s engagement levels? How about your company’s productivity and its ability to attract and retain talent? Ultimately, how would it affect the bottom line? But wellness is more than a […]

Target your efforts to generate the greatest value for your company’s wellness program investment

Did you know that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that six out of ten adults live with a chronic medical condition? This type of statistic is why you might consider focusing on promoting wellness in the workplace because effective corporate wellness programs don’t just make employees healthier and more productive, they will positively impact a company’s […]