Isn?t it wonderful that companies are starting to take note of the importance of wellness? Those who have invested in creating wellness programs with focus and energy are discovering the benefits to employee engagement, organizational culture and healthcare costs. Most companies know wellness isn?t just about giving employees a break to take a walk or a refillable water bottle. When O.C. Tanner leaders talk about wellness, they mean the whole person, and provide opportunities to improve wellness in three key areas: mind, body, and personal finance.
Our leap into a more focused approach to promoting personal wellness is not unique. A study from the American Institute for Preventative Medicine reports 91 percent of organizations now have some type of health promotion program compared to 78 percent ten years ago.
My Wellness at O.C. Tanner has not only allowed our people to shrink waistlines and grow savings, I?ve seen it work as a tool for team-building, engagement, and of course, recognition. Here are a few things we learned that may help your program be a success:
- It?s important to give your program a voice. We have used social networking tools?including Facebook, our intranet, and our employee recognition tools?to give program participants the opportunity to celebrate accomplishments, share setbacks, communicate upcoming events, and provide peer-to-peer support.
- Team support makes all the difference. We?ve discovered that by working in teams, participation and completion percentages increase. No matter the event or goal, it is usually more fun to tackle new challenges with a support system. Our participation and completion data supports this assumption.
- Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate. Ideas for our wellness program come from all over the company. Executive leadership, human resources, client services, and marketing professionals have all helped contribute to the program?s success. We know we need to reach employees all over the company, so we work with employees from different departments to make that happen.
- Partner up. Knowledge is power, so we partner with community and business organizations that provide us with qualified and informed subject matter experts. They share their knowledge and skills on budget planning, healthy eating, and more. It?s been a terrific benefit that?s usually available to us at low or no cost. And, the added?convenience of having classes and seminars right here at work (rather than having to drive to different locations) makes personal wellness in all areas of life seem more doable.
- Make sure everyone has skin in the game. O.C. Tanner?s leaders took a leap of faith in supporting the program. While it paid off, we have also challenged our employees to take that leap with us. When we hold a financial planning course or offer on-site massage therapy, we ask participants to contribute to their own small investment to the education or service. We?ve learned that when a registration fee is required, our completion rate in courses and programs go up. The idea that employees, as the participants, have a stake in things, has proven to be a motivating factor in whether or not they complete a course or reach a goal.
We?ve also discovered how wellness programs can bring people together.?Our wellness participants bond with people they don?t typically work with, so they?re able to build new friendships. I?ve seen my co-workers re-engage not only to improve their well-being, but their performance on the job because they find new inspiration, new motivation, and new energy. Employees have found new ways to go the extra mile for clients and co-workers because O.C. Tanner has gone the extra mile for them.
Does your company have a corporate wellness program? If so, what has it done for you, your friends at work, and your organization? What?s your favorite part?
Source: http://www.octanner.com/blog/2012/10/wellness-bolsters-corporate-culture/
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