What is this about?

Unfortunately, most employee wellness programs in the U.S. need to be redesigned for greater effectiveness, but few wellness coordinators know how to make a simple redesign proposal “pitch” to their senior management team.  The proposal they put forward needs to be seen as feasible and logical for senior management to endorse it. Another part of the challenge is making the redesign process robust enough to produce a stronger redesigned wellness program without getting too much into the “weeds” and losing your senior managers’ attention.  This requires a carefully balanced approach and a little finesse.

Why is this important?

 This Solution Set document is designed to provide a sample of a brief proposal for redesigning your employee wellness program.  It is important because it is intended to get senior management’s attention and provoke them to action.  Without a catalyzing event/proposal like this, they are likely to continue the “same old, same old” approach that has not produced much in the way of results.

What can you do with this document?

• First, look the document over to get a sense of how it positions the key organizational issues around a possible program redesign.
• Next, decide if any of the statements or redesign planning steps contained in the draft document should be modified. (You may be proposing a new wellness program versus a redesign of an existing wellness program.)
• Then determine which employees should be involved in the redesign project and add them to the proposal.
• Decide who should facilitate or lead the effort.
• Then, show the proposal to your supervisor or senior management “champion” to get their feedback and approval to proceed.
• Then, distribute the proposal through the appropriate “chain of command” channels with a requested date for feedback or a decision.
• Follow-up with your principal contacts at the appropriate time.

In summary, this sample proposal for requesting a redesign of your employee wellness program is intended to help your management staff re-examine the way your organization is approaching employee wellness and well-being and to improve the effectiveness of your programming effort.