Source: Chapman Institute What is this about? Budget is usually a major challenge for most employee wellness programs. Since employee wellness and well-being programs are completely discretionary or “optional” in terms of management decision-making around resource allocation, it makes it very hard to adequately fund these kinds of programs. Employee wellness professionals usually must work… Continue Reading ›
A major mistake many worksite wellness practitioners make is using a narrow economic rationale for wellness programming. As I emphasized in my post last week, communicating the impact of your wellness program in ROI terms is critical. However, I have seen many managers who set out to communicate the ROI of their efforts focus narrowly… Continue Reading ›
Building sustained executive support for Worksite Wellness is often one of the most important roles of a wellness professional. In my decades working with over a thousand organizations, here are the top three best practices with the biggest impact: Starting with number three… #3: Dig into the details and show them the plan. None of… Continue Reading ›