Creating & Nurturing a Culture of Health & Wellness

Creating & Nurturing a Culture of Health & Wellness

Gallup recently discovered that employees who are engaged but not thriving in their lives are much more vulnerable and add risk to your organization. They further said that reporting of employees’ mental health and wellbeing will soon become a requirement for all organizations.

As leaders, our focus should not only be on Employee Engagement but also on their overall Wellness.

The conversation on employee wellness begins with the fundamentals. Whether you are considering or are in the early stages of crafting the business plan for your employee well-being, you may want to look at the following areas for Creating and Nurturing a Culture of Health & Wellness in your organization:

• Walk The Talk – Leadership team to bring about Conscious Lifestyle Changes at their end
• Have Annual Health check-ups and follow-ups
• Talk about Emotional challenges and steps you took to overcome those
• Encourage people to share their Emotional and Mental health through effective in-house platforms
• Share Success Stories (pertaining to Health & Wellness)
• Encourage people to Recognize Mistakes and Learn From Them
• Train Managers in Becoming Effective Leaders (Cue: Ineffective Managers contribute to Employee Stress & Attrition)
• Have a strong Rewards & Recognition program for Wellness Champions
• Encourage people to overcome their fear of money by getting them to talk about it in a Group setting (Cue: Financial worry contributes to Heart-related ailments)

The above pointers are a sure shot way of implementing a Successful and Engaging Annual Wellness plan. Wellness is no more a luxury but an essential part of your Employee Engagement strategy and it all begins with the leadership.