Annual enrollment can be a crazy time, particularly if you come to the planning process late. When advising clients, here are the 8 guiding principles I … Read more
Your Company’s Wellness Message: It Pays to Not Try and Spin Employees
When it comes to communicating about workplace wellness, there’s some debate about what the company’s message should be. Some say a company should never … Read more
Changing Health Behavior: Yes, Some Incentives Can Create Bad Habits
Back in May, we held a health tweet chat with I2I’s (Incentive Intelligence’s) managing director and lead consultant Paul Hebert about designing … Read more
Weekly Wrap: The Tide Seems to Have Turned For Social Media on the Job
I’m a sucker for research and data, and I write a lot about surveys that strike me as particularly interesting or insightful. Here’s another … Read more
Sleeping on the Job: How a Short Nap Can Help Employees be More Effective
If you get a bit tired after lunch, maybe you should sleep it off instead of grabbing another cup of coffee. MetroNaps has something called an energy pod. … Read more
Is Employee Wellness Really Just Extended Talent Management?
Employee Wellness programs are here to stay. As health insurance becomes more expensive and individual health continues to suffer, organizations have no … Read more
Embrace Wellness? Time to Get Your Head Out of the Sand and Just Do It
I’ll admit it. Until a couple of years ago, I thought corporate wellness programs were a silly waste of time. I didn’t get it. I was uninformed, naïve and … Read more
The Health Care ROI Debate: Do I Really Need to Sell You on Wellness?
I frequently interview non-client companies to hear what they’re doing to build health-supporting cultures. One question I always ask is: … Read more