Is Your Own Department Getting in the Way of Workplace Communication?

Quick Summary: HR directors, benefits managers, and others responsible for employee communication often have numerous and lofty goals (not to mention executives looking over their shoulders). Reaching employees effectively helps to engage their participation and reduce health care costs. But it’s tough to connect with workers when your own department’s communication ... [read full article]

4 Innovative Steps to Igniting Your Wellness Initiatives

Quick Summary: Communication is critical to creating engagement and building a true sense of urgency for your health promotion initiatives among employees. Use these 4 leadership steps to create employee buy-in—right now. “For communications to work, it must be real,” says leadership development consultant John Baldoni. “Talk is cheap, as we say. Make it worth something ... [read full article]

Which Comes First? Changing the Individual or Changing the Environment

Quick Summary: Most wellness programs try to improve overall employee health by focusing on the individual, but it’s hard to get people to change their health habits. Steal a behavioral change concept and consider first changing the environment. Altering the environment is like making water available to the proverbial horse. If there is no water, there ... [read full article]