Work-related stress alone can cost up to $300 billion a year, and companies now recognize that poor wellbeing at work creates massive economic and productivity losses. A Global Wellness Institute survey found that 70-80 percent of US companies believe that wellness programs reduce absenteeism and increase productivity.
Health fairs are a fun way to engage team members in health and wellness.
Ok, so most of our readers probably have a good idea of WHY WELLNESS is important, but HOW to put it together can be a daunting task. More often than not, team member well-being and culture oversight falls on the HR team.
Your brain is you and you are your brain. It’s the size of your fist, weighs about 3 pounds—and is in charge of everything your mind and body do. It never shuts down and is even active when a person is sleeping. Everyone is walking around with billions of bits of information in their brains. In order for our brains to work most effectively, they require healthy, consistent energy and a balanced input/output.
EVERYONE IS BURNT-OUT. You are. We are. They Are. He Is. It’s affecting everyone! The last few years have taught many of us how to ‘hang in there’ but even the most well prepared are having a hard time. Our team members need more support because like Ferris Bueller says, ‘Life Moves Pretty Fast’ so we have to keep up.
