The business case for corporate wellbeing initiatives is simple – there’s a 500% return on productivity for every dollar invested into supporting workplace mental health and wellness. Studies have proven time and time again that a well established program boosts motivation, productivity, and mental, physical and social wellbeing. With off-the-shelf solutions, dedicated industry professionals and more access to supporting technology than ever before, your wellness initiative is almost guaranteed to succeed. Here’s how you and your team can ensure an effective wellness initiative in 2021.
Planning is EVERYTHING
As Benjamin Franklin said, by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Very cheesy, but also very true. The logistics of running a wellbeing initiative may not be the most thrilling component of the process, but preparation is key to setting yourself and your corporate participants up for success. Like any strategy, think about the key goals you are trying to achieve with this drive, and the steps you’ll take to get there.
Build excitement!
Your initiative is nothing without employee engagement! Make internal communication a priority, and don’t stop at an initial announcement. Constant reminders and reiteration will prompt your new and exciting initiative to come to the forefront of participants’ minds. This will likely motivate them to get themselves and their colleagues involved and engaged.
You can do this through email updates, or by utilising your intranet or internal social media platform to share announcements. Encourage your employees to interact with the initiative in any way you see fit! (Pun intended.) Bonus points for incentivising your employees with a reward at the end of the road.
Share your results
Share your success! Your long-term wellness strategy will hinge on the success of your current campaign. Select metrics that mean something to you – it might be the total amount raised for charity, or the cumulative number of steps your corporate employees took. You may also wish to distribute a short survey afterwards to collect feedback from your valued participants, which will be worth its weight in gold for your next initiative.
If employee wellbeing isn’t currently a part of your HR strategy, it’s time to get with the times! As a new generation of corporate Australia enters the workforce and working values and cultures invariably shift, well-executed wellness will only become more paramount to your company’s success. You got this!
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