10 Best Practices We Learned from 700 Wellness Challenge Implementations
Wellness challenges are familiar territory for most well-being programs. Step challenges, nutrition campaigns, seasonal programs — many wellness, HR, and benefits leaders have implemented some version of them year after year.
Wellness Challenge Overload: How Many Is Too Many?
A smarter way to year-round engagement — without burning out your workforce. How many wellness challenges does it take to keep employees engaged?
It’s a bit like binge-watching: a gripping season pulls you in, but by the fourth spinoff you’re ready for a break. The same dynamic plays out in workplace wellness. Run too many challenges too close together, and what began as energizing quickly turns into background noise.
AI Tools for Employee Wellness Leaders: Work Smarter, Not Harder
10-minute read
Organizations continue to advance workplace wellness and overall well-being through innovative strategies that leverage technology. AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and Gemini (called models or chatbots) are changing how these wellness industry approaches work. They can efficiently handle common tasks – freeing you to focus on approaches, collaboration, and the creative problem solving that requires your expertise.
10 Lessons Wellness Managers Can Learn From Political Campaigns
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Election season is, thankfully, drawing to a close. And while you may be exhausted from the rancorous back and forth, wellness managers can put certain political campaign techniques to good use.
Healthy Eating: Turning Knowledge Into Action
3-minute read Supporting employee well-being is a priority for high-performing organizations, but finding effective ways to deliver clear, lasting results is a challenge. Most people already know that a nutritious diet rich in vegetables and fruits is vital to good health. Then why do so few of us eat well? Typical workplace nutrition programs offer […]
6 Ways to Become More Creative at Work
3-minute read It’s been 3 years since the transition to remote/hybrid work was thrust into hyperdrive with the pandemic’s onset. Some organizations have embraced it, while others have taken a firm stance that going to work means being at the workplace. Depending on where you sit (literally and figuratively), remote/hybrid work has benefits as well […]
It Takes Less Exercise Than You Think to Improve Mental Health
3-minute read A new British Journal of Sports Medicine study offers hope to those with common mental health disorders. Results present an opportunity for any organizations scrambling to connect their workforce with resources during a shortage of licensed providers. That physical activity improves mental health is not news. But this review is the first of […]
Fulfillment and Success Start With Kindness
2-minute read How to lead with compassion The mind and body rewards are well documented: Those who show compassion and kindness report lower blood pressure, less heart disease risk, and improved cognitive function plus increased happiness, vitality, and better relationships. But what about your occupation? Does being nice at work translate to success in your […]
HAL* Yes! Wellness Pros Can Get an AI Boost Right Now
4-minute read Today’s Artificial Intelligence (AI), like the ChatGPT model that recently went viral, may not live up to either the hype or the fears it evokes. But inevitably its role in wellness leaders’ workflow will be on par, at least, with Google Search. If you haven’t delved into chatbots yet, an example is the […]
Top 10 Must-Reads for Well-Being Pros: 2023 Edition
2-minute read Whatever your role, invigorate your career and well-being plus inspire others with learnings gleaned from these selections: Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life (2023). Described as a field guide to this mysterious and vital force, the new release from emotions researcher Dacher Keltner may be […]