Don’t Hire a Wellness Vendor Until You’ve Answered These Questions
Ever had a less-than-ideal wellness vendor experience? If you don’t get what you bargained for, they probably misrepresented themselves (read I Don’t Believe Anything a Wellness Vendor Says…) or you didn’t do your homework — or both. Before you even start shopping, take some time to answer these 5 questions, then scrutinize each vendor carefully […]
Harnessing Stress for Good: The Power of Mindset
If most of what you know, practice, and teach about stress is based on the fight-or-flight paradigm, hold on to your hat. Recent scientific findings show mindset — how we think about stress — has the power to foster negative effects… or significantly enhance well-being. According to Stanford researcher and clinical psychologist Alia Crum, assuming […]
Prospecting Webinars Boost Wellness Participation in the New Year
January is a perfect time to offer webinars that highlight your services and programs throughout the year. These prospecting sessions are overviews of what’s available — with enough details to hook potential participants, but not so much they don’t feel a need to come back for more. Some guidelines: Make the topic timely. Use headlines […]
Third Thursday POS Wellness
Simple, effective, and fun. That’s the best way to describe this easy-to-implement wellness program. On every third Thursday set up an education table in the cafeteria or other high traffic location (Point of Service). Align the topic with a national health month or an internal initiative. Some ideas to get started: Blood Pressure — providing […]
Whose Side Are You On?
Who’s Lying Now?
True or false? 1 in 6 American men will get prostate cancer 1 in 8 American women will get breast cancer 1 in 3 Americans is obese 2 million Americans are manic depressive. False, false, false, false. Surprised? You may even have used some of these numbers to promote a program or make a point […]
Well-Being: Fourth Pillar in the Edward Jones Associate Value Proposition
With over 40,000 associates and 14,000 branches in North America, Edward Jones Investments’ hugely successful financial services firm built its reputation on core values such as putting client interests first and respect for the individual. The firm also defines 4 pillars in their Investing in You associate value proposition: career, culture, financial security, and well-being. […]
Why Wellness Managers Need to Spend More Time on Omphaloskepsis
No, it’s not the prevention of the omphalo virus. Omphaloskepsis is the contemplation of one’s navel as an aid to meditation. And while it’s a tongue-in-cheek suggestion, the larger point is that wellness professionals don’t spend enough time in quiet reflection. Why does it matter? Because to be the best version of your professional and […]
Meeting the Challenges of Shiftwork: Perspectives from Carolyn Schur, Sleep Educator
Since the dawn of time there have been shiftworkers. Someone needed to keep the cave fires burning and watch out for marauding tribes. Because of advances in technology, industrialization, and communication around the globe, increasing numbers work nontraditional shifts. According to 2004 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, almost 15 million employees worked evenings, […]
Lifestyle Medicine: What Well-Being Managers Need to Know
The closest thing to a revolution in healthcare has been quietly gaining traction for over 15 years. Providers in the US and around the world are taking a keen interest in treating the root cause of many chronic diseases: a toxic lifestyle. Writing prescriptions for fruits and vegetables, a daily walk, or a visit to […]