What are some employee wellness strategies that can improve productivity?

Completely agree & have a few more suggestions: Provide healthy food options: Healthy food options in the workplace can help employees to eat healthier and have more energy throughout the day. Providing healthy snacks and drinks, or subsidies for healthy meals at nearby restaurants. Encourage physical activity: Physical activity is important for both physical and mental health. Employers can encourage physical activity by providing on-site fitness centers, offering fitness classes, and reimbursing employees for gym memberships. Offer stress management programs: Stress can have a negative impact on both productivity and health. Employers can offer stress management programs, such as yoga, meditation, and time management workshops etc.

With years of experience, I’ve found that to be productive, one can implement a system of recognition and rewards for outstanding performance. Acknowledging and rewarding employees for their hard work can boost morale and motivation, ultimately leading to improved productivity.

In my experience, the best way to assess the current wellness situation of your employees, is through interactions and interviews with a completely non-biased stakeholder of the company or an assigned third party. This will ensure a safe space for the employees to discuss about not just wellness but even topics like mental health.

The most common misconception about wellness is equating it solely to physical fitness or being absolutely healthy, i.e. not falling sick. But wellness if actually peeped into, is more about one's physical, emotional, social, and overall well-being. 1. When one feels valued, like they belong, and are treated with "Equity" not "Equality" and when they foresee their personal growth they automatically push themselves to perform. 2. Promote a balanced personal and work life and an opportunity or platform where individuals are encouraged to learn new skills and enhance their existing skills. 3. Recognize efforts and offer rewards - this always motivates an individual. 4. Encourage workplace connections by organizing events and gatherings.

Programas de bem-estar como incentivo aos funcionários 1 - Sistema de Recompensas Crie um sistema de recompensas para incentivar a participa??o em programas de bem-estar. 2 - Competi??es amigáveis Organize competi??es amigáveis relacionadas à saúde para envolver e motivar os funcionários. 3 - Programas personalizados Ofere?a programas de bem-estar personalizados de acordo com as necessidades individuais dos funcionários.

Providing incentives in the form of memberships to the right health and wellness platforms, tailored to the individual employee, is a major game changer, instead of standardised allowance for all. A more personalised approach is an absolute plus, rather than a one size fits all approach to health.

An example of building a wellness culture is providing activities for your team during the workday that show you care about your team having camaraderie. Recently I hosted a 1.5 hour opportunity to explore painting with water colors and the response was extremely encouraging. Several team members reported back that the opportunity helped them feel more relaxed and were ready to go back and tackle the day. It doesn’t have to be water coloring but it should be an activity where anyone across the office can participate and use those moments to reset.

1. Employee Well-being should not be a strategy but giving it its due, must be the organisations culture. Mental, physical and spiritual well-being must be the focus. 2. Not everyone is equipped to handle this important activity. Get trained professionals to handle it. It is not a purely HR function, it’s about Human Feeling. Not to say HR can’t handle it, but they need specific learning’s on how to do so. For eg you would not go to an orthopaedist for an eye check up. 3. Well-being is a transformative process and therefore can never be “achieved” in that sense. The victory lies in the process and the change not in the result. 4. Don’t reduce wellbeing to a “Wellness Week” or a half day seminar. It must be a continuous process.

Add an option of active stress buster actives such as having a basketball court at the receiving dock where team can pickup the ball and score few shots before heading home or just at a certain time team members can get together for active moments. Offering wellness incentives like organizing meditation sessions and wellness talks are helpful and inexpensive tools to show your real care.

Creating a workplace culture that values and prioritizes work-life balance, recognizing that employees are more likely to be productive and engaged when their personal and professional lives are in harmony. We should encourage and promote a healthy work-life balance. Organizations must establish clear expectations regarding working hours, response times and support their employees to take breaks to recharge.