5 / 5 ( 1 vote ) A significant cause of workplace stress is dealing with your manager. Much like personal relationships in the other areas of our lives, creating a comfortable working relationship based on honesty and respect is ideal. Although this is not always 100% attainable due to personality differences and other issues,…
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The Effectiveness of Workplace Health Risk Assessments
Often as a starting point for a workplace wellness program, a Health Risk Assessment (“HRA”) is a comprehensive questionnaire designed to identify health risks of employees. Ideally it then dovetails into a broader strategy of engaging employees in their own wellness choices, and assist them in making healthful changes that impact their health and prevent…
11 Reasons Why You Need to Create a Corporate Wellness Strategy to Lower Business Costs
When you walk into a business, whether it’s a store, office, or corporate building, you can soon feel the atmosphere and noticeable health of the employees. You’ll pick up the subtle and not-so-subtle cues that tell you whether this is a happy and thriving workplace, or disgruntled and staff are just getting by day to…
How Corporate Wellness Can Help Avoid Layoffs
With the economic turmoil and job losses over the last several years, the last thing this country needs is any more layoffs and hard-working employees out of work. It’s time for companies to get creative and proactive with keeping their costs under control, while avoiding having to hand out the dreaded pink slip. But have…
Reducing the Costly Impact of Employee Stress at Work
There’s a collective awakening happening in corporate America, and it’s being driven by the growing awareness of two things: the devastating and far-reaching health impacts of workplace stress, and the high financial cost to companies as a result. While my next blog, “3 Trends in Reducing Stress at Work” will detail trendy intervention strategies that…