2. ⊠the most important thing if youâre
thinking about initiating a wellness
program ⊠or are frustrated by the
lack of participation in an existing
program.
That is âŠ
4. But, how?
Thatâs todayâs million dollar question âŠ
⊠and we just happen to
have the million dollar
answer (for a whole lot
less).
5. Your wellness initiative must be
seen by your employees as
something you are doing FOR
them, not TO them.
This is the takeawayâright up front.
(Carrots and sticks just donât work long-term.)
6. Your wellness initiative must be
embraced from the Top Down, at
least in the beginning (see what
happens when you get to slide 9 ***).
If your organizationâs leadership
doesnât fully support it, if your
department heads and managers
donât support it, trust us, your
employees wonât buy-in.
The resultâno engagement.
MoreâŠ
7. ïŒ
And, one more thing âŠ
A wellness initiative, such as the LoneStartNow Team
Esteem Challenge, is a process that gradually changes
lifestyle behaviors.
A true wellness initiative (the kind that
actually changes behavior) is not an event.
Itâs not a health fair, fun run, or filling out a
HRA. Those are events.
8. Once everyone is on-board, great things happen âŠ
ï§ Improved productivity
ï§ Improved morale
ï§ Decreased absenteeism
ï§ Decreased presenteeism
ï§ Health care costs start to go down
ï§ Employees become engaged in the wellness process
ï§ Your bottom line improves
And, this all spills over into a more aligned workforce.
9. Once your initiative has taken
hold and is part of your
organizationâs culture, it takes
on a life of its own, becoming a
Bottom Up rather than strictly
Top Down program. Your
employees are vested in its
success, because it is also their
success!
*** And, hereâs the promised Slide 9
A âMeâ Challenge becomes a
âWeâ opportunity. Participants
work as teams toward a
common causeâcreating a new
culture of wellness within their
organization.
10. We know itâs easy to get fit people to
participate in wellness programs. The
real challenge is to engage those
individuals who are most at risk for
preventable chronic illness and least
likely to participate in traditional âdiet
and exerciseâ programsâand that means
reducing, if not eliminating, the real and
perceived barriers to participation and
success. And, thatâs a good thing.
Itâs a challenge. But thatâs not
necessarily a bad thing.
11. We partner with our clients to engage all
of their employees in a team-building
behavioral strategy designed to create a
new culture where healthier behaviors
are learned, adopted, shared, and
sustained.
This is what we do.
12. Now, ask yourself âŠ
What should you expect from the effort and
investment youâre going to put into a wellness
initiative?
To learn more, contact us âŠ
www.lonestartnow.com / 512.894.3440
âReducing healthcare costs and improving productivity through engaged
employees making positive lifestyle behavior choices.â
Well, how about something as
simple as this?