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Wellness Program Best Practices Maximize Potential

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Last week I discussed the details of the top 5 wellness programs employers are implementing and I wanted to follow up with some best practices for these popular wellness programs. By utilizing the following best practices and incorporating themes of...

Top 5 Wellness programs to Improve Employee Health

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I recently came across an article that recommended different types of wellness programs for organizations looking to reduce healthcare costs. There has been a lot of interest lately in the wellness incentive arena and I have identified 5 distinct...

Humor, Positivity and Employee Recognition Awards

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I wanted to provide some insights on how managers can inject humor and positivity into an employee award program. Particularly in light of the uncertain economy that we are experiencing, coupling humor and positivity with employee recognition can prove to...

The Changing Faces of Staff Recognition Awards

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Part Three: How to retain and motivate Baby Boomers, Veteran Employees   For the past two weeks I have been discussing how to design an employee incentive program in order to make it appeal to various demographical groups of employees....
"The global workforce is becoming fatter, sicker and less productive due to chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes," reports a 2006 PricewaterhouseCoopers study. This research confirms that employees and the organizations they make up have neglected a fundamental...

Inspiring Employee Health and Wellness with Incentives

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Last week I posted an entry on tips for successful wellness incentive programs and I wanted to follow up this week with a similar article on how to inspire employees to encourage participation in an employee wellness awards program. Emily...

Tips for a Successful Wellness Incentive Program

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Inspiring employee health and wellness by providing motivating incentives is becoming more common for large and small companies alike across the United States. When organizations utilize a few key concepts to implement and consistently communicate employee wellness programs, they...
Companies both large and small across the United States have began to turn to wellness incentive programs as a way to reduce health insurance premiums and to increase overall worker productivity. Employees are showing a genuine interest in participating in...

Communicating Reward Programs Effectively

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According to a study conducted by World at Work, in the modern corporate world, human resources departments are also in charge of communicating and administering reward programs.  Without a dedicated person to ensure that each employee is aware of the...