Is your office space letting employees live their healthiest life? For health & wellness (H&W) programs to really click, sporadic events, mailers, and gestures alone may not cut it. To get employees engaged in H&W, it’s vital to walk the talk . And the best way to start is by giving the office a makeover…
7 Effective Wellness Strategies That Won’t Bust Your Budget
Tasked with turning around wellness at work but challenged by the budget? Don’t let that hold you back! Here are 7 easy-to-implement strategies designed for anyone who is cash-strapped, bootstrapping, or just trying to create a more efficient H&W program. 1. Piggyback on Existing Spends You probably already have company offsites and conventions. Expenses on…
Top 2019 Employee Wellness Trends You Should Leverage In 2020
As the year draws to a close, the time’s just right to ask ourselves these questions: Are our employees entering the new year in better health, mind and body? Do we have a game plan to encourage a healthier lifestyle in 2020 and beyond? What takeaways from 2019 can help them be their best in…
10 Corporate Wellness Program Mistakes You Should Avoid
You know your corporate wellness program is ticking the right boxes for your employees when it improves their health, cuts absenteeism, and maybe even improves productivity. If you have a winner on your hands, it could even reduce attrition! Unfortunately, as one Assocham report revealed, 62% of employees whose organizations had wellness programs felt their…
Looking After The Health Of Your Remote Employees
This piece first appeared in Business World. In a world that’s flat, teams are operating further and further away from headquarters, often in non-traditional “offices.” India’s no different, with 58% of office-goers working remotely one day a week on average. Whether that’s in a coworking space, a remote sales location, or a good old-fashioned “work…
Let Healthy Eating Start At Work!
Long hours at work, traffic snarls, irregular mealtimes, and sedentary lifestyles don’t do our eating habits or health any favors. But the good news is that food can be one of the easiest things to fix! And it can all start at work. Why Diet Matters Diet plays a significant role in overall well-being. Conditions…
Power Up Your Wellness Plan With Predictive Analytics
This article was first published in Entrepreneur India. A lot of thought, energy, and money are poured into well-intentioned health and wellness (H&W) programs by corporate India. Unfortunately, too often, they miss the mark, stymieing the people involved! But what if the missing link was right at your fingertips? Every single day, a whopping amount…
Top 5 Employee Health Issues And How You Can Help
The average Indian professional works 10–12 hours a day routinely. Add the chunk of time spent commuting to work and it’s no surprise an employee’s health problems tail them doggedly to the workplace. Whether it’s diabetes, stress, or nutritional deficiencies, a host of health niggles and lifestyle illnesses are threatening to wreak havoc on corporate…
Tackle Workplace Mental Health With These 6 Smart Steps
This article first appeared in Business World. Employee wellness and fitness may be on corporate India’s radar today, but even the most progressive organizations seem to struggle with mental health issues. Only 29% of Indian companies had a mental well-being action plan in 2018, even as mental health continues to deteriorate nationwide. If your employee…
Why Health & Wellness Is A Strategic Business Need You Can’t Ignore
This piece was originally published by the Economic Times. Laser tag lunches, on-campus nap rooms, meditation sessions, fitness challenges … wellness initiatives have taken off in a big way in corporate India. Where these potential winners often fall short, though, is in not being part of a long-term cohesive health and wellness (H&W) plan. As…