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…
Smart Health Checks Give Your Wellness Plan An Edge
Over 20% of India currently has some form of chronic disease, whether they know it or not. And as much as we’d hope our employees aren’t part of this sobering number, the scenario is bleak. The issue hounds corporate India and could be hitting you with business losses too! Yet, despite the best intentions, most…
Make Your Corporate Wellness Program A Winner: A 5-Point Tool Kit
If you’ve always wondered what makes successful corporate wellness programs tick, you’ll want to see this quick guide. We’ve rounded up 5 smart strategies from the healthi experts that can overhaul a corporate wellness program and take it from bland to brilliant!
Measuring The Impact Of Your Health & Wellness Program: Metrics Matter!
Everything in today’s times − every corporate decision, every project success or failure – is determined by the data surrounding it. When we want to gauge the impact of a digital advertisement, we look at the number of conversions it brings in, among other parameters. When we’re toying between buying a car and a lifelong…
Wellness Programs and Enlightened Self-Interest: Joining the Dots
A recent ASSOCHAM paper indicates that adopting corporate wellness programs can save India Inc. about $20 billion worth of income by 2018, primarily through a reduction in the rate of absenteeism by 1%. Not just this, such programs can also prevent or help manage chronic and lifestyle conditions in employees and the corporate sector in general….
Is Your Employee Engagement Strategy Truly Digital?
Delightful digital experience counts as one of the factors that influence customer willingness to share personal data with companies. Convenience is increasingly becoming a key criterion for about 60 percent of online shoppers, a factor that is only going to become prominent as consumers increase online engagement. Your team members are digital consumers too! They shop (discover,…