3 Ways Employee Wellness Programs Can Boost Employee Engagement

Lynn — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 22:23:29 +0000

In order to run employee wellness programs to boost employee engagement, Malcolm Knowles (2011) states that adult learners should be “given some choice and control over the learning process”… and in order for adult learner’s to make a ‘psychological investment’ in learning’, the curriculum has to relate to their interests (McDonough, 2014). Today’s interests are likely focused on keeping healthy and sane! Too often, wellness programs spill-off from other health benefits. Or worst, hospitals aren’t offering them at all. These wellness programs fall into one of four common categories: 1. Running weight-loss challenges, 2. Reimbursed fitness memberships, 3. Annual employee reimbursement on wellness initiatives of their choice, or 4. Hospitals offer a series of wellness workshops throughout the year. If you take note of these four areas, you’ll notice that they fit the category of “given some choice and control”. Here’s the thing, none of these options offer much to sustainable personal development. Without that sustainability, performance isn’t going to improve in the long run. Instead, they’re programs that focus on offering their employees simple health strategies. The employer ends up wasting its money! Simple is great. I like simple. Strategies are great too! But simplicity might fall short when we evaluate […]

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