Work/life balance is the concept that supports an employee’s daily efforts to split their time and energy between their professional life with any and all other aspects of their life. It’s important for the health of an individual to be able to balance their time between work, family, friends, community, [...]
We all want to feel valued and appreciated at work; yet 65% of us don't. Not surprisingly, it’s the main reason employees leave their jobs. Creating an employee-appreciation strategy can have a big impact on your company’s culture, and in turn, its ability to retain good talent. It starts with [...]
We want to shine the spotlight on a company that is doing a tremendous job of implementing wellness in the workplace. G5 in Bend, Oregon, is a Premier Google Partner specializing in digital marketing for real estate companies. It has achieved an average customer retention rate of 94%, and for [...]
We have a team of insanely knowledgeable service reps who’s mission is to visit the companies who’ve purchase a PacificSource plan and explain the benefits to the employees, as well as answer all sorts of questions on how they can use their benefits. In their quest to make sure our [...]
Mid-level management is an excellent source to educate employees about your wellness programs because they usually have the most touches on the most employees. These managers can often get on board with helping promote workplace wellness efforts when they see the value in what these programs and services can do [...]
We’re spending more time sitting than ever, and researchers say it’s wreaking havoc on our bodies. In an interview with Dr. James Levine, director of the Mayo Clinic – Arizona State University Obesity Solutions Initiative, and inventor of the treadmill desk, he states, “Sitting is more dangerous than smoking, kills more people [...]
Presenteeism is one of those words that is listed with other positive expected outcomes of health and wellbeing programs and employee engagement. It can be defined as being physically on the job, but we are either physically ill or mentally preoccupied due to stress. When an employee is present but not [...]
