Developing a Holistic Approach to Employee Well-Being

People are a business’s most valued asset, so it stands to reason that employee wellness is a fundamentally important metric for ensuring your company optimizes its talent. In fact, holistic wellness is one of the drivers that is reshaping the world of work—and it’s likely to take even greater organizational focus in the future. Today’s potential and current employees expect employers’ practices and policies to reflect a “whole person” perspective that includes diversity, equity and belonging, transparency, and a whole range of related issues.

In this course, you will learn to identify major shifts in how work is conducted—recognizing the impact of the pandemic, Generation Z, technology, and other global forces. Explore how to build a business case for a whole health initiative in your workplace, recognize potential obstacles and pitfalls, and discover the steps leaders must take in order to make such a program a reality—plus much more.

Who Should Attend:

Leaders in human resources, total rewards, and benefits, as well as business owners and other professionals who oversee the HR function or are involved with or responsible for strategic initiatives that impact organizational change.

How You Will Benefit:

• Improve overall performance and business results by making employee well-being a higher priority
• Increase your organization’s profile as an employer of choice
• Support talent engagement, acquisition and retention efforts
• Make the most of the wellness resources your organization has already established

What You Will Cover:

• Recognizing why companies are prioritizing the health and well-being of their employees
• Describing a healthy organization and the determinants of a healthy, thriving workforce
• Developing a framework of overall wellness: mental, physical, social, financial, spiritual, and environmental
• Exploring the critical role of leaders in driving and achieving organizational health
• Discussing productivity, flow, and creativity in today’s knowledge workforce
• Identifying major shifts in when, where, and how work is happening
• Examining the new social contract (roles, rules, purpose) between employer and employee
• Fully leveraging the employee program investments you’ve already made
• Determining how to start, and where to focus your organization’s efforts
• Exploring best practices and lessons learned related to health and well-being initiatives
• Building a case for change, identifying sponsors and influencers as well as cultural and structural roadblocks
• Putting it all together and developing your action plan