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Answer the following questions from the article

1. why you believe employers may be hesitant to start workplace wellness programs

2. what top three things you would do to persuade employees to participate if you were a CEO of a company beginning a workplace wellness program

3. Describe what you would do if you were hired to start a workplace wellness program in company XYZ. This is a greater challenge because the first person hired there was not effective and it was an epic failure. Now, the 100 employees are skeptical of any programming/services that focus on their health/health behaviors and illnesses. What 3 things would you do first in order to be successful?

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Explanation / Answer

Question no:1

They are 9 reasons for the hesitant of the employees for the wellness program:

Reason

Description

Insufficient senior buy-in

Employees – disengagement

Work overload

Too much stick, not enough carrot

Reinforcement

One- size fits al

Only enough employee input in the program

Privacy concerns

Limited accessibility

Narrow goals:

Question no:2

Question no:3

Reason

Description

Insufficient senior buy-in

1. Organizational priorities are set by the higher officials.
2. Improper initiative by the CEO/ president of the organization.
3. “Be the change you want to see” is the main goal which is lacking due to higher officials/ seniors decision.

Employees – disengagement

1. Lack of embrace of employees
2. Improper explanation/ lack of knowledge regarding the wellness communication program.
3. Most of the employees are opportunistic

Work overload

1. Goal should be to build a culture of health and wellness of the program
2. Aim for multifaceted sustainable program.
3. Special importance should e concentrated on health information, stress reduction, mental health programs, substance abuse counseling, smoking cessation, health risk assessment.

Too much stick, not enough carrot

Reinforcement

1. Reinforcement is very important in wellness program.
2. Positive incentives go over better than the negativity.

One- size fits al

1. Lack of knowledge about group activities, guidance, mentorship, peer group discussion etc.
2. Lack of communication about the tools and activities of the program for the joiners etc.

Only enough employee input in the program

1. Action of wellness advisory committee to get the appropriate feedback

Privacy concerns

1. Employees value their privacy and many are reluctant.
2. Employee fear

Limited accessibility

1. Program schedules which is not suitable.

Narrow goals:

1. To reduce the healthcare costs.
2. Long term goal
3. No employee morale

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