Taking a Step Toward Workplace Wellness: Low and No Cost Resources. Jane Ellery, PhD Gina Edghill, MS,CHES Rhonda Murr, MA. Contact Information: E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 765-285-8259 Website: www.bsu.edu/wellness/wwrt. http://ilocker.bsu.edu/users/wwrt/WORLD_SHARED/ECIHRJune08. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Taking a Step Toward Workplace Wellness:
Low and No Cost Resources
Jane Ellery, PhDGina Edghill, MS,CHESRhonda Murr, MA
Helping find a “Sense of Coherence”– Meaningful– Manageable– Understandable
Moving beyond “physical health” and considering current culture
Competitive Attitude – Red Zone
Competitive Short term Defensive Seeks to win – Self only Feels like war Reactive - Rigid
Radical Collaboration: Five Essential Skills to Overcome Defensiveness and Build Successful Relationships, Jim Tamm, 2004
Thumb Wrestling
Objective – Win Points Select a partner No talking 1 point per thumb pin Start and stop by my signal Keep count of your points
Radical Collaboration: Five Essential Skills to Overcome Defensiveness and Build Successful Relationships, Jim Tamm, 2004
Collaborative Attitude – Green Zone
Collaborative Long-term Seeks mutual gains Sees others as partners Seeks solutions not blame Open to influence – Flexible Seeks understanding
Radical Collaboration: Five Essential Skills to Overcome Defensiveness and Build Successful Relationships, Jim Tamm, 2004
Thumb Wrestling
Objective – Win Points Select a partner No talking 1 point per thumb pin Start and stop by my signal Keep count of your points
Radical Collaboration: Five Essential Skills to Overcome Defensiveness and Build Successful Relationships, Jim Tamm, 2004
Red Zone Green Zone
Low trust-high blame Threats and fear Guardedness Hostility Withholding energy Risk avoidance Attitude of entitlement Cynicism and suspicion Work is painful External motivation
High trust-low blame Mutual support Dialogue and shared vision Honesty and openness Cooperation Risk taking Sense of Contribution Sincerity and optimism Work is pleasurable Internal motivation
Radical Collaboration: Five Essential Skills to Overcome Defensiveness and Build Successful Relationships, Jim Tamm, 2004
Partnerships make a difference…
Suggestions for Success
Focus on the advantages of collaborating
Think laterally to find win-win projects
Develop shared values Integrate goals and
strive for balance
Build relationships Prepare to encounter
talent, temperament, and personality differences among partners
“Grow” together and plan for changes/transitions
Develop a communication plan
Potential Partners
Professional Organizations Local Chamber of Commerce Health Plans Benefit Brokers Hospitals Schools Other Area Businesses Health Product Vendors Community Agencies Universities and Colleges
State-level Initiatives
Wellness Council of Indiana
Key needs when starting a workplace wellness program:
Top Management Support Planning by a Wellness Team Needs Assessment and Analysis Program Goals Linked to Business Goals Formal Operating Plan for Program Promotion/Communication Plan Incentive Program Safety Initiatives Evaluation of Planning and Activities Supportive Environment
New “minor” to help students receiving HR, Communication/PR, Psychological Science, and Allied Health degrees have an advantage as they are looking for a job
Education Redefined – learning by doing Interdisciplinary look at workplace
wellness/occupational health and safety
Resources to Support an Aging Workforce – United Way, Fisher Institute and others!
For more information:Charity BishopUnited Way of Delaware County500 N. WalnutMuncie, IN 47305Phone: 765.288.5586 ext. 232www.uwdcin.org
Other Resources You Can Use!
Spark PeopleEmployee Wellness Program
By starting a free employee wellness program for your company you'll receive the following benefits:
– A personalized, online health and wellness program for each employee and their dependants over 18 years of age
– Ideas and promotional materials to help you market the program internally
– A simple platform for offering incentives or rewards to participating employees
– Motivating opportunities to compete with other participating organizations
http://sparkpeople.com/employeehealth/home.asp
www.sparkpeople.com
Major Components of SparkPeople Wellness Program
SparkPoints:– Encourages you to perform activities and tasks that are
proven to help reach your goals tracking foods, reading articles, writing on message boards
SparkTeams:– SparkTeams lets you work with or against other members
of your office– Set SparkTeam goals and have friendly competitions
Custom Team homepage:– Upload an image or logo on the team homepage (and link
that image to your company’s website) Team Message Boards:
– Activity tracking – see the level of activity among team members with the team
Other SparkPeople Highlights
SparkPoints leaderboard: – Use as a platform for a rewards or incentives
program SparkMail:
– Team leader has the ability to easily communicate with all members of their team
For communicating any team challenges or rewards/ incentive programs
Automatic joining:– When someone who is not a member of
SparkPeople clicks on a link to your team page, then joins SparkPeople, they are automatically placed in your team after joining
Free Promotional Resources to Help Engage Employees