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Follow on Google News | New Workplace Wellness Guideline Addresses Politics Involved in Health PromotionA free online checklist designed to help wellness professionals deal with workplace politics is now available from Health Enhancement Systems.
By: Health Enhancement Systems “Office politics can be detrimental to worksite wellness,” says Health Enhancement Systems founder and President Dean Witherspoon. “But when properly attended to, politics can also be instrumental in sustaining a successful program.” Winning at the Politics of Wellness (http://www.hesonline.com/ * Shake hands and kiss babies. There’s an unfortunate side effect of enhanced electronic communication: * Get the easy votes. Wellness managers sometimes obsess over reaching the hard to reach, to the detriment of reaching the easy to reach. Establish a strong base by designing and marketing your services first to those most likely to participate. Once you’ve got a firm base you can go after the undecideds. And don’t waste time on the hard opposition (those who think your programs are a waste of resources). You’ll never change their minds; don’t spend time and energy you could use to expand your base. * Prepare for the debate. Share regular or annual presentations/ Part of the dozen 1-page checklists offered on Health Enhancement Systems website, the guideline offers additional suggestions to succeed in wellness politics, such as constantly gauging a program’s progress and repeatedly delivering specific messages to employees. For more information, download Winning at the Politics of Wellness (http://www.hesonline.com/ Health Enhancement Systems creates employee wellness programs for organizations in North America and throughout the world. More than 20 effective, engaging HES wellness campaigns have been adopted by over a thousand organizations — serving hundreds of thousands of participants. For more information about Health Enhancement Systems, visit (http://www.HealthEnhancementSystems.com) or call 800.326.2317. End
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