Forbes October 2, 2019
As a corporate wellness consultant and executive wellness coach, I can attest that corporate wellness has come a long way in the last two decades. Gone are the days when an organization’s commitment to the health and wellness of its employees consisted of providing health insurance, a discounted gym membership, and the occasional wellness fair.
However, although corporate wellness has become an $8 billion a year industry, the results seem disappointing. Stress and burnout are at epidemic levels. Employee engagement, a key indicator of individual and organizational wellness, remains low. Why are we not getting a higher return on our wellness investment?
A recent article in the Harvard Business Review suggests we need to think bigger about the idea of...