What can Wellness do for your company?

Wellness is an English term generally used to define a healthy balance between mental, physical and emotional levels, resulting in a state of overall well-being.

More and more companies are trusting Wellness plans to increase productivity and reduce absenteeism. In many cases, workers value these plans and their benefits as much as their own salary.

25 years ago, in the USA, they realized that generating and motivating healthy lifestyle habits in their workers was worth it. In addition to increasing their economic benefits, through reduced healthcare costs, staff turnover, stress-related leave... etc., this type of plan improved mood, optimism, motivation and the promotion of healthy lifestyle habits. Everyone wins!

The goal of wellness: balance

The key to happiness in organizations is finding the balance between operational management and people management, bearing in mind that it is the happiness of workers that leads organizations to success, and not the other way around.

When the dealerBest team makes its sales visits, trying to spread this healthy idea to companies, we come across different scenarios.

On the one hand, there are multinationals that have had this type of plan for years, and precisely because of this, they would like to introduce some change of theme.

On the other hand, there are smaller organizations that "say" they don't have time for this type of activity. There are companies that, although they could do it, don't see an interesting return on investment... And there are also companies that get fully involved in this type of action to increase the health and well-being of their employees, with great success among their workers.

Companies with healthy habits

In all cases, at dealerBest we have the firm intention of continuing to strive to inspire companies to promote healthy lifestyle habits that make organizations more human, more welcoming, and happier. Organizations that take care of their staff by offering different options for caring for the mind, the body and, ultimately, everything that is beneficial to our health.

Activities that can be carried out and that focus on nutrition, stress, physical activity, relaxation, rest, emotional health... The most advanced companies are interested in work-life balance policies, teleworking, use of social media, mobile technology or gamification. And let's not forget the incorporation of Millennials into the labor market, since with this generation organizations necessarily have to think more carefully about how to organize work, because 87% of them value other aspects of work more beyond remuneration. For them, work flexibility, the company's mission, technology and social media that allow them to be in the right place at all times are important.

If we are looking for motivation, commitment and for workers to find in their organizations allies for their physical, mental and emotional health and well-being, we must integrate a good Wellness plan that is varied and covers the needs of organizations at all times.

And your company, is it applying these principles of health and balance? We would like to learn from them. To do so, leave us your comment on the blog.