Managers play a central role in successful workplace wellness initiatives. Unfortunately, employers struggle getting managers to embrace their role in fostering the wellbeing of direct reports, which significantly diminishes  workplace wellness programs' ability to achieve their full potential.  In this podcast, Scott Behson, a professor of management at Fairleigh Dickinson University, discusses the role of managers in shaping workplace wellness initiatives and provides strategies for engaging, training and holding managers accountable to support wellbeing initiatives, including: The ..read more

Aduro's CEO, Dr. Darren White discusses how employers can effectively address the diabetes crisis and boost employee health outcomes ..read more

Aduro's CEO, Dr. Darren White discusses how employers can effectively address the diabetes crisis and boost employee health outcomes ..read more

Workspace design is central to employee health by creating workspaces that support wellbeing and optimize job performance. This requires a people-first approach to ensure a comprehensive design strategy, even before addressing tangible aspects like architecture and furniture.  Doug Shapiro is VP of research and insights at OFS, a socially responsible furniture and logistics solutions, and hosts Imagine a Place podcast that explores how design impacts everyday living.  In this podcast, Doug discusses the role of people-first design and how it can improve employee wellbeing ..read more

Workspace design is central to employee health by creating workspaces that support wellbeing and optimize job performance. This requires a people-first approach to ensure a comprehensive design strategy, even before addressing tangible aspects like architecture and furniture.  Doug Shapiro is VP of research and insights at OFS, a socially responsible furniture and logistics solutions, and hosts Imagine a Place podcast that explores how design impacts everyday living.  In this podcast, Doug discusses the role of people-first design and how it can improve employee wellbeing ..read more

Covid-19 showed that a crisis can strike anyone, at any time. And because crises can severely impact employees and workplaces, disaster relief is becoming part of a comprehensive financial wellbeing strategy to help employees gain security and peace of mind.  On this podcast, Holly Welch Stubbing, CEO of E4E Relief, a nonprofit that helps employers provide grants to employees facing natural disasters and personal hardships, discusses E4E’s model for helping companies provide emergency relief as part of their workplace wellbeing initiatives. On this podcast you will learn: Common types of ..read more

Many studies have tried to link employer wellness programs with financial returns. Despite attempts to prove that wellness programs can pay for themselves via positive business outcomes, there’s still disagreement - and even fierce debate - about whether employee wellness can yield ROI. In this podcast, we talk with Ray Fabius, a physician executive who has served in academics, private practice, managed care, the health insurance industry.  We discuss Ray’s recent study Companies That Promote a Culture of Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Outperform in the Marketplace, published in the Journa ..read more

Karl Simons, former Chief Health, Safety & Wellbeing Officer at Thames Water Company, discusses how the company’s mental health program lowered operating costs and boosted employee wellbeing ..read more

The pandemic is clearly exacerbating mental health issues. Today, 4 in 10 adults suffer not only from anxiety and depression and report from difficulty sleeping higher alcohol consumption, and increased substance abuse.  The pandemic will have a lasting impact on employee mental health, and employers must take steps now to develop programs that ensure those suffering from mental health challenges get the help they need. Returns On Wellbeing Institute spoke with Darrell Moon, a former CEO of mental health hospitals and founder and CEO of Orriant, an employee wellbeing consultancy to explor ..read more

We’re all vulnerable to financial emergencies, but not everyone has the available resources to navigate unexpected expenses. A root canal, major car repair or replacing a broken appliance can cause financial hardship for many families without adequate savings. Pandemic-related financial stress now afflicts more and more American workers, making them susceptible to short-term financial shocks. Employers must take steps to ensure workers, especially lower-paid workers, can manage economic shocks that lead to stress and lower workplace performance. Returns On Wellbeing Institute spoke with Debora ..read more