Benefits and the Butterfly Effect
How small HR changes can make a big difference
Smart Phone Health
Can you heal me now?
Weight Loss
The who, what, when, where, how and why
Can Stress Be Good For You?
It’s all about your perspective
Benefits and the Butterfly Effect
How small HR changes can make a big difference
Smart Phone Health
Can you heal me now?
Weight Loss
The who, what, when, where, how and why
Can Stress Be Good For You?
It’s all about your perspective
Last week, I had an interesting discussion with a colleague about The Butterfly Effect and what it could mean from the organizational and HR perspective.
Can you heal me now? Remember the recent phone company commercial about the guy popping up all over the country in some of the most bizarre locations. He was constantly talking into his cell phone asking, “Can you hear me now? Good.” Telemedicine has become the new darling in the health care world, with early adopters now saying, “I told you so,” and new users saying, “I wish I had bought this earlier.” Insurance plans, health care providers, employers, benefits companies and many other organizations all over the nation are touting the coolness of talking with a physician or medical facility and getting a diagnosis. Telemedicine is revolutionizing health care.
The who, what, when, where, how and why One of the most common reasons why many of us struggle with weight loss and weight maintenance is because we fail to look at the: who, what, when, where, how and why we actually gained the weight in the first place. Once we’re able to ask ourselves these questions and come up with some insightful answers, we can understand how to finally create a weight loss plan that actually works. The first place to start is with the who of weight loss.
This title seems like an oxymoron because we constantly hear about all the negative effects of stress on our body and mind. In fact, stress is the leading contributor of chronic illness today. Now there are several recent research studies that indicate positive approaches to stress. Firstly, let’s define stress. It is any strain or force on the body or mind. It is basically a dis-harmony or instability of a once-balanced state. Dr. Hans Selye, the most renowned authority and researcher on stress, defines it simply as the rate of wear and tear on the body. Dr. Selye coined the term stress in 1936 and then gave us the term “eustress”, which is stress that is healthy or gives you a sense of fulfillment. Perhaps, getting a promotion or becoming excited when your favorite team wins. The prefix eu- derives from the Greek word meaning either "well" or "good." When attached to the word stress, it literally means "good stress".
On the surface, offering a complete menu of supplemental health benefits may be seen solely as an altruistic move by employers. But when you dig into the reality, it turns out that offering these benefits is as good for the business as it is for employees’ well-being.
I decided to choose the following HR areas for this report: 1.Talent Acquisition 2. Employee Benefits
“I am glad our company added a financial component to our wellness program.” This statement was made by an employee after attending one of our wellness workshops.
Last week we talked about ways that we could positively impact our health care system by positively impacting our individual health. This week, I’m shifting the focus to overhauling our institutional health care mechanisms.
Anyone out there ever lay awake at night wondering how things are going to turn out or needing to know why things happen as they do? You’re not alone; ruminating is a very popular pastime that wreaks havoc on sustainable self-care systems that open the door to personal excellence at work and at home.
Health to wealth calculator The first step to achieving financial well-being is through optimal health. Today, individuals do not recognize how much money is spent on unhealthy habits and how those habits can negatively impact health and drain personal finances. Incomes for persons aged 35 to 45 have decreased by 11% and virtually all age groups have less disposable income for retirement.