Curating the week in wellness October 25–29, 2021: Calling for a wellness ‘revolution,’ learning from lauded workplaces, and more
The week’s essential content for those dedicated to employee well-being.
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1. Calling for a corporate wellness revolution.
Clinical psychologist Lindsay Jernigan, writing in HR Director, seems to think so.
She says a shakeup is long overdue—particularly in our approach toward supporting employees’ mental health. She suggests four key ideas to start building a healthier work environment for everyone:
- Bust the norm that work is not the place to talk about mental health.
- Mental health resources should be openly and readily available through the workplace, not just behind the closed doors of the Employee Assistance Plan therapists.
- Leaders communicate values through their own actions.
- Organizational values also are communicated through company policies, which should be evaluated for wellness impact.
The piece concludes:
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