How wellness initiatives positively impact employees outside of work

For Dr. Danny Kim, PhD, senior director of people and culture at Raindrop Agency, leading wellness initiatives helps foster work-life balance and emphasize mental health for all employees.

Dr. Danny Kim, PhD, senior director of people and culture at Raindrop Agency

Kim is a believer in a people-first culture, wherein employees’ needs, desires, expectations and values are considered.

At the beginning of the year, the agency took a closer look at its wellness programs to determine how to create more employee engagement around the offerings. Hence, a wellness committee, led by employees, was established soon after.

Ragan Wellness spoke to Kim about his definition of wellness, the initiatives that employees advocate for and ways to be intentional about wellness in the workplace.

Ragan Wellness: What are your thoughts on wellness or an individual’s well-being in general?

Danny Kim: I think there are a number of different ways to define it. And I think part of the challenge and opportunity we have as people leaders is that wellness and well-being is subjective. (I’m) redefining it as having the energy and time to tend to the things that are most important for you.