Corporate Wellness Is Important In Tough Times

Are you prepared for another GFC? What did you or your company learn from the last market downturn? Introducing a corporate health strategy could be the key to your business staying afloat!

If there was anything to take away from the GFC of two years ago, it is that looking after your best people is a must. When things become tight and the market begins to shrink, it is vitally important that key people are firing on all cylinders, are devoid of stress and can think outside the box so as to ensure your company can conquer all challenges.

In a recent Price Waterhouse Coopers survey it was revealed that staff retention, is at the top of priorities for 85% of businesses interviewed. And so it should be! After many businesses slashed staff numbers in and around 2008/09 many staff opted for pay cuts, or assumed extra responsibilities. Simply put, staff were asked to work harder for less. This, combined with staff being shown the door, demonstrated to teams of people that staff loyalty has been thrown by the wayside and good people are way more eager to jump the fence and eat that green grass on the other side.

If things begin to get as tough or tougher that the last GFC, do you have any retention plans in place?

One easy and cost effective way to ensure key people feel needed plus ensures they are able to deal with added pressure and the stress attached, is to implement a wellness strategy. Corporate seated massage, a lunch time or even an evening exercise session will do wonders towards keeping staff engaged and will help in keeping your staff sane.

Many workers are now of the opinion that Australia is no longer the lucky country. According to the Sun Herald in and article published on Sunday July 31, in corporate Australia the average numbers of hours worked in a week is well over and above 40 and the result is a workforce seeing enormous increases in stress related depression and anxiety. When pushed to the brink people rush, make poor lifestyle choices and in turn they inflame the problem by becoming run down and under nourished... It is now becoming clear that through exercise and diet changes, depression and anxiety can be controlled.

Businesses need to positively impact on their staff through corporate wellness initiatives. First to ensure the good people don't jump the fence and second so if people are being pushed in hard times they are able to perform at their peaks and make clear rational decisions.

Wayne Dart is the CEO of Corporate Wellness Australia - the leader in the Australia for implementing health and wellness programs throughout small and large corporations nationally. From the large range of seminars, team building events, seated massage, health and fitness programs, or gym management, the qualified and experienced team at Corporate Wellness Australia will assist you with what you require for your organisation. Go to http://www.corporatewellness.com.au/ for more information.