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Corporate Wellness Blog : Corporation Culture

Posted by Corporate Wellness | Posted in Corporate Wellness, Health Program Ideas, Health and Wellness | Posted on 15-04-2009

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Effective wellness programs recognize the significance of building a supportive cultural environment. The workplace culture includes shared values/heartfelt beliefs about what is significant. It includes social standards of expected and accepted behavior called “cultural norms.”

It includes peer support from family, friends, and co-employees. This support can help one adopt healthy lifestyles. Tools are available to audit a corporation.

The long-term success of any wellness program is dependent on the corporate culture.

Some healthy culture signs in a employer are:

• workers communicate openly
• Leaders support diversity and opinion
• staff members have fun
• Policies support wellness
• employees are encouraged to grow
• staff members work together as a team
• workers’ skills and talents are matched to their jobs.
• Flexible work schedules are available
• Employers consider staff members as their most significant asset

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