Corporate Wellness Solutions To In-Corporate 'Balance' Into Your Business

Imagine a company with happy, healthy employees, who handle the daily stresses of their job with ease and equanimity. Many studies have shown a link between job satisfaction and health, and some of the signs that your organisation is suffering are: sickness, absence, employee turnover, little socialization between employees, employees lunching at their desk (and you thought this meant they had high work ethics), no atmosphere, and low morale. (C. Cooper, 2006)

The key to better employee job satisfaction and a happier, healthier workplace is by leading people and leading your organisation in a way that promotes qualities of confidence, self esteem and health and proves to your employees that you have their interests as a part of your bottom line. Did you know that by utilising a Corporate Wellness Program in your company you can expect not only better employee morale but you will have a higher performing organization and greater results.

It is a cause and effect solution in how human capital and other seemingly intangible assets are linked to create a process, that enhances customer and financial results. Can you afford not to bring in a Corporate Wellness Program and still expect your company to thrive?

Speak to any business manager and the answer is the same: retention is a key issue that effect business success. "Companies often invest heavily in recruitment and development, yet many aren't taking the necessary steps to protect and retain that investment," states a top business coach when broached on the subject. It is a well proven fact that businesses large and small benefit on multiple fronts when they introduce a Corporate health and fitness program into their workplace. Positive outcomes of employee and managerial health and fitness solution are:

Reducing absenteeism and related costs

Staff recruitment and retention

Improving staff morale, motivation and productivity

Lowering the risk of stress and musculoskeletal related litigation

Can help as an integral part of your health and safety policy

Helping employees cope with stress related problems

Provide early intervention with diagnostic scanning

More and more managers are waking up to the benefits of workplace well being. It's clear that if we take healthy people and place them in an unhealthy environment - no matter what degree of hardiness and resilience they may have to begin with - the unhealthy environment will create unhealthy individuals. Is that how you sometimes feel? You arrived there full of energy and now you are stressed up to the max... or perhaps just the thought of going into work makes you feel mentally or even physically ill?

The symptoms are often difficult to treat and easily misdiagnosed because they hide behind other primary disorders such as... chronic absenteeism, nagging colds and flu, mental and physical illness as well as a lingering sense of dissatisfaction around the workplace. More often now we here reports of employees suing their company for putting them under stress. In one extreme case a Telstra employee committed suicide due to work related pressures... Makes you cringe, doesn't it?

Statistics reveal that the costs associated with loss of workplace well being can create a myriad of problems i.e. the occasional mental health day, or "sicky", is more often than not used to address family responsibility, social outings, friends associations, etc. Ultimately faced with mounting pressure, some employees simply just leave, at more often than not inconvenient times, leaving a big mess for some other unfortunate employee to clean up.

A recent survey of 1,100 Australians found that 25% of workers consider themselves to be desk potatoes, while 21% are tied to their desks for six to eight hours without a chance to stretch their legs. The survey, conducted by recruitment firm Talent2, also found that 47% of workers believe employers have an obligation to encourage and even subsidise fitness at work. In 2003, 38 per cent of AMP's employees participated in a health promotion activity. Of these, 98% found it beneficial and 68% were inspired to make a lifestyle change.

Popular programs can include: massage, yoga, pilates, nutrition, weight loss, smoking cessation, and exercise and can also include boot camps of various types to suit your organization. These program can build team cohesiveness, greater job satisfaction, and have wellness benefits that will eventuate in greater success for the entire company.

'balancenoosa' specialise in the preparation and administration of Corporate Massage, Pilates, Yoga and Corporate Fitness Programs. We are flexible with booking arrangements. We prefer to visit your premises and determine the optimal format for your session. We gauge factors such as the space available, lighting, number of participants and their skill level. Reward an entire team with pilates and massage, or energise a team with a fitness program and yoga. Perhaps a morning stretch class would do the trick?

One of our uniquely tailored 'balancenoosa' Corporate Wellness solutions will assist employees in dealing with the situation at hand i.e. the work load may remain the same, they will have more control of their emotions feelings and general well being. It's the Supervisors or Manages job to make the work load manageable. It's our job to ensure the people doing the job have a healthy mind set and the ability to complete the work and at the same time not becoming burnt out.

Helen Eames owns 'balancenoosa' an innovative business whose motto is, "wellness that comes to you" set in the heart of Noosa on the Sunshine Coast, Qld. Australia. 'balancenoosa' specialises in bringing specialist in different disciplines to your premises, allowing you to book the session of your choice and wait in the comfort of your own home.

'balancenoosa' also specialises in Corporate Wellness Solutions suitable for any organisation and Helen Eames the owner can be contacted via the website at: http://balancenoosa.com.au/

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