Posted by admin | Posted in Employee Wellness, wellness program | Posted on 04-08-2010
Every worksite will have staff who’ll not take part in offered employee health promotion activities. But these same staff might be following many healthful practices in their daily living.
A good wellness program ought to give these people credit and recognition for their good work.
Recognition of healthy goal setting and goal achievement is a good approach for reinforcing what individuals are doing on their own outside of work, and for reaching those who don’t like group activities.
Suggested steps for individual objectives and recognition include –
• A form personnel can fill out which includes the set goal(s) and a target date for completion.
• Information on establishing realistic goals, as people often overestimate what they are able to do and by when. It’s good to remind workers “baby steps” count!
• Maintain a confidential file of the submitted staff member goal forms in a dated “tickler” system.
• Send a reminder to each worker at the time of each participant’s goal date. This reminder can be a copy of their original goal form. Ask for staff member’s feedback regarding their goal(s) – completed the goal, need an extension, or have discontinued the goal.
• When the form is returned from an employee –
1) When an employee has completed the goal, a certificate of completion is received along with a prize or incentive item linked to the goal (if possible).
2) If the employee renegotiates the deadline or the goal, the form is re-filed for future follow-up. Continue to encourage the employee.
3) If the goal is canceled, send a note acknowledging this “good try” and encourage the staff member to attempt again when the timing is right.
• Allow those interested in this process to set objectives any time and as often as they want.