Kinetic Enterprise's Health Capital Assessment
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Tapping Employee Potential
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As an entrepreneur and a business leader, the blessing and the curse of your vision and position is that your success, and that of your organization, begins with you. You know that your daily health practices directly affect your ability to engage and produce. You know that when you are firing on all cylinders you are innovative, creative, and... well, unstoppable.
But, unless you're a "solopreneur," you're not the only one who impacts the success of your organization.
What are you doing to support your employees in uncovering and tapping into that same flow of productivity, innovation, creativity, and energy that you experience? |
Productivity and Employee Health
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You need only listen to the nightly news or read the paper to know that health care costs in the United States continue to rise to near-crisis levels and that the health stats of your employees are correlated to the direct medical costs you pay.
But, medical costs aside, how are your team's individual health risks impacting their productivity?
Consider these health-related productivity drains (1):
Health Risk Loss in Productivity
Current Smoker 2.8%
Physically Inactive 1.9%
Poor Physical Health 1.9%
High Blood Pressure 1.3%
Obese (BMI 30+) 1.5%
High Stress 4.1%
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And these are just a few examples of productivity drains that add up to hours lost each week. Think about your team. If one of your employees is less productive due to fatigue, stress, or other health risk, does your business suffer? In a small organization, each employee's contribution has the ability to impact the overall success of the business.
You get it. So, what can you do to help your employees tap into their highest potential and help your bottom line?
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Five Essentials for Small Businesses
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Senior Level Leadership
By reading Fueling Your Fire, you're showing that you're already one step ahead with this one. When it comes to supporting employee health, the most successful organizations have senior level support (and role modeling!).
Assessment
You can't manage what you can't measure. Find out what your employees want (Health Interests Survey), what they need (Kinetic Enterprise's Health Capital Assessment or a standard Health Risk Assessment), and what their current health status is (an easy starting place is on-site health screenings that measure BMI, weight, blood chemistry, blood pressure).
Training and Development/Education
Support your employees in making the health-related changes most meaningful to them. Tailored training and development programs can support both individuals and organizations in defining opportunities for change, exploring the personal and professional values that support and guide change, and developing results-oriented plans that align those values with action.
Supportive Environments
No bread will bake in a cold oven. Does your organizational culture and facility support health? Do your employees have access to showers? Do you have no smoking policies? Flex time? Maternity/paternity leave? Turn up the oven and watch the culture in your organization begin to rise.
Physical Activity and Incentives/Recognition
You may not be able to offer an on-site fitness center, but that you can create your own physical-activity incentive program. How about giving out pedometers and encouraging your staff to get at least 10,000 steps/day? Or recognizing team members who swear off the elevator to use the stairs? How about starting a lunchtime running or cycling group? You'd be surprised how creative people can get when they're outside moving together...
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Don't Go It Alone
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Feel a little overwhelmed? Ask for help. You have a business to run--you focus on what you're good at, and we'll support you with what we're good at. Kinetic Enterprise supports entrepreneurs and business leaders to leverage their health, and that of their employees, as a business asset.
Contact us today to find out how we can help your organization tap into your business' most valuable asset-the health of your team. (1) Citation: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 47(*):769-777. Aug 2005. |
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