
Starting from something as simple as a corporate medical insurance provided by the company, corporate wellness has come a long way. The journey that corporate wellbeing has traversed in the last 25 years includes aiding employees with club memberships, gyms, healthy food, yoga classes, sports facilities, and meditation rooms to counsellors and mental health professionals on call.
For corporates this can translate into providing health insurance, regular physical check-ups, opportunities to exercise or play sports, relax in between high intensity meetings, healthy nutritious food, and access to supporting personal like trainers, nutritionists, and health coaches.
Corporates provide this aspect in the form of training sessions, online certifications, and on-ground mentorship. It is easier to link better performance and efficiency to intellectual processes and therefore most corporates are willing to invest in such endeavors for some of their hi-potentials.
Some pioneering companies have made news in this area by being creative. To motivate employees to take vacations and not fret about projects that they are leaving behind, PwC offered a $250 bonus for employees who would take their paid time off.
Towards this effort, some companies sent across indoor plants and ergonomically designed chairs or keyboards for their employees when they started working from home (post covid). Otherwise, corporate wellness in the environmental sense is about providing a non-toxic and energizing atmosphere.
Corporate efforts in the social sense can be supported by providing opportunities for everyone to find their tribe. Creation of clubs, social events that include family, organizing different kinds of events, and other such activities enhances social wellness.
Occupational wellness involves knowing the larger context of what one is contributing to, understanding the contribution one is making, sharing that vision, feeling appreciated, and focusing on achieving that larger goal. This also adds to the feeling of social wellbeing.
A purpose and meaning to life are a must to discover for senior and CXO level executives if they are to provide direction to all those looking towards them. Such direction comes from a deep sense of purpose, confidence, and calm. Corporates that invest in spiritual coaching for their senior leaders have realized how this can be a boon at a personal and professional level!
Mind Ready is a company that provides coaching in various aspects of corporate wellness, be it emotional coaching, health coaching, social wellness, or spiritual coaching. The company hires professionally trained and ICF certified coaches only to ensure your employees have the best chance of achieving their full potential.