A Healthy Bottom Line

The Power of Inspiring Wellness

Published in Premuim incentive products - by daniel Smith

In 2007, Louise Anderson, the head of Anderson Performance Improvement, launched a wellness program at her Minnesota-based enterprise. Fielding more and more inquiries from her corporate clients on wellness programs, Anderson thought it was important that her operation institute a wellness program to understand the framework and challenges clients face.

With 80 percent employee involvement, Anderson's wellness program engaged employees with daily tips and challenges. Employees soon began swapping healthy recipes and substituting fresh fruit for birthday cakes. Some employees began biking to work, others walked at lunch, and still others moved their meetings from the conference room to the road, where brainstorming meant talking and walking.

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