Debra Wein

Many organizations have become very good at talking about employee wellbeing. They host mental health webinars, promote fitness challenges, offer employee assistance programs, provide meditation apps, celebrate wellness weeks, and send reminders encouraging employees to take care of themselves. These efforts can be valuable. But there is an important difference between offering wellbeing initiatives and creating a culture of wellbeing. Consider an organization that encourages employees to...

A warehouse employee starts the night shift as the corporate office is shutting down. A field technician spends most of the week traveling between customer sites. A remote employee may go days without seeing a colleague face-to-face. Meanwhile, a hybrid employee comes into the office on Tuesday only to discover that most of the team chose Wednesday. All of these employees may work for the same organization, yet their experience of connection can be remarkably different. That matters because...

Employee wellness has moved far beyond step challenges, health fairs, and occasional lunch-and-learn sessions. Today, HR leaders are navigating rising health care costs, mental health concerns, chronic disease, burnout, financial stress, hybrid work, employee engagement challenges, and growing expectations around the overall employee experience. At the same time, senior leadership increasingly wants evidence that investments in well-being are producing meaningful results. The data reflects...