How can a small or medium sized business do corporate sustainability or wellness programs? Why would we? Can we afford not to?

Corporate wellness might bring to mind dimly lit meditation rooms, playful furniture and spaces throughout, ready access to certain foods, dry cleaning and massage services, a gym, and other expenses (investments?). While it can certainly include that and more, how much does schedule flexibility, non-micro-management, and letting folks manage themselves and their energy actually cost? Consider a manager encouraging someone to take a 30 minute walk and come back clear-headed, rather than stay and push through with an unfocused mind…. At the end of the day, which choice would have been more productive?

Or, how about being committed to doing things with corporate social responsibility(CSR), sustainability (CS), or ESG metrics in mind, from the beginning? There’s a management mindset that can actually attract employees who believe in the brand (not just the paycheck)… and manage long-term risk. It creates loyalty and fosters innovation, when there’s an atmosphere of trust and psychological safety, and a culture of purpose. We’ll talk about that more in other articles. The point is, on the surface it might seem like it costs more to lose minutes of work; however, digging a little deeper, to human motivations and current cultural trends, the focus on pushing through can fall into the “penny wise, pound foolish” territory.

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