April 2012 Employee Wellness Moments

Physical Environment Consider limiting alcohol or additive substances during team functions. List the respectful things that your department does for the earth List the signs of over or under training. As a team discover what are the environmental issues within the local community. Check out the best buy ratings for fitness equipment by Consumer Reports. As a team, evaluate your celebrations and cultural events to see if they are environmentally friendly. What is your definition of fit and unfit? As a team, do you binge trash when you do not have time to separate recyclables? Does your fitness program contain cardio, flexibility, strength, and endurance training? As a team, define your relationship with the environment. Social Spiritual After your work day, how do you manage your free time? As a team or department, reflect on why you exist. Concerning after work, how does your team balance time with friends and family? As a team, evaluate how your values are supported by the work that you do. As a team, how do your members define the social process? Evaluate the growth of your team spiritually. As a team, have you begun to build a strong social network? How can your team increase their comfort level concerning sharing and reducing conflict through successfully reflecting on the issues first? As a team, how do you help new members gain a sense of belonging to your social network? Create gratitude and appreciation moments to inspire and coach others. Nutritional Occupational As a team, how do you support the healthy choices of others? As you prepare for work each day, how can you make this period of the day less stressful? Have a team discussion on how what we eat impacts our other dimensions of wellness. As a team, how can you stay socially connected between social events? As a team, decide what self-imposed food restrictions are nearly impossible to follow. As a team, swap payoffs or advantages of individual career choices Develop a healthy menu evaluation for off-site lunches. Find ten things in a day that makes a positive difference in another individual or team's work day Develop a diet choice network so others can find each other for support. As a team, redesign dreaded tasks Intellectual Emotional As a group identify boring routines. Strive for performance improvement and not perfection By design, help your group become excited about something new. Accept that healthy conflict can be beneficial Goal setting is a form of intellectual wellness, as a team set a new goal. Micro-manage less and promote autonomy. Better time management leaves time for new ideas and creativity. What can your team do with this idea? Share thoughts of happiness and joy often. As a team develop a curiosity for a novel idea in your industry. As a team, realize that your team's emotional wellness is a process that should be nurtured. The employee wellness ideas listed above are low cost/no cost activities that you and your employees can mix or match with previously submitted monthly wellness ideas. The ideas can be used to create wellness moments that focus on the eight dimensions of wellness to enhance your Vital Life Community!