Companies make wellness work
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The wellness programs of three organizations have effectively transformed their employees into well-conditioned, active and healthy individuals. These initiatives have been successful because they concentrate on preventive health and not on back-end solutions, and are vigorously supported and used by the employees. In addition, a health-conscious culture has been instilled in these organizations. At Sara Lee Knit Products Inc., employees give suggestions on what health programs should be implemented. As a result, a health facility has been constructed, an incentive program has been implemented and numerous athletic competitions have been held. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. likewise has opened a fitness center. It also offers a medical screening program, a weight-reduction program and a smoking cessation program. The Chattanooga State Technical Community College also encourages athletic activities and offers only health foods in cafeterias.
Publication Name: Personnel Journal
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5745
Year: 1995
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Make employee ethics your business
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Employees make everyday decisions that can hurt the company's reputation, productivity and profitability if these choices are unethical. Unethical employee behavior can range from attending to personal business on company time to accepting gifts from customers to failing to report product defects. Isolated misdemeanors may not pose a threat to the survival of the organization, but unethical actions become a serious problem when they are prevalent in the company. To avoid this problem, companies need to develop a strong ethics program that will train and educate all organizational members on the right and wrong behavior in the workplace. The HR department can make important contributions to this effort because the issue of ethics revolves around people. To be successful, an ethics program should be friendly and should provide easily accessible ethical advise from a wide variety of sources.
Publication Name: Personnel Journal
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5745
Year: 1995
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Ties to customers make change efforts move faster(FYI)
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Rath & Strong Management Consultants surveyed 200 senior managers from Fortune 500 companies about the organizational changes they have implemented. The results show that the respondents were generally satisfied with the effectiveness of their change programs. However, findings also reveal that the study participants were dissatisfied with the sustainability of the changes, more so with the pace of their restructuring initiatives. The survey indicates that the speed with which change programs are implemented appears to depend on the company's relationship with its customers. Firms that have a high breadth, depth and frequency of contact with their customers are found to perceive the change rate in their organizations more favorably.
Publication Name: Personnel Journal
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 0031-5745
Year: 1995
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