Corporation Culture

Effective wellness programs recognize the effect of building a supportive cultural environment. The worksite culture includes shared values/heartfelt beliefs about what is valuable. It includes social standards of expected and accepted behavior called “cultural norms.” It includes peer backing from family, friends, and co-staff members. This backing can help one adopt healthy lifestyles. Tools are available to audit a employer. The long-term success of any wellness program is dependent on the corporate culture. Some healthy culture signs in a employer are:

• staff members communicate openly
• Leaders support diversity and opinion
• staff members have fun
• Policies support wellness
• staff members are encouraged to grow
• staff members work together as a team
• staff members’ skills and talents are matched to their jobs.
• Flexible work schedules are available
• Employers consider staff members as their most valuable asset