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Empowering Employee Health: Proactive Strategies for Building a Thriving Workforce

Scott Foster — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:31:00 +0000

Proactively investing in employee wellness and preventative health care is essential for organizational success. By fostering a culture that prioritizes well-being, resilience, and productivity, senior executives can drive long-term growth while supporting the health of their workforce. Learn how a wellness-first approach can benefit both your employees and your company’s bottom line

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Medical Distancing Could be Putting Your Employees at Risk

Scott Foster — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:28:00 +0000

(3 min read) While few people continue with social distancing, there's also a lot of “medical distancing” going on. In short, people are distancing themselves from doctor visits, checkups, and procedures they actually need, because they're trying to stay away from medical facilities where they feel their risk of catching COVID-19 might be higher. According to the […]

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Why Businesses Are Adding This Metric to Their KPIs

Scott Foster — Tue, 18 May 2021 20:14:00 +0000

(2.5 min read) Measuring key performance indicators is a central component of successful business. Sales revenue, profit margin, sales growth, employee retention, engagement, burn rate, blood pressure - If you have anything in common with most executives and HR leaders, you're likely stopping me right there. The truth is that the most successful organizations are as focused on […]

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Presentation Skills Matter: Here’s How to Avoid Being That Speaker

Scott Foster — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:40:00 +0000

(4 min read) How many times have you attended a meeting or conference only to find the speaker reading from slides, cramming content, and repeating information that anyone with even a year of experience in your industry already knows? You don't want to be that speaker. The presentation you offer and the overall presence you give […]

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Don’t Let Social Distancing Keep You From Engaging Events

Scott Foster — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 19:59:00 +0000

(3 min read) f you're a meeting planner or an event planner who books paid professional speakers, your business revenue probably dropped substantially when COVID-19 began shutting down so much of life. The same is true for professional associations in fields like business, management, human resources, and health care.Fortunately, there are ways to continue your business […]

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Make Virtual Events a Success With Better Attendee Engagement

Scott Foster — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 10:03:00 +0000

(4 min read) In the world of COVID-19, your company probably doesn't have many corporate events scheduled. But if you want to hold those events in a safe and secure way you can make them virtual. That's an excellent way to get information across and also practice social distancing. It also puts your event speaker in a […]

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Investing in Employee Health Pays Handsomely in Employee Health and Investor Returns

Scott Foster — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:15:45 +0000

Three recent studies found that companies with award-winning wellness programs also have award-winning stock prices, outperforming the Standard and Poors (S&P) Index by 7-16% annually.Previously, approximately 50 scientific, peer-reviewed studies confirm the effectiveness of robust corporate health strategies for reducing medical costs and other benefits.The new studies link investment in employer health with financial performance. According […]

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Free Instant Webinar

Scott Foster — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 13:58:51 +0000

Employer Health Trends, Hot Buttons, Controversies & Best Practices – Instant Webinar The presenter is Scott Foster, Wellco President. The webinar is sponsored by Crain Communications and Blue Cross Blue Shield. The meeting objective was to engage senior leaders, evaluate leading trends and provide actionable takeaways. The meeting planner provided the following program results: […]

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Wellness Incentives: Untangling the Controversies

Scott Foster — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:00:09 +0000

For a downloadable and sharable guide of the report below, follow this link A 2014 study by Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health reported that employers planned to increase incentive budgets for employee wellness programs by 15% compared with 2013. Moreover, the study reported that incentive spending more […]

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Are You the Best and Brightest In Wellness?

Scott Foster — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 04:00:02 +0000

The Search Is On For 2014! Are You the Best and Brightest In Wellness?The Best and Brightest In Wellness recognizes and celebrates quality and excellence in worksite health promotion. The program highlights companies that promote a culture of wellness, and those that plan, implement, and evaluate efforts in employee wellness promotion. This awards symposium celebrates […]

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