Wellness Matters

Research has found that companies using wellness programs can see their insurance claims drop by 15 percent, saving millions of dollars at a large company.

I once worked at a company that offered a free gym available on-site for employees to use. The few times I did use it, there was usually no one else using it. I wondered why more people didn’t use this great benefit? And why didn't I? The drawback was that I had to use it on my own time. Managing time is a challenge for me and unless something happened to make working-out a higher priority, I wasn't going to hang out after work to exercise.

The book states that at Worthington Industries, facilities alone were not enough to bring down heath insurance costs. These programs are most likely to work if they have the support of the company’s leadership and deliver incentives for participating.

What types of incentives could your company offer that would help motivate you to live a healthier lifestyle?

Women Don't Ask

HR Oops!

This section in the book talks about how men were landing more desirable and higher paying jobs then women with the same education and it was discovered that it was because women simply didn’t ask for higher pay and better jobs. They seemed to be satisfied with what they were offered. Further studies showed that women, who did ask for the same things as men in this regard, were viewed negatively. There was an exception to women being viewed negatively when asking for more and that was when women were dealing with another woman.

My question is: 

If more research was conducted, would it have found that women don't ask because they know how they will be perceived if they did?