Ep. 16
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Improving Employee Well-being to Build Healthier Businesses w/ Wendy Kelly
In episode 16 we sat down with Wendy Kelly to talk about the critical importance of supporting employee well-being and how HR teams can build well-being programs at their small businesses.
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Wendy Kelly
HR Consultant and Owner
Kelly’s HR Services, LLC
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Employee well-being encompasses the physical, mental, and social well-being of your people. And it’s more important than ever for companies to focus on supporting employee well-being, not only because your people are your brand ambassadors, but their health and happiness also have a direct impact on your bottom line.
We sat down with Wendy Kelly, HR Consultant and Owner of Kelly’s HR Services, LLC, to learn how she supports small businesses with building out their HR teams and policies. She emphasized the importance of HR teams thinking strategically about employee well-being—even if you’re a team of one.
In this episode, we also talked about:
- Why companies are starting to make employee well-being a top business priority
- Why all organizations should focus on employee well-being—no matter their size (hint: it has to do with ROI)
- Her expert tips for building an employee well-being program
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Employee well-being is a big part of an organization’s return on investment. Unhealthy and dissatisfied employees lead to costly outcomes, like higher turnover and less productivity.”
Wendy Kelly
Organizations are starting to recognize that employees are your best resources. They’re your employee brand out in public, they’re producing your items, and they’re likely buying your products, too.”
Wendy Kelly
COVID has opened employers’ eyes to supporting their employees’ mental health. By focusing on employee well-being, companies are able to achieve their needs as well as the needs of their employees. It creates a work environment that ensures your employees thrive, as well as your business.”
Wendy Kelly
All organizations should focus on employee well-being, because there’s different cultures—often cultures within cultures—at an organization. So, no matter the size of the company you work for, there should always be support for employee well-being.”
Wendy Kelly
Ask your employees, ‘What do you need?’ ‘What makes you happy?’ ‘How can I support you?’ ‘How are you feeling today?’ ‘Do you want to be in the office?’. Companies should be asking all of these questions to understand what employees need to feel safe and supported.”
Wendy Kelly
Tailor your employee well-being program to your people’s needs. Maybe your employees want to learn about healthy eating habits, or maybe they want a friendly competition of who can walk the most steps. Asking your employees what their needs are will help make your program a success.”
Wendy Kelly