Webinar On Beyond Incentives: How to Motivate Employees to make Lifestyle Changes

Overview:

It is one thing to know how to alter one's behavior, but it is an entirely different matter to be motivated to do so. It is felt that employee motivation is the key factor in determining the success or failure of worksite wellness programs and their ability to reduce health care costs and increase productivity. Health professionals have developed many behavioral techniques to help employees make lifestyle changes. Despite these methodologies, the majority of employees are unsuccessful in modifying their behavior long-term.

In an entertaining and informative manner, this talk will present the key behavior modification techniques, including the strategic use incentives, that can help initiate and maintain employee motivation to make positive lifestyle changes and become wiser health care consumers. It will also address the advantages and disadvantages of carrots versus sticks and intrinsic versus extrinsic rewards. The concepts from the field of Behavioral Economics will be presented.

Why should you attend: By attending this Webinar, you can significantly reduce your company's healthcare costs, absenteeism, presenteeism and turnover while increasing productivity and morale. You will also be able to alter the company's culture so that it becomes a healthy one.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• Participants will learn the advantages and disadvantages of intrinsic versus extrinsic rewards
• Participants will learn whether to utilize a carrots or sticks approach to incentives
• Participants will learn 4 ways to increase member engagement

Who Will Benefit:

• Human Resource Professionals
• Benefit Managers
• Wellness Coordinators
• Occupational Health Nurses
• Medical Directors
• EAP Professionals
• Health and Safety Directors

Instructor:

Dr. Don R. Powell is the President and CEO of the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, a URAC Accredited Wellness company located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The Institute is a leading developer and provider of health and productivity management programs. It is internationally recognized for its ability to present health information in a format that employees can easily understand and are motivated to follow; thereby reducing health care costs and absenteeism. Over 13,000 corporations, hospitals, MCOs, unions, and government agencies use its health risk appraisal, lifestyle change programs, health coaching, self-care guides, and health education materials. Some of its clients include Ford, Office Depot, Citibank, Merck, CBS, Lowes, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, the Center for Disease Control, Baylor Medical Center, U.S. Army, CIA, and the Department of Health & Human Services.