2 tips to save time while implementing a vitality initiative ⏳

Create Your Own A-Team 🦸

As an HR manager, you no doubt feel that you have many responsibilities, including improving the vitality of your employees. However, you don't have to accomplish this mission alone. Consider a situation where you need to accomplish a special task and you notice that others also have a passion for this goal. It is time to assemble your own vitality A-Team, a team that, like the famous A-Team, can take on any challenge and bring it to success.

Start by identifying potential team members by asking around or observing who talks enthusiastically about health and wellness in the corridors. Perhaps there is a colleague who is always the first to take the stairs instead of the lift, or the one who likes to take a walk during their lunch break. These employees are natural ambassadors for your vitality initiative and can convey their enthusiasm to others. Plan an informal meeting or lunch session to approach them and share your plans. Explain why you would like them on your team and what role they can play. By assigning specific responsibilities, such as organising events or taking care of internal communications, you give them room to bring their skills and interests to the initiative.

In addition, it is essential to have a connector in your team, someone who easily connects with others and makes everyone feel welcome. This not only promotes involvement but also makes the initiative live more within the organisation. By involving employees in this way, you create a community that not only lives for but also with vitality. An example is organising a weekly check-in, where your team comes together to share what is going well and where there are areas for improvement. This creates an ongoing dialogue and strengthens team collaboration.

How do you put it together?

• In which parts could you use support?

For example, look for top people from the marketing department who can help you create promotional material.

• Who do you often hear talking about sport and health in the corridors?

You are looking for that one employee with a huge passion for health who is interested in all the news and developments within this topic.

• Which colleague is a connector?

You want someone next to you that all employees can identify with, someone who really connects.

By involving employees in the launch, your vitality initiative will come alive much more from within the organisation.

Use Ready-made Programmes 🎁

We are happy to help you too! By ‘we’ we mean vitality platforms. Think fitness apps, online courses, health websites or coaches. As an HR manager, you might feel like you have to think up and set everything up yourself, but you don't have to. Imagine a situation where you are overwhelmed by the amount of work involved in developing a vitality initiative. Fortunately, these days there are many vitality platforms that can support you. They offer ready-made programmes that you can deploy immediately.

One way to make immediate use of these tools is to do a market research on available platforms and evaluate which one suits your organisation best. Shortlist programmes that match your employees' needs and interests. Invite a number of providers to a presentation or demonstration of their programmes. This will give you a chance to compare the options and decide which services offer the most value. Once you have made your choice, you can work with the provider to plan for implementation. Tap into their expertise by involving them in communicating and setting up the initiatives within your organisation. This will not only save you time, but also ensure that your initiative gets off to a professional and effective start.

With the use of ready-made initiatives and communication formats, HR managers can set up a vitality initiative in just five minutes. So you can spend your time more effectively and ensure that vitality remains a spearhead within your organisation. Don't forget that you can use the expertise of external professionals. That way, you don't have to reinvent the wheel and you can build on existing knowledge and experience. Consider setting up a test period during which a small number of employees try out the programme and provide feedback. This input can then be used to further tailor the initiative to your employees' needs before rolling it out on a large scale.

Vitality initiatives are essential for the well-being of your employees and contribute to a positive and productive work environment. By putting together your own A-Team and using ready-made programmes, you will save time and create impactful change within your organisation. Let's put vitality on the map together and lay the foundation for a healthy, happy and energetic work environment.

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