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Preview - Episode 76 - 'Wellness Strikes Back'
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 8:42PM
HR Happy Hour - Episode 76 - 'Wellness Strikes Back' (subtitle : Why is McRib season the same as Open Enrollment season?)
Thursday November 18, 2010 - 8PM ET - Call in 646-378-1086
Listen from the show page, calling in on the listener line, or using the widget player below:
A couple of months ago we tried the 'wellness' show, but we were beset with a slew of technical problems that more or less ruined the show. It was a spectacular fail.
So after that earlier debacle, we vowed to come back stronger, better, and more prepared for the inevitable 'fail' that will at least attempt to spoil the fun. No worries, we are going to press on with a resolve that usually I only get from filling up on some tasty barbecue.
But wait, this is the 'wellness' show right? Why am I talking about McRib and BBQ? Because to me, the two are inexorably tied together.
I want to have McRibs and BBQ. I don't really feel like being badgered to be more 'well'. And I really don't feel like being hassled at work about it. Work is hassle enough - now I have to go to the office and get told to stretch, count my cups of veggies, and park farther away?
That kind of sucks.
But the reality in the US is that health care costs continue to spiral out of control, people are getting fatter by the minute (did I mention the McRib is available for a limited time?), and companies are being forced to find ways to reduce the costs associated with keeping our fat butts upright, and reasonably productive.
So the idea of company promoted and sponsored wellness initiatives seems to be here to stay, or at least until companies decide providing health benefits to employees is really too much of a hassle, and try to pay the government to take care of it all.
On the show we will be joined by experts in all sides of the wellness discussion - design, communication, and socialization. Fran Melmed, Tanya Barham, and Greg Matthews will be back in the HR Happy Hour hot seat to talk wellness - why we need it, how you design for it, and how you might attempt to get idiots like me to pass on the McRib and have a salad. Not an easy task.
I hope you can join us for what should be a fun show.
Thursday November 18, 2010 - 8PM ET - Call in 646-378-1086
Listen from the show page, calling in on the listener line, or using the widget player below:
A couple of months ago we tried the 'wellness' show, but we were beset with a slew of technical problems that more or less ruined the show. It was a spectacular fail.
So after that earlier debacle, we vowed to come back stronger, better, and more prepared for the inevitable 'fail' that will at least attempt to spoil the fun. No worries, we are going to press on with a resolve that usually I only get from filling up on some tasty barbecue.
But wait, this is the 'wellness' show right? Why am I talking about McRib and BBQ? Because to me, the two are inexorably tied together.
I want to have McRibs and BBQ. I don't really feel like being badgered to be more 'well'. And I really don't feel like being hassled at work about it. Work is hassle enough - now I have to go to the office and get told to stretch, count my cups of veggies, and park farther away?
That kind of sucks.
But the reality in the US is that health care costs continue to spiral out of control, people are getting fatter by the minute (did I mention the McRib is available for a limited time?), and companies are being forced to find ways to reduce the costs associated with keeping our fat butts upright, and reasonably productive.
So the idea of company promoted and sponsored wellness initiatives seems to be here to stay, or at least until companies decide providing health benefits to employees is really too much of a hassle, and try to pay the government to take care of it all.
On the show we will be joined by experts in all sides of the wellness discussion - design, communication, and socialization. Fran Melmed, Tanya Barham, and Greg Matthews will be back in the HR Happy Hour hot seat to talk wellness - why we need it, how you design for it, and how you might attempt to get idiots like me to pass on the McRib and have a salad. Not an easy task.
I hope you can join us for what should be a fun show.
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