{"id":14987,"date":"2014-03-26T15:07:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/2014-03-26-make-your-wellness-program-multi-generation-friendly\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T22:49:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T02:49:38","slug":"2014-03-26-make-your-wellness-program-multi-generation-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/2014-03-26-make-your-wellness-program-multi-generation-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Wellness Program Multi-Generation-Friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Old-personality-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Old and young worker\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Generations are colliding in the workplace. Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers are all represented in today\u2019s employee population. Until Generation X and Baby Boomers fully exit the workforce, employers are tasked with finding a way to create work environments that are multi-generation-friendly. Employers are using wellness programs to shape corporate culture, and like other aspects of corporate culture, a wellness program must address a generationally diverse workforce.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/hr.blr.com\/HR-news\/Benefits-Leave\/Employee-Wellness\/Millenials-want-healthier-workplaces10-things-comp\">article<\/a>, Dr. Carmella Sebastian recommends that employers should use corporate wellness programs to create a Millennial-friendly culture. Dr. Sebastian cites an Aon Hewitt study that claims helping employees manage their health is key to developing a Millennial-friendly culture. Developing a Millennial-friendly culture is essential as the Millennial population continues to replace the boomer generation in the workforce.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Engaging-Millennial-Employees-300x220.png\" alt=\"Millennial in workplace\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To create a Millennial-friendly culture, employers cannot rely on legacy wellness solutions; instead, employers need innovative Millennial-friendly wellness. A Millennial-friendly wellness program should leverage the technology that Millennials are already using. With over <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/2013\/06\/05\/smartphone-ownership-2013\/\">80%<\/a> of Americans ages 25-34 owning a smartphone (and this number is likely higher for those in the workplace), offering a smartphone wellness solution makes sense.<\/p>\n<p>A few months ago we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/2013-09-11-interface-experience-and-convenience-drive-wellness-engagement\/\">wrote<\/a> about how healthcare needs to take lessons from the automotive industry\u2019s approach to Millennial-friendly technology. Millennials want an accessible and easy to use interface, a fun and enjoyable wellness experience, and a convenient 24\/7 mobile-accessible solution. Finding a wellness solution that incorporates these characteristics will make the program more Millennial-friendly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Older_worker2-300x223-1.jpg\" alt=\"Older employee\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We agree with Dr. Sebastian\u2019s assessment of the importance of Millennial-friendly culture and wellness, but we also believe that Millennial-friendly and multi-generational-friendly do not need to be mutually exclusive. Employers should not create a Millennial-friendly environment at the expense of non-Millennials. With so much excitement around innovative (Millennial-friendly) wellness technology, it\u2019s easy to neglect non-Millennial employees, but employers should not throw away their legacy wellness features just yet. Wellness is not a one-size-fits-all solution and different generations will respond better to different features of a wellness program. While mobile technology may get Millennials excited about the wellness program, older generations, who are less tech savvy, may be put off by the thought of having a company sponsored wellness program in their pocket. Any mobile wellness program should be complimented by non-mobile features, which employees can engage with from their office desk (hopefully a standing deck\u2026). Recently there have been a number of wellness programs that rely on socializing participation. Millennials may love socializing their wellness participation, but non-Millennials may loath the idea of publically announcing their engagement. Make sure to keep social, mobile, and other features optional to ensure program participation across generations.<\/p>\n<p>When evaluating a new wellness program\u2019s features and ease of use, employers should incorporate feedback from a diverse group of employees. If a wellness solution doesn\u2019t have features that appeal to multiple generations, then it\u2019s probably not the right fit for an age diverse organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make Your Wellness Program Multi-Generation-Friendly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holistic-workplace-wellness"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.6 (Yoast SEO v24.8.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Make Your Wellness Program Multi-Generation-Friendly | Wellable<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Make Your 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