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Articles by Jennifer Benz
A Goal That HR and Benefits Leaders Share: Engagement
Just as we know how to build best practices for designing HR programs, we’ve also developed best practices for driving engagement with benefits.
May 16, 2018Just as we know how to build best practices for designing HR programs, we’ve also developed best practices for driving engagement with benefits.
Giving Employees Permission to be Well
Encouraging employees to take care of themselves needs to come with permission to do so during the workday.
March 2, 2018Increasingly, benefits programs are asking employees to make thoughtful decisions about complicated topics — and to engage in programs throughout the year. As part of your strategy, think about how and when employees will take the time to use these programs.
Benefits Offerings Shouldn’t Be a Puzzle to Assemble
Before you move forward and make any significant changes to your benefits ecosystem, consider how they will fit into your current environment.
January 3, 2018Many of our clients are waiting for the release of a technology solution that will solve all their problems. Will this be the year everything....
Cravings Are Key to Long-term Wellness
Employees can — and should — just do simple things today that would pay off big time down the road. But they don’t.
November 7, 2017Humans are very bad at making good decisions about things that matter in the long term. Whether it’s choosing to workout over watching TV, a....
The Next Generation of Benefits Leaders
Why do HR professionals "fall into" benefits? Employee benefits touch the health and financial security of nearly all Americans and millions of people globally.
July 26, 2017Like many of you reading this article, I stumbled into HR as a career. As a journalism student who had never heard of employee benefits....
Benefits Leave Lasting Impressions
From the employer perspective, healthy and happy employees are the ones who are most valuable to the organization.
May 17, 2017To truly excel in HR and benefits is to have an immeasurable impact on your organization and your people in the very best ways —....
Expanding the Definition of Wellness
Benefits Beat writer Jennifer Benz recommends four ways to build a successful wellness program.
March 6, 2017When you consider that most of us spend about one-third of our adult lives at work, it makes sense that the workplace can be the....
The Benefit of Setting Work-Related Goals
The Benefits Beat's Jennifer Benz suggests a few aspirational resolutions for you and your team going into 2017.
January 17, 2017 It is the new year, which means it’s time to snap out of our indulgent holiday habits and get back to real-life goals and....
Changing Health Care — and Payments
We all know that our health care system needs revolutionary change. Fixing the way we pay for health services is key to that change.
November 16, 2016 Payment reform efforts promote the idea that our health care system should move away from paying for volume to paying for....
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