August Workplace Wellness Program Ideas
Many organizations provide free and credible resources to help you plan workplace wellness activities. We have highlighted some of them here, including our own, to help you develop and deliver a cost-effective program for your employees.
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International Youth Day
August 12
Suggest employees engage in a fun activity with youth, become mentors for youth, or bring a young friend or family member to work for the day, or raise money to donate to a youth charity through a BBQ or bake sale. Find more ideas and resources from United Nations.
Overdose Awareness Day
August 31
International Overdose Awareness Day is an annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind. Find resources such as social media graphics,overdose fact sheets and posters, which are available in 13 different languages.
Featured workshop materials
Building resilience
This workshop can include employees, leaders, those that are self−employed or post−secondary students. You can tailor it to any combination of these groups. Participants engage in a journey of self−discovery while creating a plan to improve their resilience and developing healthy coping strategies for whatever life throws at them.
Featured work-life balance tip
Let go of perfectionism
Perfectionism affects people in different ways. Some leverage perfectionism only at work, others only at home, and some in all areas of their life. Since perfection is an unattainable and unrealistic goal, perfectionism can become destructive to your well-being and relationships.
Identify what is good enough and avoid the stress-inducing perfectionist approach. Here’s a short video from Mary Ann Baynton, Director of Collaboration and Strategy, Workplace Strategies, on letting go of perfectionism.
Featured team building activity
Improve team culture
This team-building activity helps you ask the right questions and pay close attention to the answers.
