“The Force, it's calling to you.Just let it in.”
Maz Kanata to Rey; Star Wars: The Force Awakens(2015)

In the latest “Star Wars” movie, welearn yet again that the Force, or the ubiquitous power to dosomething unique or extraordinary, may lie within each of us, butit can take a cast of thousands of Storm Troopers, Resistancefighters, and Jedi warriors to help awaken that Force. By the sametoken, as human resource and benefit plan professionals, it’s yourjob to awaken the Force within your employees – the Force to takethose sometimes extraordinary steps to live a healthier, moreproductive and even happier life.

So how do plan sponsors meet that challenge? That’s the questionthat is keeping many employers up at night, according to a 2015survey from the Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH).Employee engagement – orlack thereof – seems to be a ubiquitous challenge. In the MBGHsurvey, 81 percent of employer members said they were seekingbetter ways to increase employee engagement in their healthimprovement programs.¹