10 ways your company can support black colleagues and improve wellbeing--starting today

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Remember the days of trying to justify your company’s wellness program based on the potential for reduction in health care claims? Well, most organizations have since acknowledged that there is limited evidence, if any, to make that business case, and now recognize that the greater value in having a wellness program and a healthy workplace culture lies in supporting the people that make our organizations succeed. In other words, it’s the right thing to do to create the conditions for our employees to thrive.

We don’t want to see our team members struggling with mental or physical illness, financial stress, or burnout. We don’t want our employees’ wellbeing to suffer due to a toxic work environment or at the hands of an obtuse manager. We want our employees to show up to the office (real-life or virtual) as their best selves, fully charged, and engaged.