Who is a wellbeing manager and what is their role in a company?

Successful company leaders know that productive work depends on the health and well-being of their team members. Therefore, they hire specialists who monitor their employees' well-being, health, and well-being—wellbeing managers.

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Who is a wellness manager?

Depending on the company's goals and plans, a wellness manager may have a broader or narrower range of responsibilities, but in general, they are responsible for creating a positive team environment and selecting tools, resources, and programs that help improve the health, mood, and performance of employees and, as a result, the well-being of the company.

Let's list the tasks performed by wellbeing managers:

• planning and organizing events that improve the general health and well-being of an individual employee or the team as a whole;
• collecting information and using it to determine what additional steps need to be taken to improve the success of programs already implemented;
• Providing regular reports on the impact of the programs used on the team and each employee individually.

In small companies, the wellbeing manager's functions may be performed by the HR manager.

What are the characteristics of a successful wellbeing manager?

Certain natural characteristics and personality traits can help you succeed in the field of corporate health and wellness management:

•  Strong communication skills – Health and wellness managers must clearly and persuasively communicate their ideas to management, as well as thoroughly explain the features of various programs and activities to the people who will be participating in them;
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills – it is essential to be able to gather information and conduct research, and then use the data to plan the most effective interventions;
• Activity and self-motivation – a health and wellness manager must inspire people with positivity and encourage them to be proactive. Therefore, it's important to be proactive, positive, motivated, disciplined, and able to work without constant supervision.

Features of work

The specifics of the work may vary depending on the company's specific needs and management's preferences. In some companies, wellbeing managers develop fitness programs and conduct training sessions for groups or individual employees. They organize training for groups or individuals on healthy eating, fitness, and health care, and arrange educational seminars, workshops, or themed parties, after conducting a survey of employees' interests and preferences. Because nothing brings people together and lifts spirits like small group events.

With quarantine and remote work preventing group events, a wellbeing manager can organize, for example, a masterclass on preparing an exotic dish in a company chat or offer a virtual cocktail party. Order cocktail kits and mail them to employees, who will receive them and open them during a Zoom meeting. Quarantine measures are observed, and employees have a great time connecting and gaining an interesting cocktail-making experience.

What is the value of having a wellbeing manager for a company?

Wellbeing managers aren't just people who oversee the health, nutrition, and leisure activities of the company's employees. They are versatile professionals who integrate various areas of the business—production, HR, safety, and so on—and understand how each impacts the health and emotional well-being of employees. The advantage is that the company has a specialist who can focus on a holistic view of the situation and promptly take action if negative trends arise. By hiring a wellbeing manager, the company invests in wellbeing for the long term, fostering the personal and professional development of each team member and helping to reduce turnover.

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