KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 6, 2017--
CBIZ
Employee Services Organization (ESO), in conjunction with Edington
Associates LLC, is delighted to announce that the application for
the Edington CBIZ Next Practice Awards is now open!
The Edington CBIZ Next Practice Awards recognizes employers that are
implementing innovative wellbeing programs and practices in one or more
of the five pillars outlined by Dr. Dee Edington. These five core
pillars include:
Pillar I: Senior Leadership (engaged and committed leadership)
Pillar
II: Operational Leadership (positive environment, culture and climate)
Pillar
III: Self-Leadership (self-leadership and positive individual health)
Pillar
IV: Recognition and Rewards (positive personal motivation)
Pillar
V: Quality Assurance (measure and communicate what matters)
The awards program highlights organizations that are pioneering
out-of-the-box approaches in their wellbeing programs to improve
employee participation and outcomes and enrich the culture of the
workplace. This year’s program also features a simplified application
and submission process. Employers may apply between the dates of April 6th
and May 31st. The awards will be announced at a later date
and honorees will be invited to share their winning programs in the fall
of 2017.
“Wellbeing programs are designed to build happier and healthier
workforces. We at CBIZ are thrilled to recognize employers who share
this vision and who actively and creatively demonstrate their
commitment,” says Emily Noll, National Director of CBIZ Wellbeing
Solutions. “With our new and improved application, we’re excited to hear
about a wide range of employee wellbeing programs and new practices
emerging across the U.S.”
Polly Thomas, President of CBIZ ESO in Kansas City, MO, has had several
of her clients receive the award in prior years and believes that
focusing on developing a positive workplace culture is critical for
business success. “At CBIZ, we believe it’s just as important to improve
company culture as it is to highlight outstanding programs and
benefits,” says Thomas. A culture of caring, as envisioned by Dr.
Edington, Thomas adds “creates a competitive differentiator for
employers through increased employee wellbeing, engagement and
retention.”
Award co-founder, Jack Bastable, Innovation Leader in Employee
Engagement and Performance, is not surprised about the doubling of
applicants to this awards program from 2015 to 2016. “More and more
employers are seeking and testing out new strategies to boost their
employees’ health and sustain wellbeing for the betterment of their
workers, their businesses and their communities,” says Bastable.
Bastable predicts that applicants to this special awards program will
continue to grow and he looks forward to celebrating and sharing the
next practices of the next group of winning companies.
Applications will be evaluated by a team of expert judges in the
wellbeing, engagement and employee benefits fields, including Drs. Dee
Edington and Jennifer Pitts of Edington Associates.
Click
here to learn more and to register for the award program. Upon
registering, a link to the application will be emailed.
About CBIZ
Inc.
Named one of America’s 2015 Best Employers and ranked as the #1 employer
in the consulting and accounting industry by Forbes magazine, CBIZ, Inc.
provides professional business services that help clients better manage
their finances and employees. CBIZ provides its clients with financial
services including accounting, tax, financial advisory, government
health care consulting, risk advisory, real estate consulting, and
valuation services. Employee services include employee benefits
consulting, property and casualty insurance, retirement plan consulting,
payroll, life insurance, HR consulting, and executive recruitment. As
one of the nation’s largest brokers of employee benefits and property
and casualty insurance, and one of the largest accounting and valuation
companies in the United States, the Company’s services are provided
through more than 100 Company offices in 33 states. http://cbiz.com
About Edington
Associates LLC
Edington Associates works with organizations to develop healthy and high
performing workplaces and people for the 21st century. The Edington
system helps employers become champion companies through research,
experiences and solutions that build supportive leadership and healthy
work environments, design and leverage effective health management
programs and create timely and actionable plans to build a sustaining
culture that we would even like our children to work in.
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Source: CBIZ
Business Contact:
CBIZ ESO
Amy Howell, 865-441-2350
Wellbeing
Consultant
Wellbeing@CBIZ.com
or
Media
Contact:
Gregory
FCA for CBIZ
ESO
Jimmy Moock, 610-228-2125
jimmy@gregoryfca.com