Innovation In Compliance With Tom Fox

Mari Ryan is the CEO of Advancing Wellness and author of The Thriving Hive: How People-Centric Workplaces Ignite Engagement and Fuel Results. She joins Tom Fox on this week's show to discuss the role of employee wellbeing in a thriving business culture.  Assessing Wellness Many of the concepts and strategies concerning ethical values and corporate culture that Mari espouses, says Tom, are the same that a compliance officer would use. He asks Mari how her company helps clients assess their employees' wellbeing. She describes her two-part process: the first part is the qualitative and quantitative assessment, and the second part is creating a strategic plan to operationalize a culture of wellbeing in the workplace. Wellbeing Is Crucial to Business Success "Wellbeing can serve as a foundational element to the culture of the workplace and to creating business success… You need to have engaged employees to create a sustainable business," says Mari. Wellbeing is physical, emotional and financial; it involves feel