{"id":4771,"date":"2023-11-17T16:19:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T16:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.brightbreaks.com\/learn\/?p=4771"},"modified":"2023-11-22T18:16:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T18:16:45","slug":"wellness-and-wwe-how-velocityehs-cultivates-and-encourages-employee-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.brightbreaks.com\/learn\/blog\/wellness-and-wwe-how-velocityehs-cultivates-and-encourages-employee-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellness and WWE: How VelocityEHS Cultivates and Encourages Employee Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4771\" class=\"elementor elementor-4771\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4cac9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d4cac9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f16bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8f16bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74018d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f74018d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a9e2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8a9e2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">VelocityEHS is on a mission to help companies become safer and more sustainable, and that starts with upholding its own employees\u2019 wellness. The organization encourages its people to build work around their lives \u2014 not the other way around.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">In addition to providing wellness resources like Bright Breaks and Modern Health, VelocityEHS hosts bimonthly physical fitness initiatives that help employees connect with one another over a shared passion <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">invest in their own wellness.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Director of Employee Experience and Culture, Molly Thompson, shares why flexibility is a win, how community grows through fitness and which values fuel their wellness culture on <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/brightbreaks.com\/virtualvibe\/episodes\/work-for-all-creating-a-remote-first-work-plan-that-prioritizes-employee-well-being-and-balance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">an episode of the Virtual Vibe podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Over the past few years, workers\u2019 demands for flexibility have radically changed how leaders think about employee wellness. But for <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ehs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">VelocityEHS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, the well-being of employees has always been top of mind.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>The environmental, health and safety software company is remote-first, with around 600 employees across five countries. Over the years, VelocityEHS has acquired numerous smaller, family-run businesses with strong cultures of caring about one another. This value carried over to VelocityEHS as a whole.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>In her role as Director of Employee Experience and Culture, <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mollythompson2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Molly Thompson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> oversees wellness initiatives and events that fuel the company\u2019s culture of family and support for its employees. On <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/brightbreaks.com\/virtualvibe\/episodes\/work-for-all-creating-a-remote-first-work-plan-that-prioritizes-employee-well-being-and-balance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">an episode of the Virtual Vibe podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">I talked to Molly about the company\u2019s views on flexibility, its thriving fitness culture and the values that keep everyone connected.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>Building Work Around Life<\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Visit the VelocityEHS <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ehs.com\/about-us\/careers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">careers page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> and you\u2019ll learn about \u201cWork for All,\u201d the company\u2019s philosophy of remote-first work. The organization went from having multiple U.S. offices to remote work early on in the pandemic. But as company leadership heard feedback that employees didn\u2019t want to return to the office, they decided to embrace a more flexible approach for good.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u201c[We wanted to] allow employees to build work around their lives, not the other way around,\u201d Molly explains.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> \u201cWe understand that all of our employees are full people with full lives and a lot of responsibilities.\u201d For example, caregivers often need the space to carry out the responsibilities of parenthood during the day alongside their work. Individuals with disabilities may not be able to work in a traditional office space for traditional hours, and anyone might need to attend a mid-day doctor\u2019s appointment.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>By remaining remote, VelocityEHS allows individuals the flexibility they need. While employees\u2019 roles may require them to be online at certain times, the company focuses more on getting work done and achieving Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) than being seated at one\u2019s desk from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>Molly explains that VelocityEHS doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s sustainable for employees to grind at their desks in an office five days a week, citing physical and mental well-being as two key reasons. \u201cI just don\u2019t think humans are designed to live that way,\u201d she says. \u201cWe want to create a model that will allow them flexibility to build the life they want.\u201d<\/span><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 16pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #434343; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Wins of Flexibility<\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Of course, allowing employees to build work around their lives on <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">their <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">terms benefits the staff. But it\u2019s also a win for the business. The Work for All philosophy has driven retention value for VelocityEHS \u2014 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">because<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">employees appreciate the unique flexibility they have to do their work, they\u2019re more inclined to stay with the company<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">This approach to a remote culture has also helped VelocityEHS attract and hire skilled team members by increasing the diversity of its talent pool. Research has shown that women and people of color <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/joinhandshake.com\/blog\/network-trends\/how-women-and-students-of-color-are-approaching-the-job-search-differently\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">are seeking remote opportunities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> more than their counterparts. As a remote-first company, VelocityEHS can access these diverse talent pools that are most eager for flexible working environments, even if they don\u2019t live near a physical office location.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>The Initiatives Behind a Wellness Culture<\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">On top of offering radical flexibility to its employees, VelocityEHS promotes wellness through various initiatives designed to support its staff.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>Employees can use Bright Breaks to <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/brightbreaks.com\/how-it-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">take seven-minute wellness breaks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> during their workdays. The company also offers access to <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.modernhealth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Modern Health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, a mental health platform offering various modalities of care, from online modules and discussion groups to counseling and coaching.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>But Molly is especially proud of the fitness initiatives employees take part in. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">She started what is now called \u201cJan Plan\u201d as a company effort to focus on physical, mental, and financial health in January. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The initiative caught on with immediate participation and interest from employees and grew into bi-monthly fitness challenges. \u201cIt\u2019s a great universal interest and hobby for people to connect on,\u201d Molly says. Because her team primarily measures the success of wellness initiatives based on attendance and participation, the fitness challenges have been a clear home run.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>Case in point: Their September fitness challenge was WWE-themed with five teams company-wide. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Employees are so passionate about the fitness initiatives that individuals were quick to volunteer for leadership positions heading up these teams<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> \u2014 Molly didn\u2019t even have to ask them to step up. \u201cWe just have a lot of employees who are super supportive of the culture, and it makes my job easy.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>How the VelocityEHS Values Reflect Wellness<\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">VelocityEHS has five values throughout the employee lifecycle, and Molly says that two, in particular, contribute to the company\u2019s wellness culture.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>The first value is \u201cbuild honest and open relationships,\u201d and the fitness initiatives allow employees to do exactly that. \u201c[Wellness] is a personal journey \u2026 but it\u2019s a community philosophy,\u201d Molly explains.\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The fitness community at VelocityEHS \u2014 or \u201cFit Fam,\u201d as they call it \u2014 allows employees to connect with coworkers they\u2019ve never met across teams, functions and departments.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> In a remote-first company, building relationships requires proactivity and intention, and a shared interest in wellness forges those connections.<br \/><br \/><\/span><b style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><\/b><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The second value that plays into the wellness culture is \u201cmake a difference.\u201d VelocityEHS has a mission to help other companies be more sustainable and focus on their employees\u2019 health and wellness. If their goal is to make a difference in other people\u2019s lives, it makes sense that that work would start at home with the 600 people who make VelocityEHS\u2019s mission a reality.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Molly\u2019s Parting Advice: Just Do It<\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Molly knows from experience how intimidating it can be to change a company culture or even create an initiative from scratch. Her advice to others working on wellness is simple: Start small. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">She recommends just doing <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">something<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, especially if it\u2019s a light lift like bringing in a wellness speaker.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> At VelocityEHS, Jan Plan started as a small initiative that sparked a wide range of other resources and activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">She also encourages being open to feedback. \u201cThere\u2019s no bad ideas or bad suggestions,\u201d she says. \u201cYou\u2019re the company\u2019s suggestion box. So [be] open to that and [roll] with it, whatever that feedback is.\u201d When you start with what employees want and need \u2014 and grow from there \u2014 you never know where your efforts will lead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br \/>This article is based on an episode of the Virtual Vibe podcast by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brightbreaks.com\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Bright Breaks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">, the platform that boosts workplace wellness seven minutes at a time. Want more insights on HR strategies for a happy, healthy and connected workforce in a work-from-home world? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualvibe.brightbreaks.com\/subscribe\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Subscribe to the Virtual Vibe podcast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">, and tune in wherever you listen to your favorite shows.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VelocityEHS is on a mission to help companies become safer and more sustainable, and that starts with upholding its own employees\u2019 wellness. 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