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www.peopleandmanagement.com programs, organisations can help their employees to regain their mental strengths. Mindfulness is an unprecedented instrument to empower teams to ease pressure and focus on daily work. For instance, yoga and meditation enable individuals to be more attentive and in addition advance their profi ciency. Healthy Diet: Corporates must ensure that they provide their employees with nutritious food to fuel them with the necessary supplements and energy. This enables them to work seamlessly towards achieving the desired results. Companies can take initiatives to provide organic food with zero preservatives to their employees. An integrative health program can be conducted to educate their workforce on the benefi ts of nutrition and its long term effects. Corporate wellness plays a huge role in maintaining the mental health and wellbeing of employees. People working in happy work environments perpetually lead to contented personal lives. Flexible working Hours: Working long hours at all times may not be feasible for some employees. Tedious work timings often lead to burnouts and decreased productivity. By providing employees with fl exible timings and giving them the freedom to work from home, there can be a boost in confi dence and they will be able to work more prolifi cally. Corporate Outings: Companies can organise frequent trips or off sites to make their employees feel appreciated for their hard work and efforts. This will not only enhance their morale but will also help build relations within teams and help them spend quality time together. Fitness Activities: As the old adage goes ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’, staff workers to need a break from work. Sport is undoubtedly one of the strongest platforms to practice discipline and maintain healthy relations in the working environment. By organising internal sports events, employees can get together and play as a team. It not only acts as a refresher but also helps sharpen one’s management skills and creates team building characteristics. Cor porate wellness plays a huge role in maintaining the mental health and wellbeing of employees. People working in happy work environments perpetually lead to contented personal lives. An individual can take small steps to improve their work-life balance by leaving work on time, avoiding working at home unless necessary and unplugging all through the weekend. This will allow them to remove enough time for their family and friends. An employee who is stress-free makes any place, be it work or home, more vibrant and this further helps achieve incredible positive outcomes. P & M Vol. 10 Issue 2 • FEBRUARY 2019, Delhi NCR | 37