Tribe Topics Aug. 2017 TRB-147 August Topics v2 | Page 3

Wellness
Increasingly, wellness is a factor in the
employee experience. Does the company
make it easier or harder for employees to be
healthy and fit? Many employees report financial
stress as a perennial challenge in their lives, which
is prompting more employer-sponsored financial
wellness programs in more companies.
Corporate Citizenship
There’s a lot of talk about how important
issues like sustainability and giving back
to the community are to Millennials, but this
will likely be even more important to Gen Z, the
generation right on their heels. Does your employee
experience include paid days for volunteering? Do
employees work in a LEED-certified building? Does
your company operate a charitable foundation?
The impact the company has on the world is an
important factor in the employee experience.
look through
multiple lenses
The employee experience will differ from one
part of your employee audience to another,
so consider what it’s like to look through the
eyes of different groups:
WOMEN: What’s the employee experience like for
women in your company, particularly senior-level
women on their way to the C-suite?
INTROVERTS: Open office workspace enviroments,
for instance, are well-suited for extroverts but
not great for introverts, who are often the people
behind breakthrough innovative thinking.
NON-DESK: Do your frontline employees feel
invisible to top management? Are they recognized
as heroes who are making important contributions
to the success of the company? What are the
physical realities of their work environments?
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: How’s the
accessibility in the physical environment? Have
you addressed technology needs for those who
need adaptations? When employees need specific
accommodations, has the company been able to
provide them?
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS: Are your materials
translated for employees located in other
countries? If you have employees who speak
English as a second language, what is the company
doing to improve communications with them?
Interested in the employee experience?
Tribe can help.