Take the temperature at your organization

The best way to find out how employees feel is to ask them. Build an organizational survey or hold focus groups to gather direct feedback and consider offering the option of anonymity as it can improve engagement. You can also mine internal data, focusing on things like employee turnover rates, sick day usage, and progress toward organizational goals. These often serve as strong indicators of employee morale and well-being.

Develop goals for your employee retention plan

Once you have a better picture of how your organization is doing, it’s time to set goals for how you want to improve or build on your current plan.

If you’re starting from scratch, set a goal for the number of wellness activities you want to launch, factoring in metrics around things like employee engagement. How many employees take advantage of fitness reimbursements or an office mindfulness session?

If you’re building on what your organization already has in place, think about metrics for growth, such as an increase in employee participation, work goals met, or decreased employee absenteeism.