Wellness Council Of Wisconsin Inc

AS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTATION ORGANIZATION, WCWI IS THE PREMIER RESOURCE FOR EMPLOYEE AND ORGANIZATIONAL WELLBEING IN WISCONSIN AND THE NORTHERN MIDWEST. WCWI LIVES THIS MISSION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERSHIP COMPETENCIES:- EMPOWER AND EQUIP LEADERS AND WELLBEING STRATEGISTS THROUGH STRATEGIC COACHING, CONSULTATION, TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT." ADVOCATE FOR THE SUCCESS OF OUR MEMBERS BY WIDENING THE SCOPE OF EMPLOYEE WELLBEING IN WISCONSIN AND NAVIGATING BARRIERS.- LEAD THE COMMON AGENDA OF IMPROVING THE WELLBEING OF WISCONSIN'S WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITIES.- UNITE AND BUILD CONNECTIONS FOR WELLBEING STRATEGISTS AND LEADERS THROUGH PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING, NETWORKING, AND IDEA-SHARING

WCWI PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED THE 31ST ANNUAL EMPLOYEE WELLBEING CONFERENCE FOR EMPLOYERS, LEADERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND WELLBEING STRATEGISTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. THE 2021 CONFERENCE WAS AN IN-PERSON CONFERENCE HELD AT THE GREEN LAKE CONFERENCE CENTER; WCWI HOSTED 213 TOTAL ATTENDEES REPRESENTING 104 ORGANIZATIONS. KEY SUCCESS METRICS FROM THIS PROGRAM:" 98% LIKELY / VERY LIKELY TO RECOMMEND THIS CONFERENCE TO COLLEAGUES" 97% SATISFIED / VERY SATISFIED WITH THE CONFERENCE THEME" 100% SATISFIED / VERY SATISFIED WITH THE OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKERTHE ANNUAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTED FOUR INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND MULTIPLE DEDICATED NETWORKING SESSIONS.

THE LEARNING CIRCLE PROGRAM WAS OFFERED TO PARTICIPANTS AS A QUARTERLY VIRTUAL LEARNING SERIES FOCUSED ON THE ESSENTIAL BUILDING METHODS TO GROW IMPACT AND INFLUENCE FOR EMPLOYEE WELLBEING: 1) CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE 2) INVENTORY OF COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS FOR GROWTH 3) VITAL CONVERSATIONS AND 4) COLLABORATION. 159 PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN THE LEARNING CIRCLE PROGRAM IN 2021 AND IT WAS SUCCESSFULLY OFFERED AS A FULLY VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE. THE LEARNING CIRCLE PROGRAM MISSION OF "EVERYBODY LEARNS. EVERYBODY TEACHES" WAS DELIVERED WITH THE SPEAKING PRESENCE OF 4 SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT SPEAKERS AND SUPPORTIVE PEER NETWORKING IN EACH SESSION. EACH SESSION WAS 90 MINUTES AND ALLOWED ATTENDEES TO EXPERIENCE A COMBINATION OF LEARNING, APPLICATION, AND NETWORKING. IN ORDER TO FOSTER COMMUNITY-BUILDING, WCWI OFFERED AND ADDITIONAL OPTION FOR PEER SUPPORT THROUGH TWO ADDITIONAL PEER NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WHERE OVER 30 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED. EACH LEARNING CIRCLE SESSION WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A WCWI RESOURCE FOR EACH OF THE FOUR TOPICS LISTED ABOVE. REGIONAL PROGRAMMING TECH TRAINING:WCWI'S TECH TRAINING IS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR INNOVATIVE WELLBEING PROFESSIONALS. IN 2021, WCWI GATHERED 8 EXCEPTIONAL, CURIOUS AND PURPOSEFUL LEADERS WHO REPRESENT 5 UNIQUE BUSINESS INDUSTRIES FROM 4 REGIONS IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. THROUGH THE WCWI TECH TRAINING CURRICULUM, THE ATTENDEES CONVENED VIRTUALLY FOR A SIX-MONTH PROGRAM LEARNING CONCEPTS THAT EMBODY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, SHIFTING THE WELLBEING NARRATIVE, AND ADVANCING STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE.

WCWI SERVED EMPLOYER MEMBERS, LEADERS, AND PRACTITIONERS WITH THEIR EMPLOYEE WELLBEING EFFORTS, WHICH ARE IMPACTING OVER A MILLION TOTAL EMPLOYEES STATEWIDE AND NATIONALLY. WCWI'S 12-MONTH MEMBER EXPERIENCE DRIVES ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT THROUGH OUR MEMBERS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND IS DELIVERED ACROSS WCWI'S FOUR MEMBERSHIP COMPETENCIES:1) WE EMPOWER AND EQUIP PEOPLE LEADERS AND WELLBEING STRATEGISTS THROUGH STRATEGIC COACHING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.2) WE ADVOCATE FOR THE SUCCESS OF OUR MEMBERS BY WIDENING THE SCOPE OF EMPLOYEE WELLBEING IN WISCONSIN AND NAVIGATING THE BARRIERS IN THE INDUSTRY.3) WE LEAD THE COMMON AGENDA OF IMPROVING THE WELLBEING OF WISCONSIN'S WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITIES.4) WE UNITE AND BUILD CONNECTIONS FOR WELLBEING STRATEGISTS AND PEOPLE LEADERS THROUGH PEER NETWORKING AND IDEA-SHARING.IN 2021, WCWI WELCOMED 39 NEW MEMBERS TO OUR COMMUNITY OF CONNECTED EMPLOYERS AND WE SUPPORTED A 75% RETENTION RATE OF OUR CURRENT MEMBERS. WCWI SUPPORTED OUR MEMBERS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING MEMBER SERVICES AND EXPERIENCES:" OVER 40 WCWI MEMBERS ENGAGED WITH WCWI'S COACH-APPROACH CONSULTATIONS TO DEVELOP THEIR IMPACT AS A WELLBEING STRATEGIST AND CREATE STRATEGIC CHANGE AT THEIR ORGANIZATION." WCWI PILOTED A 6+ MONTH CONSULTATION SERIES WITH THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (WI DOJ) WITH THE PURPOSE TO SERVE A LARGE AND DYNAMIC WORKFORCE USING AN EVOLVED WCWI'S COACH-APPROACH CONSULTATION FRAMEWORK INFUSED WITH WCWI'S GUIDING PRINCIPLES - SUCCESSFULLY RESULTING IN A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT SERVES ALL OF WI DOJ WITH BROADENED EMPLOYEE WELLBEING STRATEGIES." WCWI CREATED AND LAUNCHED AN EMPLOYEE BURNOUT SURVEY MEMBERS-ONLY TOOL AS WCWI'S STATEWIDE EFFORT TO GATHER EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCES WITH SYMPTOMS OF BURNOUT ESPECIALLY RELATED TO THE WORKPLACES ACROSS WISCONSIN'S EMPLOYERS. SEVERAL THOUSAND EMPLOYEES FROM WCWI MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN WCWI'S EMPLOYEE BURNOUT SURVEY IN Q4 2021." WCWI'S MEMBER DASHBOARD, A MEMBERS-ONLY ONLINE LIBRARY OF RESOURCES AND TOOLS, RECEIVED OVER 1,300 PAGE VIEWS." WCWI'S STATEWIDE EMPLOYER SURVEY, ADVOCATING FOR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS IN THE WORKPLACE, RESULTED IN A 22% PARTICIPATION RATE ACROSS WCWI MEMBERS AND 120+ WEBINAR PARTICIPANTS. THIS DATA CENTRIC EXPERIENCE PROVIDED A FOUNDATION FOR WCWI'S WELL PRACTICE - A TOOL FOR EMPLOYERS TO ASSESS THEIR POLICIES AND CULTURE FOR CAREGIVER SUPPORT WHICH HAS 60+ DOWNLOADS." WCWI'S PODCAST: CHANGING THE NARRATIVE OF EMPLOYEE WELLBEING LAUNCHED WITH 3 EPISODES AND 150+ DOWNLOADS." WCWI'S JOB BOARD HAD 1,060 PAGE VIEWS CONNECTING WELLBEING STRATEGISTS AND PEOPLE LEADERS TO PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORTING MEMBERS IN CONNECTING TO APPLICANTS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY OF PROFESSIONALS." WCWI'S VIRTUAL MONTHLY MEMBER RESOURCE GROUPS HOSTED 800 WCWI MEMBER PARTICIPANTS CONNECTING THEM TO TRENDING TOPICS, INVENTIVE IDEA-SHARING, AND RELEVANT RESOURCES TO PUT INTO ACTION." A NEW MEMBER BENEFIT, WCWI MEMBER 1:1 CONNECTIONS WAS LAUNCHED IN 2021 WHICH ALLOWS WCWI MEMBERS TO GET TO KNOW A COLLEAGUE IN WELLNESS, GROW THEIR NETWORK, AND SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES BY OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE RANDOMLY PAIRED WITH ANOTHER MEMBER EACH MONTH." THE WCWI MEMBER CELEBRATION WAS WCWI'S FIRST IN-PERSON EVENT IN OVER 1.5 YEARS DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER 60 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS FOR A SAFE, IN-PERSON CELEBRATION LOCATED OUTSIDE AT LAWSONIA GOLF COURSES." WCWI'S WEEKLY ENEWSLETTER REACHES 4,400 WELLNESS PROFESSIONAL AND PEOPLE LEADERS & WCWI'S EXPANDED NETWORK INCLUDES 1,800 ACTIVE LINKEDIN FOLLOWERS." WCWI'S VIRTUAL ENRICHMENT SESSIONS PROVIDED 600 PARTICIPANTS WITH SESSIONS FOCUSED ON RESTORATION AND ENRICHMENT FOR THEIR OWN WELLBEING." WCWI CREATED AND DELIVERED SEVERAL NEW MEMBERS-ONLY RESOURCES IN 2021 INCLUDING: GUIDING PRINCIPLE VIDEOS & BLOGS ADVOCATING FOR FAMILIES & CAREGIVERS REFOCUS YOUR EMPLOYEE WELLBEING STRATEGIES DEFINING YOUR ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC WELLNESS VISION BUILDING METHOD #1: CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE BUILDING METHOD #2: INVENTORY FOR GROWTH BUILDING METHOD #3: VITAL CONVERSATIONS BUILDING METHOD #4: COLLABORATIONWCWI REACHED ACROSS OUR WIDER NETWORK THROUGH OUR VALUE-ADD PRESENTATIONS FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, NATIONAL, STATEWIDE, AND REGIONAL EVENTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE ART & SCIENCE OF HEALTH PROMOTION CONFERENCE, NORTHWOODS SAFETY AND WELLNESS NETWORK, AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP EXECUTIVE LEADER EVENT, MRA'S ILEAD EVENT, AND THE WELL WISCONSIN ANNUAL CELEBRATION & DEVELOPMENT EVENT.