Teri Dougherty, CEBS, Author at Word on Benefits

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employee Benefits

Tips for Building High-Performing Remote Teams

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

11 Jun 202011 Jun 2020

Teams of all shapes and sizes have found themselves working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. With tight time lines, low budgets and stress on employees to produce superior results, organizations are looking for ways to transform yesterday’s in-office teams into high-performance remote […]

20 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Wellness Vendor

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

05 Sep 201922 Sep 2020

Most agree that healthier employees are happier, more productive and have fewer medical costs! The challenge, according to Jason Elliot, author of the article, Validate Wellness Vendors With a Data-Driven Approach, (Benefits Magazine, August 2019), is “every worker population is unique” and […]

Employee Benefits Mental Health Wellness

At-Work CBT Leads to Healthier Thinking

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

27 Mar 201926 Aug 2019

A wide range of mental health disorders faces today’s workforce including addiction, anxiety, depression and insomnia. Yet, according to Andrew Miki, Ph.D., chief executive officer, Starling Minds, Inc., and the presenter of the International Foundation webcast The Impact of Online CBT: A […]

Wellness

Adding Magic to Your Workplace Wellness Program

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

20 Nov 201826 Aug 2019

A makeover isn’t magical, but it sure can feel that way! Making a single, strategic change to your workplace wellness program can be easy and worthwhile—and a successful makeover, regardless of its recipient, can boost confidence, energy and overall satisfaction! If you […]

Employee Benefits Wellness

Making Mindfulness a Workplace Priority

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

15 Aug 201815 Aug 2018

Of course your employees want to be 100% focused on each of the many tasks waiting to be tackled. BUT—They have to-do lists to conquer, projects to complete—and too few hours in the day! However, adding mindfulness exercises to their already-too-busy day […]

Communication Employee Benefits Wellness

Communicating Wellness Across Four Generations

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

08 Feb 201813 Feb 2018

Each generation responds differently to technology, education, communication and their own health. Workers in their early twenties generally have different health concerns, interests and preferred learning methods from those in their fifties or sixties. During a session titled Intergenerational Wellness: Engaging the Most […]

CEBS (Certified Employee Benefit Specialist) Education Employee Benefits

All I Want for Christmas Is My CEBS

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

15 Dec 201719 Dec 2017

A couple of months ago, I found myself humming, “All I want for Christmas is my C-E-B-S . . . my C-E-B-S . . . my C-E-B-S . . . .” When the new Certified Employee Benefit Specialist® (CEBS®) program arrived earlier […]

Employee Benefits Health Care

Give Workplace Flu Prevention a Shot

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

26 Oct 201726 Oct 2017

When most people think of Thanksgiving Day, they visualize turkey, football and family; I think of flu shots! For years before I was able to receive my flu shot at work, I relied on my father-in-law, “Doc,” for my shot. Doc convinced […]

Employee Benefits Paid Leave Paid Time Off (PTO)

Does Your Paid Leave Policy Deter Midcareer Hires?

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

12 Oct 2017

She is starting over. She brings a proven record, enthusiasm and a couple decades of experience. Her competition is likely a new graduate or perhaps someone with a couple years of experience who has not yet accrued weeks of paid vacation. Your first-choice […]

Employee Benefits Health Care Human Resources (HR) Paid Leave Paid Time Off (PTO)

That’s Not a Sick Day! Or Is It?

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

29 Sep 2017

Are you sick? Well, that may depend on your organization’s definition of a paid “sick” day. According to the International Foundation Paid Leave in the Workplace: 2017 Results, reasons for sick days by corporate and public employers in the United States may be expanding. […]