Momentum

Engaging your team

According to research by Gallup, just 34% of U.S. employees are engaged 

in their work and 70% of the variance in a team’s engagement is related 

to their management. Consider these tips to motivate staff:

• Recognize and build on employees’ strengths rather than focusing on 

their weaknesses. This helps staff produce significantly better work, be 

more engaged, and stay with the organization longer.

• Provide honest praise to your staff and show that you value their 

efforts. A positive assessment from a supervisory position is usually a 

powerful spur to productivity.

• Accept criticism and complaints. Workers become frustrated if they feel 

they can’t express their opinions about challenging issues.

• Show your employees they can rely on you to have their backs during 

workplace disputes.

• Demonstrate that you respect employees’ work and lives. Employees 

who feel their manager is invested in them are more likely to be 

engaged.

Additional sources: Gallup, Harvard Business Review, WebMD, Mayo Clinic.

Live Webinar—Learn how to 

better engage your staff. Join our 

webinar, Inspire and Motivate Your 

Team, on Wednesday, June 22. 

Register here.

Digital emotional wellbeing

Take a moment to reset and refocus with these brief exercises: close your 

eyes and take a few deep breaths or get up, stretch and get some fresh 

air outside! For more helpful ways to integrate healthy activities into 

your daily routine or for help managing anxiety, stress, depression, pain, 

sleep problems and more, visit your member website to access the Digital 

Emotional Wellbeing program.

Contact your program

24/7/365

for confidential, no-cost help 

for you and your household 

members.

Employee Assistance Program

1-866-580-9046 (TTY 711)

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Mind Your Mental Health

June is PTSD Awareness Month

More than eight million American adults each year experience post-traumatic stress disorder. The intent of PTSD 

Awareness Month is to reduce stigma and get proper treatment for those affected.

• PTSD can develop after exposure to a frightening event or ordeal in which severe physical harm occurred or was 

threatened.

• PTSD’s symptoms can include episodes of intense fear, flashbacks, sleep problems, hypervigilance, elevated heart 

rate, breathing difficulties and a seeming loss of control.

• Effective treatments include cognitive-behavioral therapy, which helps people establish healthier thought patterns 

and behavioral responses; exposure therapy, which helps people safely face and cope with frightening memories; and 

eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR).

Visit MagellanHealthcare.com/about/bh-resources/mymh or call your program for confidential mental 

health resources.

Working on Wellness

How to start eating clean

• Eating clean means choosing foods that are as 

close to their natural form as possible. When you 

avoid highly processed foods like chips, cookies 

and ready-to-eat meals, you avoid their excessive 

calories, sugar, salt and saturated fat.

• Emphasize fruits and vegetables, eat more whole 

grains, include some protein at every meal (e.g., 

nuts, beans and legumes), skip artificial ingredients 

and drink mostly water instead of sugar-heavy soft 

drinks and juices.

Managing Work-Life Flow

Start summer right

Plan some warm-weather activities that are fun for the 

whole family. Check the dates of festivals and fairs 

planned for your area. See a drive-in movie with the kids. 

Do some swimming at your local pool or a convenient 

beach. Go with friends to a bar or restaurant for a sunset 

happy hour outdoors. Plan a woodsy hike, or go boating, 

kayaking or fishing. Have a picnic lunch at a park with 

plenty of shade and space.

Money Matters

June 2022 financial webinars

Retirement Planning: Getting Started

June 14th. Register here: 9 am PT | 12 pm PT

Learn the importance of establishing a retirement savings goal. Adopt goal-setting strategies that can help you stay on 

track. Also review common types of investment accounts for your savings.

Dreaming of Retirement

June 23rd. Register here: 9 am PT | 12 pm PT

Build a plan for sustaining the retirement lifestyle you envision. Learn to calculate whether you’re on track to have the 

necessary income and assets to make your retirement dreams come true.