Without wellness mentoring, few companies could afford the individual attention and the support needed to help employees achieve lasting and positive lifestyle change. In our culture, people expect individual assistance with their health and lifestyle concerns. Coworkers are in a better position to offer frequent individual support. Furthermore, coworkers are more likely to be available in times of need and are more familiar with the physical and social conditions of those attempting lifestyle change. Mentoring Builds Grass-Roots Support for Health Promotion.
Mentors become company-wide health promotion advocates.
Training employees to become mentors is a great way to develop health promotion leadership. For example, wellness committee members benefit by gaining knowledge and experience derived from working directly with coworkers on achieving lifestyle change goals. Mentoring helps wellness committee members to articulate a results-oriented vision of wellness that is rooted in actual employee experiences. Last a Lifetime. Mentors learn how to understand lifestyle change processes and how to provide effective peer support.