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Most employers are familiar with the array of negative outcomes stress can have on employees and ultimately, their bottom line. However, interventions are rare due to increased financial pressure and lack of prioritization. To make an impact, wellbeing interventions must be highly prioritized and fully embedded into an organisation’s corporate philosophy. This chapter stresses the importance of assessment and performance metrics for increasing intervention success, and consequently, prioritization in corporations. Accordingly, we review the role of needs assessments and evaluation in preventing program derailment.
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Wallis, O., Livorsi, E. (2015). Corporate Philosophy: Making Stress and Wellbeing a Priority. In: Karanika-Murray, M., Biron, C. (eds) Derailed Organizational Interventions for Stress and Well-Being. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9867-9_9
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