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28 | I NSIGH T • J a n u a r y 2 0 15 w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m "I think it builds morale internally," Bieri says. "I think it adds to production and quality of work. It adds personality to the people that are in the program — you just see them shine whenever they're talking about their dream or achieving their dream." Goodwill Industries NCW has had a similar program called Circles of Care for about six years. "We recognize that people are whole BUSINESS SOLUTIONS MADE BETTER. YOU CAN BANK ON IT. Fox Valley (920) 237-5126 Green Bay (920) 469-0500 Manitowoc (920) 652-3100 Sheboygan (920) 694-1900 For better banking, think First www.BankFirstNational.com Joan Woldt Meghann Kasper Bill Bradley Trevor Rabbach Curry Kuehl Business banking has never been easier when you partner with Bank First. Our team helps businesses large and small to achieve their goals with financial solutions customized to fit their current and future needs. WELLNESS and complex," says Dottie Mathews, organizational chaplain. Goodwill's wellness team includes Mathews and another chaplain, health and wellness coaches and a financial wellness coach for its 1,400-plus employees. "I think, one, it's a very obvious and palpable message that people are cared for as individuals, that we see them as individual people and care about their overall well-being," she says. "Two, we have evidence to believe that it reduces absenteeism and that it helps with our insurance premiums." e self-insured organization started the program in 10 of its stores and recognized quickly a reduction in measurable insurance claims such as ER visits. "We have an insurance consultant who has told us that it's his belief that we saved many hundreds of thousands, if not millions, over the years that Circles of Care has been in existence," Mathews says. While Miron hasn't quantified the results of its program, its benefits are apparent in the way it's building team morale and communication, Garczynski says. "I think it's a phenomenal program, and once people learn more about it and take advantage of it, it'll really show its true colors," Bieri says. "I think, one, it's a very obvious and palpable message that people are cared for as individuals, that we see them as individual people and care about their overall well- being. Two, we have evidence to believe that it reduces absenteeism and that it helps with our insurance premiums." – Dottie Mathews , Goodwill's organizational chaplain