Employee Wellness
Many people neglect their mental and physical health and as a result, health care costs are increasing.  How can we perform to the best of our ability when we are not sustaining a healthy lifestyle?

Nature excursions are void of business distractions, polluted air, white noise and stress.  They build wellness by:

• Reducing stress, anxiety, and rejuvenating and relaxing the mind and body.
• Improving bone density, blood pressure and fighting the negative affects of arthritis.
• Allowing our mind to enter a meditative state to clear negative energy.

Result: Reduced absenteeism, increased confidence, enhanced creativity and complete and sustainable wellness.

Employee Turnover
Retaining top employees is a challenge as competitors know the benefits of hiring the best and therefore battle to gain their attention; growing business through attrition.  Training, hiring costs, profit and revenue may be negatively impacted.  Employees tend to leave when they lose a sense of belonging and challenge. 
Nature excursions take employees to a place without distractions, work related stress and barriers that may exist.  Ideas are shared, relationships strengthened and respect and trust for peers is increased.   

Result: Employees feel a stronger sense of belonging and can freely express that which is missing in their career.  Empowered and fulfilled employees that stick with the business as they are not taken for granted.

Absenteeism
Stress, anxiety, and lack of inspiration are common reasons why employee absenteeism is on the rise.  Doing more with less creates longer working hours, escalating demands and constant change.  Physically and mentally absent employees is the result.

Nature excursions allow us to breathe, create balance and remove the pressures that increase stress.  Employees begin to develop a more balanced lifestyle and renew their energy and enthusiasm.

Result: Employees that are fully present, self-aware, healthy and rejuvenated.  Absenteeism decreases.

Morale
Global pressures, dynamic environments, technology enhancements, shareholder demands and productivity requirements are negatively impacting moral. Employees are reluctant to give more, communicate openly, be creative, support business objectives and be happy in their jobs. Pressures will continue.  Employers must create a business environment where individuals want to contribute to mutually beneficial business goals.

Beyond the Tour exposes individual power.  We help employees look at themselves for the answers, rather than feeling victimized.  This leads to a greater appreciation and respect for themselves, business leaders and co-workers. 

Result: Higher moral, authenticity, sense of belonging, alignment of goals, idea sharing, increased introspection, inspiration and accountability.

Management Challenges
Communication, respect, trust, confidence, accountability, people skills and integrity are all qualities of well respected managers.  Employee resentment, motivation, creativity, drive and satisfaction are impacted if these qualities are not present.  Building personal rapport and respect in a non-pretentious environment is a good first step. 

Nature excursions provide time for managers to build respect, open communication and understand what is standing in their way of being a boss that employees will work hard for. 

Excursions also provide the ‘break’ managers need to digest information and allow them to use their intuition to build strategies and make decisions.   Research shows that using intuition leads to the best possible choices.  Meeting filled days and endless email and voicemail does not create an ideal environment for making tough decisions that could impact success.

Result: Managers that employees want to work for. A greater understanding of employee mission, vision and values and how those are best applied in fulfilling organizational objectives and goals.