Tips for encouraging employees to stop smoking

Healthy employees mean a healthy business.You've seen statistics and understand that when employees are healthy the company flourishes.That's what you want because you want your business to be successful.But how do you encourage the same from your employees; especially when it comes to one of the hardest habits to break, smoking.Here are some tips for encouraging employees to stop smoking.

Company presentations and classes
If you are trying to encourage employees to stop smoking, then try considering presenting some helpful information for all employees, not just the ones that smoke.Living a healthier life should be important to everyone so everyone should know the risks of smoking.You can give some very powerful presentations using power point.

If this is an option for you then here are some tips to getting your point across:
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• Keep your presentation simple.Sometimes with power point you can get a little carried away with all the things it can do and all the information you can squeeze onto each slide.As tempting as this might be, it's best to keep a just a few facts on each slide.Short and to the point is the best way to present information because you don't want to overwhelm your employees.


• - Using Visual Aides.One of the best features of power point is that you can emphasize your point to stop smoking by using visual images and pictures.You can also use chart and graphs to show statistics you have researched.These tools can all add to a powerful presentation to stop smoking, just be selective in using them.


• - Do a test run.There's nothing worse than preparing your information and then when the time comes to use it, it doesn't do what you want it to.That will not encourage employees to do anything except to leave your presentation.

Mind over matter
It may sound a bit juvenile, but your mind has the ability to tell your body what it should or shouldn't do.This may not be the "cure" you are looking for, but it sure can give your employees the power to choose and choose wisely.As a business owner, you can hire a psychologist to come in and teach some helpful techniques to having a powerful mind.Some employees just don't feel this is possible so this can a stepping stone for them.If you don't have the time to bring someone into the office, then offer some time off for smoking employees to attend a seminar or class on mind over matter.

Education, a powerful tool
Educating employees is a powerful tool to use when trying to encourage them to do something.Especially with something as important as smoking.The health risks alone should be enough to stop, but there are many other devastating effects that smoking has on people.You can bring in professionals to help educate your employees about the advantages of not smoking, and the disadvantages to smoking.Some things that come to mind are:
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• Health care cost increases for employees who smoke


• - Lung cancer, not to mention other types of cancer associated with tobacco use


• - Breathing and asthma problems


• - Second hand smoke

And the list could go on, but you get the picture.What you don't know could kill you, literally.

Company Incentives
In encouraging employees to stop smoking try having some incentives to do so.Money works well with anyone, but you can also offer free dinner reservations, day spa passes, movie tickets, or to even make it more personal find out what your employee interests are and offer some things in their interested areas.