For over 25 years, I’ve been advising, teaching, coaching, and helping leaders use their roles, their brands and organizations, and their lives to enhance the thrive-ability of people including themselves. But, truth is, I know from personal experience this uncommon …
As companies, communities, and countries worldwide engage more fully in driving the wellbeing agenda, I’m intrigued by the wisdom diverse sciences and cultural traditions have to offer. I notice the young field of contemplative science has unquestionably leaned into the …
After three decades of dedicated effort to advance the ethos and practices of wellbeing – and feeling a bit like Sisyphus pushing a huge boulder uphill only to watch it roll back down – I can honestly say that wellbeing …
The time is ripe for wellbeing to be a priority in how we design our lives, our work and workplaces, and our communities and societies. A host of macro-forces are coming together to make this period in our evolution one …
When we help leaders figure out how to foster workplaces where people can thrive, we frequently find they have a clear vision of wellbeing yet lack ways to make that vision have staying power. When they ask for advice, one …
Over a steaming hot cup of tea, I recently read the 2014 Global Spa & Wellness Economy Monitor, one of the first reports to put its arms around the magnitude of the wellness economy worldwide. The major insight? “Wellness …
The Wisdom Works team is currently building an online tool to help one client’s employees enhance their personal wellbeing. It’s an interactive digital experience that lets the employee (1) clarify his or her personal vision of wellbeing, then (2) establish …
I had just read, and agreed with, a CNN op/ed piece on the demise of the work-life balance when I conducted an interview with Patti Streeper. As Vice President of Corporate Innovation at Hallmark Cards, Patti agrees that there is …
I’ve seen it time and again but it never ceases to inspire me—creating and achieving meaningful goals can be a path for living and leading wellbeing. Leaders who recognize the transformative power of goal pursuit know that it can galvanize …
During this time of year it’s interesting to look back and consider not just how the year went but also to remember your roots and how they’ve shaped you. I was reminded of this after a conversation with this week’s …
