At first blush Steelcase is an unlikely wellbeing leader. Innovation leadership is a different story however. The organization began in 1912 as the Metal Office Furniture Company, rebranded as Steelcase Business Equipment in 1921, and quickly reinvented office furniture – …
As a responsible leader, one of your highest priorities is to generate an organization fueled by open-minded thinking and innovation, constructive conversations, worthwhile partnerships, and sustainable performance. You’re part of a revolutionary leadership movement – spreading in companies, communities, and …
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” – Buckminster Fuller
To me, the visionary architect fondly known as Bucky Fuller was spot on. Creating a …
At Wisdom Works we “Say Yes” to Global Wellness Day, a one-day event celebrating health and wellbeing, taking place this June 13th. We stand united with hundreds of wellness organizations, such as spas and hotels, in more than 55 …
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 a leader, what conditions can you set up at work to increase the possibility that people truly flourish? I recently posed the question to this week’s Face of Wellbeing Leadership Mary Jo Kreitzer. She’s on fire when it comes …
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 …
