A few months ago I co-led a roundtable with Susie Ellis, CEO of the Global Wellness Institute, about redefining wellness at work. 25 top leaders across industries and countries participated; the conversation was forward thinking and lively. Together we …
My recent interview with Suzy Harrington, Chief Wellness Officer for Oklahoma State University, was particularly special. OSU is my alma mater; I received a B.S. in exercise science there almost thirty years ago, jump-starting the path to building wellbeing leaders …
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 – …
It’s a beautiful morning. The sun shines, the birds chirp, and Jonas begins his walk down the long, winding road – a spring in his step – pulling his wagon of tools. He’s fueled by a profound passion to reach …
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 …
I talk with leaders and organizations every day about how important wellbeing is to building a culture where employees and companies can thrive. I’ve seen no better example of a wellbeing leader in action than this week’s Face of …
With all of the worries about how millennials are changing the work world—and not for the better, some would say—it’s wonderful to talk to a powerful and insightful young woman who is both trying to set the record straight and …
I am a firm believer that the pursuit of wellbeing is driving innovations in technology—and tech innovations can drive wellbeing. Look at how the quantified-self movement has helped millions of us become more active and better understand what we …
We all complain about how meetings fill our days and weeks (consuming at least 30% of our work hours, by some estimates). But what if those meetings were opportunities to engage and grow? What if the very act of …
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Most of us would say that those are words to live by, but for The Change Initiative they are much more than a slogan. The organization is the premier destination for sustainable living in …
