Webinars
Watch our Webinar: Re-Humanizing the Workplace: How to Restore Wellbeing & Boost Organizational Performance
In this webinar, Dr. Rosie Ward and Dr. Jon Robison review the latest science on this changing business landscape. Incorporating story, professional experience and research, they provide a practical, science-based framework for re-humanizing the workplace where wellbeing is restored and organizational performance flourishes.
Watch our Webinar: Don’t Let Bad Bosses Suck the Wellbeing Out of Your Organization! Develop Your Leaders So Everyone Can Thrive
Rosie Ward and Dr. Jon Robison review the science on leadership and its impact on both organizational effectiveness and employee wellbeing. Incorporating story, professional experience and research, they provide a practical, science-based framework for rethinking traditional leadership development and integrating it with wellbeing efforts for a sustainable, positive impact.
Watch our Webinar: Bringing the WHY and Ethics Back to Employee Wellness
In this webinar, Dr. Rosie Ward and Dr. Jon Robison review the science on focusing on WHY and purpose, where employee wellness efforts have gotten off-course, and how to get back on track.
Watch our Webinar: Health Care at Half the Cost
Organizational leaders are frequently led to believe that the problem with healthcare costs is the result of employees’ unhealthy behaviors. However, the reality is that the problem with healthcare costs actually has everything to do with the healthcare system itself.
Watch our Webinar: Building Thriving Workplaces that Are Ready for 2018 and Beyond
There is a revolution already in progress in the business world – one where enlightened leaders recognize what it means to thrive in today’s Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) world, and create the conditions for success.
Watch our Webinar: Metrics for Employee & Organizational Wellbeing
In this one-hour webinar, you’ll learn why Return on Investment (ROI) and Value on Investment (VOI) are flawed approaches to evaluating wellbeing programs, and why workplaces have been stuck using these outdated metrics for decades. Rosie and Jon will present their unique, people-centered approach to measurement and evaluation, which can help transform your organization into…
Additional Articles
Autonomy: What Wellness Needs to Learn from Business (and quickly!)
Though we often think of the “freedom” to act or the notion of “free will” from political or spiritual perspectives, some biologists now believe that autonomy is an underlying and inalienable condition of life.
The Employee Health Program Code of Conduct: Programs Should Do No Harm
Wellness programs should be designed in a way to improve health and do no harm; but not all programs are equal. The Code of Conduct defines a minimum set of standards that, if adopted, ensures wellness providers and employers can effectively support employees without eroding health or happiness.
10 Revelations on the Present & Future of Workplace Wellbeing
Huge changes are underfoot in the workplace in recent years, and the organizational and employee wellbeing spaces are no exception. From an organizational standpoint, leaders and HR executives are increasingly realizing that while the traditional focus on leadership, culture and engagement is still important there may actually be something even more fundamental that is keeping…
The Power of Words: 8 Suggestions for Building a 21st Century Vocabulary for Organizational and Employee Wellbeing
The business world of the 21st century is sometimes referred to as the VUCA world (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity). Learn how to re-humanize your workplace by updating your vocabulary to recognize that people and organizations are actually complex living systems – not machines.
A 3-Question Litmus Test For Organizational and Employee Wellbeing Initiatives
Sift through the gimmicks and promises made by program vendors and providers. By using a relatively simple, science-based, 3-question litmus test, you can determine whether an initiative is worthy of consideration and will benefit both organizational and employee wellbeing.
You Can’t Use a Paperclip to Solve Wellbeing Issues
In the show MacGyver, the lead character was known for creatively using objects and resources to help escape life-threatening situations. In one episode, he diffused a bomb at the last second using a paperclip. Real life is not so simple — especially when it comes to changing human behavior. Yet the way we typically approach…
Important but Uncommon Ways to Cultivate Happy, Thriving Employees (for Lasting Organizational Change) Part 2
Personal autonomy and happiness are inextricably interconnected. Organizations can create an environment that fosters intrinsic motivation by actually helping employees become “better” thinkers, ultimately improving both individual and organizational performance.
Important but Uncommon Ways to Cultivate Happy, Thriving Employees (for Lasting Organizational Change) Part 1
High-performing organizations create the conditions for change and foster happy, energized and engaged employees. Uncover strategies to assess and address employee attitudes at work and learn how to change corporate language to support organizational and employee wellbeing.
How to Become a Place Where Millennials Want To Work
Millennials will comprise 75% of the workforce within the next 10 years. Learn ways to cultivate a thriving workplace culture and support their need for personal growth and development.
What Every HR and Wellbeing Professional Needs to Consider to Support a Thriving Workplace Culture
The “rules of engagement” are changing for organizations as the world becomes increasingly interconnected and transparent. It’s important to rethink our relationship with data and effectively use both subtle and dramatic feedback to help guide our workplace culture efforts.