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Singin’ in the Rain
How “Singin’ in the Rain” is related to workplace well-being. The 1952 musical Singin’ in the Rain forever changed the notion that the weather dictates our mood. Our attitudes come from within and can’t be blamed on mother nature. Imagine if everyone in your company...
The Value of Shared Values
Robert B. Wegmans’s portrait is posted near the front of every Wegmans store, along with his credo, “Never think about yourself; always help others.” What a great world we’d live in if we all lived by that mantra, and what a great value to work by. Fortune magazine,...
Willpower is a Failed Strategy
Albert Einstein famously stated that insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Yet, every New Year’s Eve, millions of people make one or more New Year’s resolutions or goals. It may only be weeks or perhaps a month or two...
One Big Happy Family
When I turned 40, I went to work, like most weekdays. As I approached my office, ‘crime scene’ tape started to come into focus, however, the message across the door frame screamed ‘Over the Hill’. The ribbing didn’t end there. My office was adorned with skulls and...
Who’s your buddy?
Ever notice what kind of food is left in the break room on Monday morning with a note that says, “Enjoy!”? It is not likely a bowl of fruit. More often, someone has decided they really need to avoid another sugar-binge and that the least wasteful option is to share...
How many ways can you nudge your team toward a healthier path?
Turns out, at least 12 different ways! It’s safe to say that your lifestyle choices have been influenced - and continue to be influenced - by culture connection points. If you want to create healthy norms on your team and in your workplace or extinguish unhealthy...
The Power of Norms
I didn’t become a coffee drinker until my mid-40s. I might have had four or five cups in the seven years it took me to finish medical school and residency training. Coffee was a perk for those at the Johns Hopkins Health Care campus where I worked. I would notice the...
Leadership: Supporting Well-Being Comes with the Job
Is it even possible to create a healthy workplace culture if the leaders aren’t on board? Doubtful. Let’s face it, at the most basic level, if your boss isn’t nice, your well-being is at risk. Yes, being nice is part of building a well-being culture. The role of...
What’s more valuable than your health and wellbeing?
Every Wegmans store has Robert B. Wegman’s photograph with his credo: “Never think about yourself; always help others.” What a great world it would be if we all lived by that mantra! For Wegmans, this isn’t just a quote, it’s a shared value. It’s a value they strive...
Employee Well-Being: Culture is the Cure
$500 billion. That’s the cost of poor health and neglected well-being of American employees. That’s more than the combined revenue of Apple and Microsoft in 2020. An unwell workforce contributes to medical and pharmacy claims, lost productivity, workers’...
What Is the Difference Between Workplace Wellness and a Wellbeing Culture?
The “healthiest” employer in the city. That’s commonly the issue title of city-based magazines. It serves to highlight corporate citizens; sometimes even when they are not healthy. The conclusions might be based on easily identifiable metrics including wellness...
One Simple Way to Improve Wellbeing at Work: Smile
What if the key to employee wellness lies in a simple smile? Have you ever found yourself the recipient of a great big smile? Of course you have! What did you do? Naturally, you smiled back. The Science of Smiling It turns out that a simple smile can be...