by Richard Safeer, MD | Dec 10, 2022 | blog
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...
by Richard Safeer, MD | Oct 24, 2022 | blog
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...
by Richard Safeer, MD | Oct 24, 2022 | blog
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...
by Richard Safeer, MD | Oct 24, 2022 | blog
$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’...
by Richard Safeer, MD | Oct 24, 2022 | blog
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...
by Richard Safeer, MD | Nov 9, 2021 | blog
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...