Lessons in How Communities Can Promote Healthy Workplace Practices

I’ve just returned from the Vermont Worksite Wellness Conference, held in Burlington, where I had the honour of giving the keynote talk and facilitating a workshop on creating healthier organizations. The conference featured the annual Worksite Wellness Awards, presented by the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. My big take-away is that the State […]

Gaming the Hospital for High Quality Patient Care – SXSW Panel

SXSW Interactive, Austin Texas. 15 March 2015 Panel on : Gaming the Hospital for High Quality Patient Care http://schedule.sxsw.com/2015/events/event_IAP39047 Hospitals in the US are in crisis. Pressure and stress threaten to create disengaged hospital workers an unsettling prospect that can be dangerous to patients. Meanwhile, the Affordable Care Act ushered in a shift to value-based […]

Mindful Wellness

The Healthy Outcomes Conference, hosted annually by Benefits Canada, is an excellent opportunity to learn what leading Canadian employers are doing to achieve their wellness goals. As conferences go, it is an intimate gathering — only 60 invited participants — so there are many opportunities for discussion and shared learning. I had the pleasure of […]

The Wellness Dividend: How Healthy Organizations Maximize Employee Health, Safety and Performance

Keynote at the Occupational Health & Safety Industry Group annual conference, Auckland, New Zealand. September 11, 2014. For further information: www.ohsig.org.nz/programme/ohsig-conference-2014 Talk description: Employers in New Zealand and many other countries face mounting pressures to find better ways to reduce employee health and safety risks. These challenges are best addressed by viewing employee wellbeing as […]