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The Well Workplace Award application period is open! WELCOA’s VP of Business Development sits down with COO Sara Rauch for a quick conversation about how the award has evolved and why you should lead the charge to get your organization designated a Platinum Well Workplace.
We tend to over-rely on goal setting, motivation, discipline and willpower to create change in our lives. It’s likely that we’ve all experienced how goal setting can be tricky, motivation is fleeting, discipline makes change feel like work, and willpower is easily zapped. We need more than measureable goals and inspiration to get the job…
Growing up in South Africa, I began smoking at the young age of 6, even though I knew it was terrible for my health. I continued smoking through high school, knowing that it was bad for me. I smoked during college, while becoming an actuary, fully aware that smoking kills. While running NMG, a health…
It’s been a blessing for me to interview leaders from all walks of life who strive to bring out the highest and best in people and situations. These leaders do not claim to be perfect – not by a long shot – yet they share a deep commitment to evolve our priorities from income alone…
It’s not very often you meet a person with such a clear and inspiring vision as Bill Kizer. But, few too many professionals in our industry know his full story. I am writing this blog post to tell you about a wellness pioneer, the founder of WELCOA, and one of my most profound inspirations. It…
Photo: Luca (left) and Elliott (right) Picarella sport 2017 Summit badges. One year ago my little ladies were both in the NICU after an early and abrupt welcome into the world. I have never been more scared in all my life. What was supposed to be a quick check-in with the doctor, turned into a…
The brightest mind in brain health, Dr. Daniel Amen, a man the Washington Post deemed “the most popular psychiatrist in America,” is making a special appearance to deliver a keynote at the upcoming WELCOA Summit. His world renowned research has been featured in Newsweek, Time, Huffington Post, ABC World News, 20/20, BBC, London Telegraph, Parade Magazine,…
by Rosie Ward & Jon Robison of Salveo Partners. See Rosie & Jon at the 2017 WELCOA Summit In his best-selling book, Start With WHY, Simon Sinek states that great leaders are able to inspire people to act by providing a sense of purpose or belonging; they create a following of people who act for…
Want more WELCOA Resources on creating great wellness teams? Navigate our best wellness team resources using this graphic. It can be life altering for people as they start to embrace the things they need to cultivate in an effort to let go of the things that stand in their way of well-being. What’s more, when…
In our industry, we love to tout the benefits of a healthy workplace. And we should – because if we didn’t believe it, we wouldn’t be very good at our work. We use words like engagement, productivity, innovation, and on and on. For most of us, or at least for me, in the beginning of…
