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The Power of Health & Wellness Coaching: The Influence on Employee Health, Creativity & Performance

When it comes to workplace wellness initiatives, health and wellness coaching can make a considerable impact on employee lifestyle change. WELCOA President & CEO, Ryan Picarella visited with professional health coach, Dr. Michael Arloski, Founder & CEO, Real Balance Global Wellness Services, Inc., to talk about the benefits health and wellness coaching can bring to existing workplace health initiatives.


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A Uniquely American Problem

American families are often forced to choose between taking care of a spouse or parent when an unexpected medical emergency come up or keeping their job and benefits. Ryan Picarella, President & CEO of WELCOA, visits with Josh Levs, who reveals how businesses can adapt to evolving gender dynamics in the workplace, the goal of ending myths about men who are fathers, and provides insights to help companies update policies and cultures to create a level playing field for gender equal caregiving. His work has been captured in his book All In: How Our Work-First Culture Fails Dads, Families and Businesses – And How We Can Fix It Together.


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Expert Interview: Jessica Grossmeier on Communicating the Value of Your Wellness Program

In this WELCOA exclusive, Jessica Grossmeier, Vice President of Research at Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO), discusses the Value of Investment (VOI) for employee health promotion.


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PPN Interview: Virgin Pulse

Healthy, happy and productive employees are at the heart of every thriving business. But companies face tough challenges when it comes to creating healthy workforces. Learn how Virgin Pulse’s unique person-first approach to coaching delivers greater engagement and better results.


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PPN Interview: MindQ

Many wellness programs fail to address underlying mental wellbeing issues that impact broader employee wellness. MindQ goes beyond typical mental health assessments to empower individuals to make a change in all aspects of their wellbeing.


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Intergenerational/Multigenerational Wellness at Work: Program Ideas that You Can Use

For the first time in history, there are five very distinct generations in the workforce. The way in which these different generations respond to technology, education, communication and their own health varies drastically. In this expert interview, Brett Powell, Vice President and Wellness Consultant at the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, shares some characteristics of each generation along with research and experience to provide strategies that you can use to engage a multi-generational population in your wellness program.


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Barbara Zabawa: Designing Legally Compliant Wellness Programs

Barbara Zabawa, who specializes in the legal environment for employee wellness programming, tells WELCOA that the majority of wellness programs aren’t legally compliant. Read this expert interview to learn why and how to avoid the number one legal pitfall that has gotten other programs in trouble.


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Four Virtues of a Leader

Eric Kaufmann, President and Founder of Sagatica, shares his personal philosophy for leadership when he visits with Ryan Picarella, President & CEO of WELCOA, in this inspiring expert interview. Learn about the four elemental virtues of great leaders from Eric’s book, Four Virtues of a Leader: Navigating the Hero’s Journey through Risk to Results, shared by successful, passionate, and creative leaders as they navigate through uncertainty and anxiety.


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A New Era in Health Promotion: Nutrigenomics and the Microbiome

An Expert Interview with Dr. Karen Wolfe. In this interview, Dr. Karen Wolfe shares her expertise in understanding the role of nutrition on gene expression and the potential for personalized health promotion programs based on genomics. Learn how science helps explain how we are all different and get the latest information on using genomics to revolutionize overall wellness through your worksite wellness programs.


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Kindness is Your Competitive Advantage

An expert interview with Lara Heacock. Sara Martin Rauch, WELCOA’s Director of Strategy & Planning, visits with Lara Heacock, Leadership Coach & Editor in Chief of Kind Over Matter, who helps leaders and corporations leverage kindness to gain powerful results. Learn how adding kindness to your business culture creates a competitive advantage that significantly improves performance, creativity and profitability.


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