By bringing the science and cultural insights of human thriving to life for leaders, teams, and brands, Wisdom Works is transforming how we live and work.
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Our customized programs, enterprise solutions, and practical resources harness the latest wisdom and science of thriving to help you achieve sustainable results while staying energized, fulfilled, and well.
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Our cutting-edge assessment Be Well Lead Well Pulse® measures 19 key bio-psycho-social factors of thriving, empowering you to turn insights into sustainable action for your teams and organizations, starting with yourself.
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Lead with the Wisdom & Science of Thriving
From a foundation of wellbeing, we build meaningful relationships and achieve our goals while enhancing our wisdom and resilience.
This is how we thrive.
And it’s not just leaders who experience these results. Research shows that thriving is linked to:
> Enhancing adaptability, innovation, & learning
> Boosting cognitive agility & performance
> Fostering prosocial mindsets & behaviors
> Improving employee attraction & retention
> Cultivating vibrant work cultures
> Building customer loyalty
> Driving profitability
> Increasing responsibility for people & planet
Simply put, thriving is essential for creating healthy, sustainable, and adaptable organizations.
We are building a global movement of leaders passionate about creating environments where everyone can thrive.
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Thriving Leadership in an Age of Disruption In today’s world, we’re grappling with an unprecedented convergence of challenges: climate change, digital transformation, social upheaval, economic uncertainties, and more. These forces necessitate a shift from traditional leadership models to ones that can meet these new demands effectively. At Wisdom Works, we advocate for a transformative approach that we call thriving leadership. This paradigm goes beyond navigating disruption; it’s about transforming it into opportunities for growth, capacity-building, and overall wellbeing. Leaders who adopt this paradigm view every aspect of their organization—from tech innovations to brands and daily operations—as chances to succeed in ways where people and the planet can thrive. Seven Shifts in Consciousness, Capability, and Impact Thriving leadership is about building on the best of how we’ve led in the past, yet broadening our consciousness, capabilities, and impact. It challenges both formal and informal leaders to elevate how they use their power and influence through seven essential shifts: From Transactional to TRANSFORMATIONAL From Individual Control to COLLECTIVE EMPOWERMENT From Efficiencies to SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE From Action without Awareness to INTEGRITY From Extraction to REGENERATION From Siloed Thinking to ECOSYSTEM SYNERGY From Burnout to WELLBEING Thriving Leadership Is Personal The seven shifts toward…
We all got these big ideas. One day they’re replaced with fears. How did we get here? Darlin’, don’t quit your daydream. It’s your life that you’re making. It ain’t big enough if it doesn’t scare the hell out of you. If it makes you nervous, it’s probably worth it. Why save it for sleep when you could be living your daydream? Lily Meola’s song Daydream (quoted above) beautifully captures how we diminish our lives and work when we disconnect with our ability to imagine. She reminds us we come alive when we reconnect with our inborn creative power. I used to be in a tug of war with my creativity. For the sake of that ever-important “to-do” list, early in my career it was easy to dismiss the inspirations bubbling up within me. Yet, I’ve learned that creativity is not only a natural wellspring of wellbeing, when put to constructive use, it’s also an expression of the best of our individual and collective ingenuity. Just look around you: In large and small ways, people are applying their creativity to accomplish the improbable and extraordinary every day. Today, I tune in to my creative impulses and encourage others to do…
I recently participated in a transformative ceremony with Native American elders in New Mexico as part of a gathering of leadership development professionals hosted by our team at Wisdom Works. At dusk one evening, we formed a circle under the canopy of a huge cottonwood tree to celebrate the mystery of life in the seven, sacred directions integral to the elders’ worldview: East, South, West, North, the Earth, the Cosmos, and Within. The experience was medicine for my soul; l left it feeling deeply connected and restored. Why did this ceremony leave such an indelible impression within me? Because the wisdom these Elders conveyed was simple and profound: Our interconnectedness is inextricable. The birds and trees and rocks and rivers are our relatives, and as relatives, no being is any better than any other. Humans are not the center of life, we are part of life’s fine-tuned web. Consider a few of the countless examples of how we interconnected: Of the 3 billion genetic building blocks that make up living things, we are 99.9% genetically similar to each other across the globe, 98.8% similar to chimps, 94% similar to dogs, and 60% similar to fruit flies and bananas! We rely…
An executive recently said to me, “I feel like I’m making big decisions while walking in molasses.” He’s mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausted, working from a depth of fatigue that can’t be cured by a good night’s sleep. Ever felt the same way? All of us experience periods when we don’t feel as internally well-resourced to handle the complexities and demands we find ourselves in. No one is immune from this aspect of being human. Yet, too often, we’re operating from states of prolonged distraction, disconnection, and depletion. Feeling dysregulated at times is normal, yet the research intersecting wellbeing and leadership emphasizes that leading while chronically overstressed can have damaging consequences to the decisions we make, impacting our results, our lives, and the lives of others. For example, scientists at Stanford University’s School of Medicine find that physician burnout may be the source of more medical errors than unsafe medical workplace conditions; plus, it’s linked to lower quality of patient care, lower patient satisfaction, and higher physician turnover. The diminished wellbeing of judges can erode courtroom decorum and the decisions made, harming the people served and the public’s trust and confidence in the judicial system. In sports, high anxiety, burnout,…
In this age of disruption leaders are being called into a new #leadership paradigm that we call thriving leadership.
One of the 7 shifts we`ve identified for this new way of leading is to move from the "Transactional" paradigm to "Transformational". Leading from a shared vision and purpose, engaging the hearts and minds of people beyond immediate reactions or self-interest.
#ThrivingLeaders emphasize meaningful goals, productive relationships, and empathetic communication to achieve excellence.
This way of leading calls you to invest in your own capacity to thrive as a daily practice, as much as you focus on thriving for the people and systems you lead.
#TransformationalLeadership #SustainableLeadership #ThrivingatWork #FutureofWork #EmergingLeaders #growth #transformation #newparadigm #BeWellLeadWell
From our work with leaders around the world, we`ve found that prioritizing #thriving enables us to use our demands as opportunities for growth. Research also shows that when we are thriving we boost our cognitive agility, engage in more prosocial behaviors, and increase our adaptability.
How do you practice thriving at work?
#ThrivingLeadership #LeadershipTransformation #LeaderWellBeing #LeadWithPurpose #GrowthMindset #BeWellLeadWell
Cultivating a #thriving work culture necessitates a transformative approach to leadership that we call #ThrivingLeadership.
Thriving leadership is about building on the best of how we’ve led in the past, yet broadening our consciousness, capabilities, and impact. It challenges both formal and informal leaders to elevate how they use their power and influence to create a future where both people and the planet.
Reflect on your own leadership style and that of your organization. Where do you stand on these shifts toward thriving leadership? For most of us, this is an ongoing journey of development, offering opportunities for growth from outdated practices to more visionary, inclusive, and regenerative leadership approaches.
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#leadership #BeWellLeadWell #thrivingatwork #transformation #positiveimpact #performance #integrity #wellbeing #burnout #regeneration #ecosystem #sustainableperformance
We are grateful to work with incredible leaders who are actively creating opportunities for themselves and others to #thrive!
Join our global movement by becoming a Be Well Lead Well Pulse® Certified Guide—our next training is in October 2024. See link in our profile for more info (registration closes soon!).
#BeWellLeadWell #Thriving #WellbeingLeadership #ConsciousLeadership #ReadytoThrive #wellbeing #workplacewellbeing #employeengagement #innovation #growth #learning #leadershipdevelopment
Impact analysis of #wellbeing initiative for #principals shows that personal wellbeing is a key driver of leadership effectiveness.
As U.S. education leaders have been dealing with mounting mental and physical health issues, significant equity gaps, and the lowest morale on record, the Principal Impact Collaborative showed that it is possible to boost leadership impact during challenging times.
By prioritizing wellbeing within their programming, PIC school leaders demonstrated growth in several leadership abilities, including increases in overall confidence, ability to think innovatively when problem solving, willingness to take risks and try new things, and ability to advocate for the support they need.
Check out the full case study on our website via link in bio.
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Join #changeleaders like Monika who are actively creating work environments where everyone can #thrive.
Registration for our next training program, where you`ll learn how to apply the science of thriving and stress resilience in your life and work, closes soon - so be sure to save your spot! Links to learn more are in our bio or DM us.
This program is for people who want a holistic, transformational approach to elevate their coaching, facilitation, or leadership development. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Our latest study showed that the extent to which the leader experienced their self as well resourced mentally, emotionally, socially, and physically (in essence, their innate capacity to #thrive) significantly shaped their ability to lead.
Your innate capacity to thrive is an invaluable resource for your #leadership.
Are you thriving? Is your team thriving?
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Are you #thrivingatwork?
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"and wants to create situations where people are valued, where people are welcomed, people are respected, and people can have their voice heard.”—Renee Moorefield, CEO of #WisdomWorks
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Our Framework of Thriving™ maps six science-backed pathways for elevating wellbeing for greater #LeadershipEffectiveness.
Based on decades of experience developing leaders in Fortune 500 companies and several scientific scales, the framework emphasizes #thriving as an innate resource that people can actively nurture as the basis of human potential, adaptability and growth, fulfillment, and sustainable performance.
In organizations, high thriving is linked to...
*employee productivity and engagement,
*prosocial behaviors and teamwork,
*staff and customer loyalty,
*workplace citizenship,
*brand effectiveness,
*environmental responsibility,
*profitability and agility,
*positive work culture
With so many positive impacts, who wouldn`t want their employees to #thriveatwork?
