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# Wisdom Works

Empowering leaders to create work cultures where everyone can thrive.

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- [The Quiet Power of Vision](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-quiet-power-of-vision/) - Global Executive Dianne Culhane on what it means to lead and thrive across a lifetime of change.
- [Leadership Today Requires More Than Capability](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leadership-today-requires-more-than-capability/) - Good leadership is not simply about knowing what to do, it is also about how you do it.
- [Leadership, Culture, and Thriving: An AAPI Conversation](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leadership-culture-and-thriving-aapi/) - During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Wisdom Works was honored to host another conversation in our What It Means to Thrive as a Leader of Color webinar series. This gathering created space to reflect on leadership through the lens of identity, lived experience, and human thriving. Hosted by Karen Mims, Project & Creative
- [Thriving Leadership in a World Without Clear Answers](https://www.wisdom-works.com/thriving-leadership-in-a-world-without-clear-answers/) - I often find myself returning to a question that feels increasingly urgent: What does it mean to thrive as a leader in a world that will not slow down or offer clear answers? Recently, I sat down with Andrew Hsu, President of the College of Charleston, to explore this question. His life journey, from growing up during the Cultural Revolution in China
- [Essential Shifts to Expand Your Leadership Capacity](https://www.wisdom-works.com/essential-shifts-to-expand-your-leadership-capacity/) - Most leadership conversations today focus on what leaders should do differently. Far fewer ask the more consequential question: Who do we need to become to lead in ways that truly enable people, organizations, and the world to thrive? What I find striking is this: No matter the sector—fast-moving consumer goods, healthcare, technology, education, hospitality—the answer is remarkably consistent. Because leadership is not industry-specific. It is a way of being and operating that
- [Standing Up Strong Podcast with Renee Moorefield](https://www.wisdom-works.com/standing-up-strong-podcast-with-renee-moorefield/) - Our CEO, Renee Moorefield, joined Dr. Jillian Coppley on the Standing Up Strong podcast to explore what it really means to thrive today. Renee explains that thriving isn’t about constant happiness—it’s about building the inner resources to meet challenges with vitality, growth, and purpose. Strengthening our own well-being helps us show courage, care for others, and
- [Why Trust Changes Everything: Reflections on Leadership](https://www.wisdom-works.com/why-trust-changes-everything/) - Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of talking with many leaders who have shaped systems far larger than themselves. What stays with me most is not their titles or accomplishments, but how they understand power and responsibility. In a conversation with my colleague and friend, Dr. Rich Carmona, former U.S. Surgeon General, he shared
- [Evolving Leadership and Brands to Create Thriving Futures](https://www.wisdom-works.com/evolving-leadership-and-brands/) - In today’s leadership landscape, disruption is no longer episodic. It is the constant hum of our lives and work. As leaders, we’re navigating an unprecedented convergence of forces: accelerating technological change, rising health and wellbeing concerns, geopolitical instability, climate pressures, and shifting expectations about what organizations and brands are responsible for in society. It’s no
- [Leadership Across the Globe: We Are Not Alone](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leadership-across-the-globe/) - A few months ago, I had a conversation that stayed with me far longer than I expected. I was connecting with Jess Price, founder and Chief Vision Officer at Paradigm Makers, based in Australia. We live on opposite sides of the world, with different contexts, accents, and daily realities. Yet, within minutes, I felt a
- [Why Leadership Needs a Reset in 2026](https://www.wisdom-works.com/why-leadership-needs-a-reset/) - Learn to rethink how we live, lead, and relate when we shift from surviving to thriving, as human beings and stewards of others.
- [Building Leadership Capacity for a Complex World](https://www.wisdom-works.com/building-leadership-capacity-for-a-complex-world/) - New cross-organization Collaboration reveals how leaders sustain effectiveness, clarity, and results under pressure.
- [The Arc of Thriving in Leadership: From Survival to Service](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-arc-of-thriving-in-leadership/) - Thriving leadership evolves with consciousness, guiding leaders from survival and optimization toward purpose, service, and stewardship of the whole.
- [Building Organizational Readiness in a Time of Disruption](https://www.wisdom-works.com/collaborative-report-2025/) - Three Colorado nonprofits build cross-agency trust, strategic clarity, and real momentum through the Wisdom Works Collaborative.
- [Evolving Self, Team & Brand in the Midst of a Pandemic](https://www.wisdom-works.com/mulino-bianco-case-study/) - Using the Be Well Lead Well Pulse® framework of thriving the Barilla Group advanced employee and consumer wellbeing in the pandemic. During the height of the pandemic, the Italian brand team leading Barilla Group’s beloved bakery brand, Mulino Bianco, embarked on a 5-month transformational wellbeing journey designed by Wisdom Works to support team performance and
- [Thriving isn't a solo act](https://www.wisdom-works.com/thriving-isnt-a-solo-act/) - Authentic Leadership Rooted in Values Creates Abundance for All Recently, I spoke with Jen Coyne, CEO of The Peak Fleet and host of the Authenticity Matters radio show on KXRW in Vancouver, Canada, to explore how thriving as leaders ripples outward into our organizations, communities, and beyond. In a world where complexity and interconnection are
- [How Small Businesses Are Quietly Transforming Our World](https://www.wisdom-works.com/how-small-businesses-are-quietly-transforming-our-world/) - The Revolution Happening Right in Your Neighborhood While we scroll past headlines about what Fortune 500 companies are doing to save the world, a quiet revolution is happening right in our neighborhoods. These organizations—from solopreneurs to small teams—are embracing what Wisdom Works calls "thriving leadership": a way of leading that considers not just profit, but
- [Learning How to Learn](https://www.wisdom-works.com/learning-how-to-learn/) - Learn why thriving leadership begins with learning how to learn—using curiosity, resilience, and openness to navigate uncertainty with greater wisdom.
- [The Power of Purpose: A Wellness Moonshot Webinar](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-power-of-purpose-wellness-moonshot-webinar/) - How purpose-driven leadership can help small businesses—and the world—thrive.
- [Leadership for our Metamorphosis](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leadership-for-our-metamorphosis/) - Insights from Cosmologist & Futurist Dr. Jude Currivan on how to lead and thrive during this turbulent time of metamorphosis.
- [The Seven Essential Shifts for Thriving Leadership](https://www.wisdom-works.com/essential-shifts-for-thriving-leadership/) - Thriving leadership is about building on the best of how we’ve led in the past, yet broadening our consciousness, capabilities, and impact.
- [Scaling Thriving Leadership Worldwide](https://www.wisdom-works.com/scaling-thriving-leadership-worldwide/) - Wisdom Works Partnership with Global Wellness Institute Amplifies Research-Backed Leadership Platform Through The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease
- [Finding Solid Ground in a World of Shifting Sands](https://www.wisdom-works.com/finding-solid-ground-in-a-world-of-shifting-sands/) - Insights on staying grounded in a turbulent world from leadership expert Dave Schrader In my latest conversation with leaders about how to prioritize thriving to strengthen teams and organizations in our disruptive world, it was a delight to connect with Dave Schrader, PhD, a longtime leadership development expert with the renowned firm Leadership Circle. If
- [Building Human-Centered Cultures: Insights from Extraordinary Women Radio](https://www.wisdom-works.com/building-human-centered-cultures/) - Wisdom Works CEO Renee Moorefield recently joined Kami Guildner on Extraordinary Women Radio for a rich conversation about what it truly means to thrive as a leader in today's complex world.
- [The Courage to Lead with Love](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-courage-to-lead-with-love/) - Wisdom from Global Retail Leader Keith Cocking on Leading with Humanity and an Abundance Mindset In my ongoing work to strengthen leaders' capacities to thrive in today's complex world, I had the privilege of talking with Keith Cocking, a seasoned leader at a global retail giant. What emerged from our conversation was both profound and
- [Coaching as a Catalyst for Systemic Transformation](https://www.wisdom-works.com/coaching-as-a-catalyst-for-systemic-transformation/) - In a world that feels increasingly different from even five years ago—marked by rapid technological change, global divisiveness, and what some call "global inflammation"—organizations are grappling with crises of operating, meaning, and in some cases, existence itself. Yet within this turbulence lies an opportunity to tap into humanity's innate capacity to thrive in more profound
- [Deep is the New Growth](https://www.wisdom-works.com/deep-is-the-new-growth/) - Wisdom for Our Disruptive Times from Global Hospitality and Tourism Leader Aradhana Khowala I recently had one of those discussions that leaves you feeling both energized and thoughtful. You know the kind—where your soul feels nourished and your mind buzzes with possibilities. My conversation was with Aradhana Khowala, worldwide expert in the hospitality, travel, and
- [New Research Shows Our Experiences Shape Our Biology](https://www.wisdom-works.com/new-research-shows-experiences-shape-biology/) - A new scientific framework for understanding the biology of stress offers potential for personalized health and wellbeing care.
- [Thriving in Challenging Times: Wisdom from a Wellbeing Leader](https://www.wisdom-works.com/thriving-in-challenging-times-wisdom-from-a-wellbeing-leader/) - In this insightful conversation, Dr. Suzy Harrington and Renee Moorefield explore how leaders and organizations can flourish despite today's turbulent times.
- [Nourishing Leadership from the Inside Out](https://www.wisdom-works.com/nourishing-leadership-from-the-inside-out/) - Discover how food creator Nicki Sizemore's journey reveals keys to thriving leadership: inner connection, reciprocity, intentional process, and embracing change.
- [Your state of wellbeing shapes your vision](https://www.wisdom-works.com/your-state-of-wellbeing-shapes-your-vision/) - As we lead through disruption, the ability to tap into our fullest potential is a vital force for transforming our challenges into visions of a better future.
- [Building Sustainable Habits: A Guide for Leaders](https://www.wisdom-works.com/building-sustainable-habits-a-guide-for-leaders/) - A practical guide for transforming your vision of thriving leadership into sustainable habits.
- [Thriving: The Heart of Sustainable Leadership](https://www.wisdom-works.com/thriving-the-heart-of-sustainable-leadership/) - Leadership isn't about pushing harder—it's about creating conditions where people can truly thrive. In a recent podcast interview with Nicki Sizemore, our CEO Renee Moorefield shared profound insights into what it means to nurture human potential, both within ourselves and our organizations. The Biology of Human Potential We're not just built to survive—we're biologically hardwired
- [What It Means to Coach for Thriving](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-it-means-to-coach-for-thriving/) - There is a growing movement of people committed to a more transformational style of leadership centered on human potential and wellbeing.
- [From Surviving to Thriving: Renee Moorefield Shares Leadership Insights on Deep Leadership Podcast](https://www.wisdom-works.com/from-surviving-to-thriving-renee-moorefield-shares-leadership-insights-on-deep-leadership-podcast/) - How to tap into your innate capacity for truly thriving in today's complex environment.
- [How to Make the Shift to Thriving Leadership](https://www.wisdom-works.com/how-to-make-the-shift-to-thriving-leadership/) - Our CEO, Renee Moorefield, recently joined Ashish Kothari on The Happiness Squad podcast to discuss how leaders can shift from surviving to thriving using our revolutionary framework. With over 35 years of experience in the wellbeing and leadership space, Renee shared her insights on how thriving leadership can create ripple effects throughout organizations and communities.
- [Are you Ready to Coach for Thriving?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/ready-to-coach-for-thriving/) - Coaching for thriving is about making performance sustainable—and it is one of today’s biggest leadership imperatives.
- [From Team Effectiveness to Team Thriving](https://www.wisdom-works.com/from-team-effectiveness-to-team-thriving/) - Discover what it means to thrive in today's dysregulated world with Wisdom Works CEO Renee Moorefield.
- [Leading with Vitality: Wellbeing as a Driver of Performance](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leading-with-vitality-wellbeing-as-a-driver-of-performance/) - How wellbeing is essential for a higher levels of performance, leadership, creativity and connectedness at work.
- [Celebrating 25 Years of Thriving Together](https://www.wisdom-works.com/celebrating-25-years-thriving-together/) - 2024: A Year for Celebrating 25 Years of Thriving Together This year, the Wisdom Works team celebrates 25 years of pursuing our mission to create a world where everyone thrives. Since our founding in 1999, we’ve been driven by the belief that leadership, relationships, and purpose have the power to transform not just workplaces, but
- [10 Inspirations from the $6.3 Trillion Global Wellness Economy](https://www.wisdom-works.com/10-inspirations-from-the-6-3-trillion-global-wellness-economy/) - Despite the backdrop of the U.S. Presidential election results unfolding at the same time, this year’s Global Wellness Summit was another dynamic and engaging event. The Global Wellness Summit is an annual four-day gathering that brings together leaders from business, government, academia, and science to exchange ideas and shape the future of the interconnected world
- [Leading WELL in an Overstimulated World](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leading-well-in-an-overstimulated-world/) - Discover how and why four leaders are elevating the wellbeing and resilience of themselves and the people they lead.
- [Driving Cultural Transformation With Wellbeing Innovation: Wisdom from Visionary Tracy Gaudet, M.D.](https://www.wisdom-works.com/driving-cultural-transformation-with-wellbeing-innovation-wisdom-from-visionary-tracy-gaudet-m-d/) - When I recently spoke with Dr. Tracy Gaudet about the transformation of healthcare in the U.S., I quickly learned: her life-path has been a profound commitment to pioneering approaches for wellbeing. Tracy has guided new models of health and wellness care at the University of Arizona and Duke Integrative Medicine, and today she is Executive
- [New Partnership Brings Thriving Leadership to Executive MBA Program](https://www.wisdom-works.com/new-partnership-brings-thriving-leadership-to-executive-mba-program/) - Wisdom Works partners with The College of Charleston offering executive coaching for Executive MBA students focusing on leadership and thriving.
- [Ready To Boost Effectiveness And Wisdom Of Your Leaders? Try Mindfulness!](https://www.wisdom-works.com/ready-to-boost-effectiveness-and-wisdom-of-your-leaders-try-mindfulness/) - A few weeks ago I took part in the Wisdom 2.0 Summit. I sincerely appreciated this global conversation to tackle one of the great challenges of our age, as the organizers put it: to not only live connected to one another through technology, but to do so in ways that are beneficial to our own
- [What Is Practical Wisdom? (And Are You Leading From it?)](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-is-practical-wisdom-and-are-you-leading-from-it/) - What is wisdom? This is an enormous question, and if you’re like me, the mere act of asking it creates energy—an enthusiasm that the question holds answers about for evolving how we live and lead, yet also an uneasiness that we have such a long way to go. Former American Psychological Association president Robert Sternberg
- [4 Steps to Talk About Thriving at Work](https://www.wisdom-works.com/four-steps-to-talk-about-thriving-at-work/) - Leading in ways that cultivate the capacity of people to thrive has become one of the biggest leadership imperatives.
- [When it Comes to Wellness Leadership, Israel Stands Tall](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wellness-leadership-israel/) - Amir Alroy, founder of WellTech1, shares the key factors that make Israel a hotbed of health and wellness innovation.
- [Renee Moorefield on the Redesigning Wellness Podcast](https://www.wisdom-works.com/be-well-lead-well-with-renee-moorefield-cofounder-and-ceo-of-wisdom-works/) - “A leader is someone who sees themself as stewarding the potential of their team, and that means human wellbeing.” In the latest Redesigning Wellness podcast by Jen Arnold, Renee Moorefield joins the show and discusses leadership through her unique lens of wellness. Find out how Renee came to realize the influence she has on creating
- [Webinar Series - Leading in the Next Normal: Setting the Agenda to Thrive](https://www.wisdom-works.com/webinar-series-leading-in-the-next-normal-setting-the-agenda-to-thrive/) - Every organization has been touched by the global pandemic and deep social unrest. To navigate our way together through these uncertain and difficult times, Wisdom Works' CEO Renee Moorefield, along with the Global Wellness Institute's Wellness at Work initiative team, recently led the three-part webinar series, Leading in the Next Normal: Setting the Agenda to
- [Structuring an Effective Wellbeing Framework During a Pandemic](https://www.wisdom-works.com/structuring-an-effective-wellbeing-framework-during-a-pandemic/) - In the recent article in Financier World, Renee (founder and CEO of Wisdom Works) gives her thoughts on COVID-19 and the employee experience She discusses how the business and world environment are not going to become less disruptive after this pandemic. If anything, this crisis has taught us that disruption is the norm. To access
- [Leadership, Ethnicity + Wellbeing on Rise Leaders Radio](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leadership-ethnicity-wellbeing/) - LeeAnn Mallory from Rise Leaders interviews Renee Moorefield and Jane Cocking. In this podcast, Renee Moorefield, the creator of the Be Well Lead Well Pulse® assessment, and Jane Cocking an executive coach and BWLW certified guide share important findings from research they conducted on the relationships between leadership, ethnicity, and thriving. To listen to the
- [Companies Can Support Human Thriving](https://www.wisdom-works.com/companies-can-support-human-thriving/) - Imagine if we could create a working world in which people left work more energized than before they went to work. How much more productive would they be? Renee Moorefield, CEO of Wisdom Works and Director of Be Well Lead Well®, talks with Dan King, Cofounder of Fireside Strategic, about how to lead cultures of wellbeing at
- [Relaxation as an Effective Leadership + Wellbeing Tool](https://www.wisdom-works.com/relaxation-effective-leadership-wellbeing-tool/) - As the world continues to face the ripple effects of the pandemic, we know many areas of people’s lives and work have taken a wellness hit. Global employment has gone backward, more children worldwide have fallen below the minimum reading level, face masks (a necessary measure of precaution during COVID-19) have become a new wave of litter harming
- [Effectively Leading Through Paradox](https://www.wisdom-works.com/effectively-leading-through-paradox/) - Effectively leading through paradox is a must in our contradictory & complex world. What does wellbeing have to do with it?
- [Wisdom Works Launches Research Division Based on Growing Body of Insights from Close to 1000 Assessments of Leaders Globally](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wisdom-works-launches-research-division-based-on-growing-body-of-insights-from-close-to-1000-assessments-of-leaders-globally/) - Inaugural Report Identifies Important Relationship Between Wellbeing & Paradoxical Leadership Now Required for a Post-Covid World
- [Beyond Engagement: The Time Has Come For Us To Thrive](https://www.wisdom-works.com/beyond-engagement-time-to-thrive/) - We need a new standard of thriving to guide our organizations—one where the ability to cultivate a culture of thriving is a mark of effective leadership, and “engaged and thriving” is the norm.
- [The Stress Factor: How Some Leaders Turn Stress into Thriving](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-stress-factor-how-some-leaders-turn-stress-into-thriving/) - Be Well Lead Well® research shows that stress plays an intriguing role for thriving leaders.
- [Breathing As Fuel: Tapping into Breath for Leader Wellbeing & Development](https://www.wisdom-works.com/breathing-as-fuel/) - For a beneficial change in your state of being, few tools are as powerful as the breath.
- [6 Essential Shifts for Prioritizing Thriving](https://www.wisdom-works.com/six-essential-shifts-for-prioritizing-thriving/) - Prioritizing Thriving is one of the biggest opportunities for reimagining leadership and work today.
- [How to Develop Your Skill of Thriving](https://www.wisdom-works.com/how-to-develop-your-skill-of-thriving/) - Thriving is a dynamic and renewable capacity which exists within every human being—plus, it’s a pragmatic skill you and your team can develop to elevate effectiveness.
- [Innovative FUEL Practices You Can Use Now](https://www.wisdom-works.com/innovative-fuel-practices-you-can-use-now/) - Proactive and strategic use of how you eat, move, rest, and breathe enables you to thrive in your life and leadership.
- [Improving Education by Developing Thriving Leaders](https://www.wisdom-works.com/improving-education-developing-thriving-leaders/) - Be Well Lead Well® Case Study reveals personal wellbeing as an essential driver of leadership effectiveness.
- [New Research Shows Healthcare Leader Wellbeing Lacking](https://www.wisdom-works.com/new-research-shows-healthcare-leader-wellbeing-lacking/) - While leader wellbeing is a linchpin for employee wellbeing, a Be Well Lead Well Pulse® study of over 200 healthcare leaders show a healthcare leadership that is surviving, not thriving.
- [Leading Wellbeing by Tapping into Flow](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leading-wellbeing-by-tapping-into-flow/) - Work is a prime opportunity for people to find FLOW, elevating productivity and (more importantly!) the wellbeing and growth of individuals, teams, and organizations.
- [How to Thrive: A 24-Hour Timeline](https://www.wisdom-works.com/how-to-thrive-timeline-infographic/) - Your capacity to thrive is an untapped power for effective leadership. Integrate the science of thriving into your everyday life-work habits with this timeline.
- [The Leadership Benefits of Wonder](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leadership-benefits-of-wonder/) - Social activist and author Alice Walker brilliantly said, “The more I wonder, the more I love.” I also believe that more you WONDER, the better you lead. If you’re curious about ways to boost your effectiveness and impact, put WONDER at the top of your list! The More You Wonder, the Better You Lead Recall
- [Build a Culture of Wonder](https://www.wisdom-works.com/build-a-culture-of-wonder/) - When you make WONDER a cultural norm, you empower vibrancy, connection, and adaptability.
- [Four Practices to Amplify Thriving for Your Team and Community](https://www.wisdom-works.com/four-practices-amplify-thriving-team-community/) - Thriving can be cultivated through simple actions that directly affect your team’s experience at work.
- [Finding Greater Wisdom Through Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/finding-greater-wisdom-through-wellbeing/) - Embrace the pivotal role wellbeing can play in helping people navigate life and work more wisely with these practices.
- [Wisdom Works Announces Two Wellbeing Leadership Programs for 2023](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wisdom-works-announces-two-wellbeing-leadership-programs-for-2023/) - Providing leaders with the latest research on thriving and the resources they need to prioritize wellbeing for themselves and their organization.
- [First Ever Study of Leadership Across Health and Wellbeing Industries Globally](https://www.wisdom-works.com/first-ever-study-of-leadership-across-health-and-wellbeing-industries-globally/) - Wisdom Works study seeks participants from industries serious about prioritizing wellbeing to find out if leaders are thriving.
- [How to Create Thriving Leaders and Organizations](https://www.wisdom-works.com/how-to-create-thriving-leaders-and-organizations/) - What if we could create a workplace where people left feeling more energized and well than when they arrived. Here are 6 resources to help you do just that.
- [Step into Your Leadership Story of Thriving](https://www.wisdom-works.com/step-into-your-leadership-story-of-thriving/) - Many leaders want to lead thriving for themselves and others. Yet, doing so means challenging old ideas and narratives about what it means to lead.
- [Well Being Leads to Well Doing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wellbeing-leads-to-well-doing/) - This is about using our energy to bring more awareness, connection, synergy, and wholeness into the experience of being fully human wherever we live and work.
- [What an industry on the frontline can teach us about leading wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/frontline-industry-wellbeing-leadership/) - Wisdom Works recent study of leaders across the Health & Wellbeing industry shows strong correlation between leaders’ wellbeing and leadership impact.
- [Connection: An Untapped Space for Leadership](https://www.wisdom-works.com/connection-wellbeing-leadership/) - Our world is desperate for leaders who can facilitate authentic human connection. Two powerful ways to incorporate the power of connection in how you lead.
- [Human Centered Leadership Advances Workplace Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/human-centered-leadership-advances-workplace-wellbeing/) - A human-centered approach to leadership is at the heart of advancing wellbeing for people, teams, and organizations.
- [Pioneering Holistic Leadership for Thriving Workplaces](https://www.wisdom-works.com/pioneering-holistic-leadership-for-thriving-workplaces/) - Be Well Lead Well® Executive Director Renee Moorefield shares the importance of leadership in creating environments where all people can thrive at work.
- [3 Wellbeing Leaders Who Rock Earth Day All Year Long](https://www.wisdom-works.com/3-wellbeing-leaders-rock-earth-day/) - As another Earth Day rolls around, give yourself a pat on the back if you’re leading wellbeing by recycling, re-using rainwater, composting, riding a bike to work, driving an electric car, or otherwise embracing best practices when it comes to taking care of the planet. Congratulations for being part of an international movement to secure
- [The Future of Healthcare: Through The Eyes Of A Visionary](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-future-of-healthcare-through-the-eyes-of-a-visionary/) - (Part 1) As Wisdom Works helps leaders develop strategies for advancing the health and well-being of organizations and communities, we often have the good fortune of meeting big thinkers who stretch the boundaries of what’s possible. One of these visionaries is Clare Martorana. Clare is former Senior Vice President and Editor-At-Large of WedMD, a well-known
- [The Secret Leadership Fuel of Scott Pann](https://www.wisdom-works.com/secret-leadership-fuel-scott-pann/) - Executive burnout. It’s everywhere. In fact, the Wall Street Journal reports that a recent Harvard Medical School study finds an astounding 96% of senior leaders feel burn out to some degree, and one-third label it extreme. According to Dr. John Davis, a management professor with the study, leaders often lack “good thermostats” for detecting the
- [Are You Moving in the Direction of Health?  A Lesson from Door-To-Door Organic’s People & Culture Director Nina Peterson](https://www.wisdom-works.com/are-you-moving-in-the-direction-of-health/) - A few weeks ago I sat down with my former business partner, Nina Peterson, to discuss what it means for her to lead wellbeing. Our conversation made me smile. Not only was it great to hear her voice, she shared how she’s striving to demonstrate and promote wellbeing through her role as Director of People
- [How Nike’s Jorge Casimiro Finds His ‘Inner Pre’](https://www.wisdom-works.com/how-nikes-jorge-casimiro-finds-his-inner-pre/) - Some leaders like to talk about leading wellbeing. Personally, I get more enthused by those who put their words into action. That’s why, as part of Wisdom Works’ The Face of Wellbeing Leadership series, it was a delight to have a heart-to-heart with Jorge Casimiro, Vice President & COO of Global Community Impact at Nike.
- [Marshall, Texas: The Little Town That Made Wellbeing a Priority](https://www.wisdom-works.com/marshall-texas-little-town-made-wellbeing-priority/) - The Get Healthy Marshall site offers events and tips for embracing wellbeing. One of the fun parts of my job (there are many!) is being able to celebrate leaders—such as Nike’s Jorge Casimiro and UBS’s Scott Pann—who embrace personal wellbeing and inspire, mobilize, sustain, and role-model wellbeing behaviors inside their workplace. Profiling people and companies
- [Out of Thin Air: How Water-Gen Leads Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/innovation-thin-air-water-gen-leads-wellbeing/) - Take old friends from the army, mix in equal parts problem-solving and innovation, and what do you get? Water from air, of course. Sounds like a fairy tale but it’s a true story coming out of Tel Aviv, Israel. As David Gillo, Vice President of Business Development, shared in our recent interview, Water-Gen, founded in
- [How Can You Boost Human Flourishing At Work? Insights from University of Minnesota Executive Mary Jo Kreitzer](https://www.wisdom-works.com/how-can-you-boost-human-flourishing-at-work-insights-from-university-of-minnesota-executive-mary-jo-kreitzer/) - As a leader, what conditions can you set up at work to increase the possibility that people truly flourish? I recently posed the question to this week’s Face of Wellbeing Leadership Mary Jo Kreitzer. She’s on fire when it comes to leading wellbeing through her executive role as Founder & Director of the Center for
- [Joe Sibilia: A Sustainability Champion You’ll Be Inspired to Follow](https://www.wisdom-works.com/joe-sibilia-sustainability-champion-youll-inspired-follow/) - Leave no trace is one of the sustainability mottos of Joe Sibilia's Gasoline Alley. It takes a brave and far-sighted soul like Joe Sibilia to combine his passions for sustainable business practices, social good, and entrepreneurship. Joe is an early adopter and visionary in the social responsibility movement. Over the years he has been the
- [Stressed-out Decisions Can Reap Stressful Consequences](https://www.wisdom-works.com/stressed-out-decisions-can-reap-stressful-consequences/) - Focusing on thriving now not only generates a more fulfilling life, but also improve judgments and decisions for you and your team.
- [Wellness Or Wellbeing? Insights from OSU Chief Wellness Officer Suzy Harrington](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wellness-or-wellbeing-insights-from-osu-chief-wellness-officer-suzy-harrington/) - My recent interview with Suzy Harrington, Chief Wellness Officer for Oklahoma State University, was particularly special. OSU is my alma mater; I received a B.S. in exercise science there almost thirty years ago, jump-starting the path to building wellbeing leaders that I’m still walking on today. To show clear commitment behind its claim as America’s
- [Innovation As Driver Of Wealth & Wellbeing? Insights from Zappos and Downtown Project Exec Maggie Hsu](https://www.wisdom-works.com/innovation-as-driver-of-wealth-wellbeing-insights-from-zappos-and-downtown-project-exec-maggie-hsu/) - During my last blog post I shared six inspiring quotes from incredible women who are leading wellbeing in work and life. The voice of Maggie Hsu fits right in! Maggie is Chief of Staff to Tony Hsieh, CEO of well-known retailer Zappos.com and Founder of the groundbreaking Downtown Project, a 60-acre, $350-million investment in technology
- [Wellbeing Is Mission Critical: Insights from Johnson & Johnson Chief Medical Officer Dr. Fikry Isaac](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wellbeing-is-mission-critical-insights-from-johnson-johnson-chief-medical-officer-dr-fikry-isaac/) - A few months ago I co-led a roundtable with Susie Ellis, CEO of the Global Wellness Institute, about redefining wellness at work. 25 top leaders across industries and countries participated; the conversation was forward thinking and lively. Together we agreed: it’s high time for work to be an avenue where wellbeing is gained not lost,
- [Is The Planet Ready For A Different Way Of Leading? THORLO President Richard Oliver Says Yes!](https://www.wisdom-works.com/is-the-planet-ready-for-a-different-way-of-leading-thorlo-president-richard-oliver-says-yes/) - Over the years I’ve done hundreds of interviews with leaders worldwide about why and how they make wellbeing central to their lives and relationships, and their organizations and communities. Each conversation has been inspiring. For me, their stories reveal a profound redefinition of leadership underway, one where the focus of leading shifts from one to
- [Success Means Taking Care Of What Enables You To Thrive: Insights From Global Exec Alicia Mandel](https://www.wisdom-works.com/success-means-taking-care-of-what-enables-you-to-thrive-insights-from-global-exec-alicia-mandel/) - A profound redefinition of leadership is underway, one where truly effective leadership is about uplifting people and whole systems to new levels of resourcefulness and capability, sustainable growth, and wellbeing. I am inspired by people who have this calling in their bones, way-showers that support thriving in themselves and others. One of those people is
- [Building A Living Wellbeing Laboratory: Insights From Leading Hospitality Exec Denise Bober](https://www.wisdom-works.com/building-a-living-wellbeing-laboratory-insights-from-leading-hospitality-exec-denise-bober/) - Magical isn’t a word typically associated with business. Yet in my recent conversation with executive Denise Bober, the word popped up–in fact, magical is how she describes her organization’s culture, a living laboratory for wellbeing. Denise is Vice President at The Breakers, a luxury resort based in Palm Beach, Florida. Much like my interview with
- [The Seeds Of Mindfulness Grow Wellbeing: Aetna’s Innovative Approach](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-seeds-of-mindfulness-grow-wellbeing-aetnas-innovative-approach/) - Andy Lee, Aetna’s Mindfulness Officer I am always on the hunt for wellbeing leadership innovations, those unique twists that turn leaders’ heads in new directions and unlock better pathways for thriving. So I smiled during my entire conversation with Andy Lee, Aetna’s new Chief Mindfulness Officer (a title that sits among the fascinating leadership roles
- [How Do You Grow Wellbeing Globally? Open The Door Of Wealth For Women, Says CEO Patricia Foley Hinnen](https://www.wisdom-works.com/how-do-you-grow-wellbeing-globally-open-the-door-of-wealth-for-women-says-ceo-patricia-foley-hinnen/) - In 2004 I co-authored Driven By Wellth, a book about combining the drives for wealth and wellbeing to create healthier, more sustainable approaches to business success. To be frank, the book didn’t get much traction. Although I’d put my heart and soul into writing it, leaders were often reluctant to embrace the words. But the
- [Leadership For Thriving Inside And Out: Wisdom From Canyon Ranch](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leadership-for-thriving-inside-and-out-wisdom-from-canyon-ranch/) - I love the hunt for people and organizations reinventing leadership! They are part of a growing global movement to evolve the drive to lead from me to we, from managing resources to uplifting people and whole systems, from fixing problems to transformative change, from scarcity to abundance. In the past I labeled this wellbeing leadership;
- [Is It Time for Gender Equity? YES, says Mim Senft, Executive Director of Global Women for Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/is-it-time-for-gender-equity-yes-says-mim-senft-executive-director-of-global-women-for-wellbeing/) - For me, it is a gift to support leaders in organizations around the world to ask the big questions: Why do we exist? What do we stand for? How can we unleash the potential of all people for positive impact? Over the past thirty years, I’ve witnessed a growing global movement of leaders who strive
- [Can Wellbeing Drive Value for Business and Society? YES, Says VTT Exec Sari Ek-Petroff.](https://www.wisdom-works.com/can-wellbeing-drive-value-for-business-and-society-yes-says-vtt-exec-sari-ek-petroff/) - Sari Ek-Petroff Effective companies today strive to create an integrated strategy for advancing wellbeing at work. Few have cracked the code, however, on building a wellbeing strategy that benefits individual employees, team and organization performance, customers, and societies all at once. So, it was a delight to interview Sari Ek-Petroff, an executive committed to this
- [Using Acknowledgment to Create a Culture of Wellbeing? Wellbeing Leader Judy Umlas Says It Only Takes 5 Cs](https://www.wisdom-works.com/using-acknowledgment-create-culture-wellbeing-wellbeing-leader-judy-umlas-says-takes-5-cs/) - It was Stephen Covey who said, “Next to physical survival, the greatest need of a human being is psychological survival—to be understood, to be affirmed, to be validated, to be appreciated.” It’s a philosophy that Judy Umlas, Senior Vice-President of International Institute for Learning, lives every day. She is such a passionate giver of acknowledgment
- [4 Things Great Leaders Do (That The Rest Of Us Often Don’t) to Thrive](https://www.wisdom-works.com/4-things-great-leaders-rest-us-often-dont-thrive/) - Wellbeing leaders who thrive welcome rejuvenation time. Nature fuels Michael Arloski's wellbeing. Have you stopped maturing as a leader? It can happen to all of us. It’s easy to run on automatic pilot if we’ve had some amount of leadership success or to believe it’s too challenging to change the status quo if we’ve
- [How a Culture of Wellbeing Drives Innovation for Blue Earth Network](https://www.wisdom-works.com/culture-wellbeing-drives-innovation-blue-earth-network/) - Udaiyan Jatar has created a transformative culture of wellbeing at Blue Earth Network. When you’re in the business of transformative change, there’s no doubt that you’ll have keen insights into how to rewire a culture to embrace wellbeing and drive innovation. That’s why I recently spoke to Udaiyan Jatar (who goes by U.J.), the
- [4 Ways to Make Wellbeing an Organizational Norm](https://www.wisdom-works.com/4-ways-make-wellbeing-organizational-norm/) - Tammy Green has made it her mission to implement a broad wellbeing framework. Try to institute a wellbeing program without making wellbeing part of a company’s culture and watch what happens: “It slides off like Teflon,” says Tammy Green, Director of Well-being at Providence Health & Services, a large health system on the west
- [On the Road to Thriving: Motivating the Next Generation](https://www.wisdom-works.com/road-thriving-motivating-next-generation/) - Wellbeing expert Brian Fisher is on a mission to build a sustainable world. As an Advisory Board member of the Biophilic Institute (a group with a mission to promote sustainability and wellbeing by helping communities transform themselves), I meet a lot of passionate people creating new ways of living and working that are full
- [The Big Questions of Living an Inspired Life (And 4 Big Answers!)](https://www.wisdom-works.com/big-questions-living-inspired-life-4-big-answers/) - This week’s Face of Wellbeing Leadership asks some big questions: Are you doing what you’re meant to be doing? Are you creating a vision of success in a true wellbeing-driven manner—from inner inspiration? Helping people find the answers to life’s big questions is what visionary author and leading career/success coach Tama Kieves, does. She’s published
- [How the Spa Industry Can Lead Wellbeing: The Voice of CEO Susie Ellis](https://www.wisdom-works.com/spa-industry-can-lead-wellbeing-voice-ceo-susie-ellis/) - Spa industry leader Susie Ellis lives and breathes wellbeing. It’s a joy for me—on the eve of the annual Global Spa & Wellness Summit in Marrakech, Morocco—to share insights from my recent interview with Susie Ellis, president of SpaFinder Wellness, and Chairman/CEO of the Summit. As Susie answered my question about where her journey
- [Live Good, Feel Good, Do Good: Selling & Supporting Sustainability in the Mideast](https://www.wisdom-works.com/live-good-feel-good-good-selling-supporting-sustainability-mideast/) - Live good, feel good, do good. Most of us would say that those are words to live by, but for The Change Initiative they are much more than a slogan. The organization is the premier destination for sustainable living in the Middle East. It specializes in offering consumers and corporations solutions—from organic foods and clothing,
- [The Art of Convening: Do You & Your Team Have Space to Transform?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/art-convening-team-space-transform/) - Craig Neal, Heartland VisionHolder We all complain about how meetings fill our days and weeks (consuming at least 30% of our work hours, by some estimates). But what if those meetings were opportunities to engage and grow? What if the very act of getting together could help us transform and enhance our wellbeing? Craig
- [How John C. Havens Sees Technology Changing the Pursuit of Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/john-c-havens-sees-technology-changing-pursuit-wellbeing/) - Futurist John C. Havens will be speaking about technology and wellbeing at Foresight & Trends 2014, FT#14. I am a firm believer that the pursuit of wellbeing is driving innovations in technology—and tech innovations can drive wellbeing. Look at how the quantified-self movement has helped millions of us become more active and better understand what
- [Alexis Jones: A Millennial’s Wisdom for Leading Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/alexis-jones-millennials-wisdom-leading-wellbeing/) - Millennial expert Alexis Jones With all of the worries about how millennials are changing the work world—and not for the better, some would say—it’s wonderful to talk to a powerful and insightful young woman who is both trying to set the record straight and make the world a healthier more powerful place for herself and
- [Todd Walter: Building a Culture of Wellbeing at Red Door](https://www.wisdom-works.com/todd-walter-building-culture-wellbeing-red-door/) - Todd Walter leads wellbeing by putting guests and associates first at Red Door Spa. I talk with leaders and organizations every day about how important wellbeing is to building a culture where employees and companies can thrive. I’ve seen no better example of a wellbeing leader in action than this week’s Face of Wellbeing
- [Patrick Saussay: How Brands Can Lead Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/patrick-saussay-brands-can-lead-wellbeing/) - Patrick Saussay believes wellbeing is a way to live for the ages. “A lake carries you into recesses of feeling otherwise impenetrable.” —William Wordsworth I was reminded of this William Wordsworth quote after interviewing this week’s Face of Wellbeing Leadership Patrick Saussay, founder and CEO, GPSA (Global Project & Spa Advisory), a wellness industry consultancy
- [The Best Rx for Wellbeing? Being Connected](https://www.wisdom-works.com/best-rx-wellbeing-connected/) - Larry McEvoy focuses on enhancing physician effectiveness During this time of year it’s interesting to look back and consider not just how the year went but also to remember your roots and how they’ve shaped you. I was reminded of this after a conversation with this week’s Face of Wellbeing Leadership Larry McEvoy, MD. Larry
- [Work-Life Balance May Be Dead, but Wellbeing at Work Is Alive and Well: Insights from Hallmark Innovation Exec Patti Streeper](https://www.wisdom-works.com/work-life-balance-may-dead-wellbeing-work-alive-well-insights-hallmark-innovation-exec-patti-streeper/) - I had just read, and agreed with, a CNN op/ed piece on the demise of the work-life balance when I conducted an interview with Patti Streeper. As Vice President of Corporate Innovation at Hallmark Cards, Patti agrees that there is no optimum work-life balance. For her, the work-life interplay is more of a “constant juggling
- [Forging The Future Of Wellness From The Past: Wisdom From Dr. Gerry Bodeker](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wellness-future-forged-from-the-past/) - Over a steaming hot cup of tea, I recently read the 2014 Global Spa & Wellness Economy Monitor, one of the first reports to put its arms around the magnitude of the wellness economy worldwide. The major insight? “Wellness is now a staggering $3.4 trillion market – and one of the biggest, fastest-growing industries on
- [AN UNLIKELY WELLBEING LEADER: KEVIN BUTLER INSIGHTS ON STEELCASE](https://www.wisdom-works.com/an-unlikely-wellbeing-leader-kevin-butler-insights-on-steelcase/) - At first blush Steelcase is an unlikely wellbeing leader. Innovation leadership is a different story however. The organization began in 1912 as the Metal Office Furniture Company, rebranded as Steelcase Business Equipment in 1921, and quickly reinvented office furniture – desks, chairs, file cabinets, and the like – by producing it using steel rather than
- [Leadership & Wellbeing Are a Matter of Resources](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leadership-wellbeing-a-matter-of-resources/) - Organizations and the world are calling for transformational leadership, which requires leaders to balance their responsibilities with the wellbeing of themselves and those they lead.
- [Pioneering Study of Leaders Across Health & Wellbeing Industries Reveals Unique Opportunity](https://www.wisdom-works.com/pioneering-study-of-leaders-across-health-wellbeing-industries-reveals-unique-opportunity/) - New research by Wisdom Works Group shows prioritizing leader wellbeing is critical for increasing industry & societal impact.
- [Why Your Company Needs a Framework for Thriving](https://www.wisdom-works.com/why-desgin-a-strategic-framework-for-thriving/) - Few organizations today will outwork their competition. Over the past three years of global change and disruption, most organizations have already been compelled to rewire how they operate and rebuild their culture—working harder, faster, or longer is not an option if you want your company to last for the long haul. During this time, an
- [How to Foster Thriving Teams by Design](https://www.wisdom-works.com/how-to-foster-thriving-teams-by-design/) - The five essential categories that must be cared for in order to support thriving and successful teams.
- [Business Runs on Human Thriving](https://www.wisdom-works.com/business-runs-on-human-thriving/) - A thriving culture and thriving people are differentiators for attracting and retaining talent, humanizing work, and sustaining excellent performance.
- [The Hidden Power of Purpose for Teams](https://www.wisdom-works.com/hidden-power-of-purpose-teams/) - Shared purpose is a powerful tool for team thriving and effectiveness. Just like your body’s connective tissue provides the framework and support structures for your muscles, bones, organs, joints, and other tissues, a deeply-held purpose is akin to connective tissue for your team. A shared purpose aligns your team members toward a clear mission of
- [What does AWARENESS have to do with wellbeing leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-awareness-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - Awareness is the foundation from which positive change can take root and ultimately succeed. More and more organizations are becoming wellness aware and are making wellbeing a core tenant of their structure and strategy. After all, healthier team members make for healthier, more productive teams. In the January Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee
- [What does HEART have to do with wellbeing leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-heart-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - "When we live and work with a fullness of heart, we bring our whole selves to people and situations." A well heart empowers us to seek meaningful and long-lasting solutions to life's challenges - to truly understand the "heart" of the problem. Yet so often our personal heart health is neglected, and preventable damage is
- [What does BRAINPOWER have to do with wellbeing leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-brainpower-have-to-do-with-wellness-leadership/) - "As complexities increase at work and in our world, brainpower is more essential than ever." Our lives, organizations, and communities are all fueled by brainpower. Yet, as important as brainpower is, we often take our amazing brains for granted! Keeping your brain, and the brains of the people you work with, healthy is VITAL for
- [What does GOING GREEN have to do with wellbeing leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-going-green-have-to-do-with-wellness-leadership/) - "Going Green" is a commitment, but it is one that shows immediate benefits for not just the world, but also for our organizations and ourselves. There are many simple changes that we can make to make our workplaces healthier places, and in turn, the world as well. In the April Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed
- [What does CONNECTION have to do with wellbeing leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-connection-have-to-do-with-wellness-leadership/) - The need for connection is built into every human's DNA. Our connections throughout our lives influence our mental health, wellbeing, and how we live our lives. "Genuine human connections nourish individual and collective wellbeing." In the May Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Connection.” Making
- [What Does EATING Have To Do with Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-eating-have-to-do-with-wellness-leadership/) - Did you know? In nearly 200 countries poor diets are linked to over 20% of deaths. The impact of healthy eating habits on any organization's productivity and overall employee wellbeing cannot be overstated. In the June Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Eat.” Healthy eating
- [What Does MOVING Have To Do with Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-move-have-to-do-with-wellness-leadership/) - "What constitutes a good life? First and foremost, it’s a body that works. The best way to build and maintain a body that works is to move every day. If we can do that, we’ll be better positioned to get the most out of our lives." – Rick Stollmeyer, CEO & Co-Founder, MINDBODY Exercise is
- [What Do KIDS Have To Do with Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-do-kids-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - Making sure that their children are healthy and prepared to become healthy adults will always be the #1 concern for every parent. This concern also needs to be at the top of the list for every organization. After all, this generation of children is the future workforce! In the August Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed
- [What Does SLEEP Have To Do with Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-sleep-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - Every single human has to sleep. Without sleep, our bodies are unable to function and grow how they should. Yet, did you know that insufficient sleep is now considered a public health crisis? In the September Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Sleep.” Making sure
- [What Does JOY Have To Do with Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-joy-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - "Joy is a feeling of great happiness. It is described as delight, euphoria, radiance, abundance and gratification, all rolled into one." Making sure that your family members, coworkers, and yourself experience joy in life is incredibly important. As a leader, here are strategies you can apply to cultivate joy at work, at home, and in
- [What Does WATER Have To Do with Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-water-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - "As global water champion," Gemma Bulos says, “It takes a single drop of water to start a wave.” Water has had a massive role in every aspect of our lives since the start of our existence. In the November Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is
- [What Does GRATITUDE Have To Do with Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-gratitude-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - Showing gratitude is truly the wellspring of wellbeing. Showing someone gratitude enhances both mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health. In the December Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Gratitude.” By showing gratitude, you will be able to empower everyone around you. Science truly invites us
- [What Does EMERGE Have To Do with Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-emerge-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - "The beginning of every year reminds us to pause and re-center our lives around what matters to us most: physical and emotional health, family and friends, and meaningful work." This new decade is the perfect time for us to emerge as new wellness leaders! In the January Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for
- [What Does INCLUDE Have To Do with Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-include-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - If you have read any part of this series, you have seen how important it is to lead your families, workplaces, and communities in wellness. As important it is to do that, you have to remember to stop and take care of your own wellness as well! In the February Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed
- [What Does GROWTH Have To Do with Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-grow-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - "Someone once said, 'Nothing is constant except change.' All of us at the Global Wellness Institute wholeheartedly agree. Right now, around the world, this statement could not be more accurate! In the March Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Grow.” We believe that in this
- [What Does BREATHING Have To Do with Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-breathe-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - Take a deep breath! Your physical and mental wellness get a boost by your active use of breath. Plus, it helps regulate your emotions, diminishes impulsivity, and keeps your brain sharp as you age. In the April Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Breathe.” Take
- [What Does ADAPT Have To Do with Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-adapt-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - Trust your ability to adapt. Embracing your capacity to adapt can serve you as you navigate how to fully live and lead wellness. In the May Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Adapt.” When you are more adaptable, you naturally influence others to be adaptable,
- [What Does CULTIVATE Have To Do with Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-cultivate-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - Getting sidetracked is unavoidable on the Wellness Journey. In the June Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Cultivate.” After making a sincere commitment to wellness, it’s not uncommon to find your work team, your family or yourself distracted. This Wellness Moonshot identifies ways to cultivate
- [What Does LISTEN Have to do With Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/listening-is-a-key-wellness-leadership-resource/) - Listening is a priceless resource in your Wellness Leadership Toolkit. In the August Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Listen.” By genuinely listening—paying attention, actively perceiving and receiving information, hearing what’s said and, better yet, what’s unsaid—you can tap into untold wellbeing within you, as
- [What Does FILTER Have to do With Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-filter-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - How do you make the best choices on your wellness leadership journey? In the August Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Filter.” Being faced with uncertainty doesn’t mean you’re helpless. Just the opposite. It means that you have choices. Read it here: August Wellness Moonshot ::
- [What Does RENEW Have to do With Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-renew-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - Even in challenge and suffering, we are innately designed with the ability to heal, evolve and rejuvenate. In the September Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Renew.” Focusing our intention on renewal helps us adapt to our constantly-changing circumstances, grow from our experiences, and cultivate
- [What Does MOVE Have to do With Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-move-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - In a year where uncertainty and heightened anxiety have become the norm, the question is: What intentions are driving the moves you make? In the October Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Move.” Are your intentions a reaction to stress or current events or a
- [What Does NURTURE Have to do With Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-nurture-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership-2/) - When you nurture something, you help it grow in a way that’s sustainable. In the November Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Nurture.” Nurturing wellness is about inviting people to repeatedly connect with the mindset and behaviors, supportive resources, and inner dimensions of wellbeing that
- [What Does THANK Have to do With Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-thank-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership-2/) - Science teaches us that living and leading with gratitude enhances our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health. It helps us to forge positive relationships with others, as well as ourselves. In the December Wellness Moonshot™, curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute, the topic is “Thank.” Giving thanks can uplift our
- [What Does BELIEVE Have to do With Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-believe-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - The focus of The Wellness Moonshot for January is BELIEVE. To believe in something, such as an audacious moonshot, focuses your attention, energy and willpower. The January Wellness Moonshot™ is curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute. This month the question is asked; "How can you harness the power of believing
- [What Does WONDER Have to do With Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-wonder-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadershipwhat-does-believe-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership-2/) - As wellness leaders, we are flooded with ways to increase our effectiveness and impact. If you asked us to narrow the choices, we’d put the ability to lead from wonder at the top of the list! The February Wellness Moonshot™ is curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global Wellness Institute. In your experience,
- [What Does HOPE Have to do With Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-hope-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership/) - In language, hope gives us options! As a noun, having hope means you have confidence in the future and an expectation of something desired. As a verb, you can hope, that is, wish for or trust something to be so. The April Wellness Moonshot™ is curated and developed by Renee Moorefield for the Global
- [What Does EXTEND Have to do With Wellbeing Leadership?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-extend-have-to-do-with-wellbeing-leadership-2/) - We extend by making something longer, wider or greater. Discover practical tips to extend your wellbeing leadership within your team, organization or community.
- [How To Be An Inclusive Leader](https://www.wisdom-works.com/how-to-be-an-inclusive-leader/) - When it comes to leading wellness being inclusive is perhaps one of our most powerful tools. An online search captures the spirit of the word: To INCLUDE means “to comprise as part of a whole” or “to make part of a whole.” Inclusive leaders do both. They help people and entire systems, from teams to
- [LEARN to be a Wellbeing Leader](https://www.wisdom-works.com/learn-to-be-a-wellbeing-leader/) - We humans have a superpower at our disposal: Our magnificent ability to learn. In the simplest terms, learning means embodying a new capacity to think and act. Consider, for example, that you want to eat a plant-forward diet to enhance your physical health and the health of the planet, like a third of the world’s population currently
- [3 Steps to ASSESS Personal and Organizational Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/steps-to-assess-personal-and-organizational-wellbeing/) - Be Well Lead Well® is committed to advancing the consciousness and capabilities for more inclusive, well, and wiser leadership. In support of these efforts, Be Well Lead Well® Director and Wisdom Works CEO, Renee Moorefield curates monthly content and resources for The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease, an initiative of the Global
- [Building a Healthier, More Equitable World with Dr. Richard Carmona](https://www.wisdom-works.com/building-healthier-equitable-world-richard-carmona/) - Be Well Lead Well® is committed to advancing the consciousness and capabilities for more inclusive, well, and wiser leadership. In support of these efforts, Be Well Lead Well® Director and Wisdom Works CEO, Renee Moorefield curates monthly content and resources for The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease, an initiative of the Global
- [A Global Vision of Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/global-vision-of-wellbeing/) - Be Well Lead Well® is committed to advancing the consciousness and capabilities for more inclusive, well, and wiser leadership.
- [The Importance of Planning for Children's Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/importance-of-planning-for-children-wellbeing/) - Effective planning is essential for making wellness the center of how we live, work, connect, and play.
- [Creating Work Environments Where ALL Can Thrive](https://www.wisdom-works.com/creating-work-environments-where-all-can-thrive/) - Best practices for designing health and wellbeing strategies that truly elevate wellbeing for all.
- [READY Yourself for a New Kind of Leadership](https://www.wisdom-works.com/moonshot-new-kind-of-leadership/) - Renee Moorefield discusses how to ready yourself for wellbeing leadership and navigate this change with Christina Yap, a senior human resources professional at ABB.
- [BEGIN Your Wellness Journey](https://www.wisdom-works.com/begin-your-wellness-journey/) - When it comes to achieving the bold mission of The Wellness Moonshot an essential place for us to BEGIN is in our relationship with food.
- [Wellness Tech: It's time to ADJUST our thinking](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wellness-tech-time-to-adjust-our-thinking/) - Renee Moorefield and Jesse Picard (CEO, Elevate Labs) talk about how to use tech mindfully and technology's role in making wellness more inclusive.
- [Uniting ACCOMPLISHMENT with Mental Wellness](https://www.wisdom-works.com/uniting-accomplishment-with-mental-wellness/) - Judo athlete and Paralympian, Dartanyon Crockett shares the two greatest factors enabling him to succeed athletically and mentally.
- [Meditation Enhances Your Wellbeing Strategies](https://www.wisdom-works.com/meditation-enhances-wellbeing-strategies/) - Bob Roth shares how meditation enhances the other choices we make to improve our health and wellbeing, and the three biggest blocks to getting started.
- [Can Technology Amplify Wellbeing?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/can-technology-amplify-wellbeing/) - Nichol Bradford, cofounder of the Transformative Technology Lab, discusses tech's potential for delivering positive transformation and wellbeing at scale.
- [We are being called into a New Paradigm of Leadership](https://www.wisdom-works.com/we-are-being-called-into-a-new-paradigm-of-leadership/) - Unending change and complexities across the globe are calling forward a leadership paradigm with interconnectedness at its core.
- [Creativity has no age limit](https://www.wisdom-works.com/creativity-has-no-age-limit/) - In today's diverse, intergenerational workplace, it’s time to let go of our biases about creativity and age.
- [Inspiration for Advancing Thriving in 2024](https://www.wisdom-works.com/inspiration-for-advancing-thriving-in-2024/) - As we begin a new year, our team at Wisdom Works is humbled by a group of leaders, our growing network we call Be Well Lead Well Pulse® Certified Guides. These leaders are enacting incredible strategies to advance thriving around the globe, as examples: Redefining the purpose of brands to enhance the wellbeing of consumers.
- [Who are you uninterrupted?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/who-are-you-uninterrupted/) - Black leaders share the many visible and invisible roadblocks that interrupt their ability to thrive at work.
- [Human Centered Leadership](https://www.wisdom-works.com/human-centered-leadership/) - A conversation on Wisdom Works' human centered leadership practices and global community of thriving leaders. In this engaging episode of the Leveraging Thought Leadership podcast, host Peter Winick interviews Wisdom Works Group CEO Renee Moorefield, a pioneering leader in human-centered leadership. Transforming how leaders build thriving organizations for over three decades, Wisdom Works offers innovative
- [How to Thrive: A Storytelling Podcast](https://www.wisdom-works.com/how-to-thrive-a-storytelling-podcast/) - What role do the stories we tell ourselves affect our ability to activate and amplify thriving in our lives and in the lives of the people we work with?
- [A Culture of Thriving: Your Authentic Path to Powerful Leadership Podcast](https://www.wisdom-works.com/a-culture-of-thriving-podcast/) - Human thriving is an untapped resource, a source of power that we need to be paying a lot more attention to.
- [The Wellness Fallacy](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-wellness-fallacy/) - Professional Women Need More Than Mantras Dr. Chris Johnson, , recently hosted Wisdom Works CEO Renee Moorefield, along with Cindy Tsai, MD, and Belinda Ruiz, for a roundtable discussion on "The Wellness Fallacy." They explored what wellness truly means for professional women and how to move towards it. During the conversation, they discussed: The Wellness
- [Creating a Thriving Workplace Culture](https://www.wisdom-works.com/creating-a-thriving-workplace/) - Creating work cultures that foster prosocial behaviors, collaboration, appreciation, and recognition is essential in the future workplace.
- [Unlock the Secrets to Thriving as a Leader](https://www.wisdom-works.com/unlock-the-secrets-to-thriving-as-a-leader/) - Dive into the practical science of human thriving and discover how to amplify positive impact in your work and the world in this episode of the Leadership Toolkit podcast.
- [An Exploration About Thriving (And Other Questions Fueling the Conscious Evolution of Leadership)](https://www.wisdom-works.com/an-exploration-about-thriving-and-other-questions-fueling-the-conscious-evolution-of-leadership/) - What does it mean to thrive? And why is a proactive focus on thriving critical given the complexities we face, individually and collectively? How can we make human thriving central to our organizations—where people leave work more well, more whole, and more capable then when they came? How can our organizations—by virtue of existing—be an
- [3 Strategies to Unleash Your Potential as Leader & Whole Human Being](https://www.wisdom-works.com/3-strategies-to-unleash-your-potential-as-leader-whole-human-being/) - How can I lead in a way that unleashes human potential? If you think of yourself as a leader, generative questions like this one motivate you. Thirty years ago, leaders managed human energy; today effective leadership is all about liberating it. Why? Because for work to get done you must inspire innovation, collaboration, and
- [What Does Self-Worth Have To Do With Leadership? Everything.](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-does-self-worth-have-to-do-with-leadership-everything/) - I spend most of my work-life helping leaders find better ways to thrive personally and professionally, as well as to guide others in doing the same. Today I’m asking myself, What does self-worth have to do with leadership? My simple answer? Everything. If you want to lead in a way that uplifts people, encourages vitality
- [Want To Foster A Thriving Workplace? Think Like A Rhizome!](https://www.wisdom-works.com/want-to-foster-a-thriving-workplace-think-like-a-rhizome/) - Photograph: Frank C. Müller When we help leaders figure out how to foster workplaces where people can thrive, we frequently find they have a clear vision of wellbeing yet lack ways to make that vision have staying power. When they ask for advice, one thing we tell them is: think like a rhizome! Let me
- [Befriending Your Goals: What Scientists, Actors, and Execs Have To Say](https://www.wisdom-works.com/healthy-relationship-goals-scientists-actors-authors-execs-say/) - I’ve seen it time and again but it never ceases to inspire me—creating and achieving meaningful goals can be a path for living and leading wellbeing. Leaders who recognize the transformative power of goal pursuit know that it can galvanize a culture where people thrive, bringing energy to life and work. The trick is to
- [What it Means to Thrive as a Black Leader](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-it-means-to-thrive-as-a-black-leader/) - What It Means to Thrive as a Black Leader At Wisdom Works, we believe thriving is a business imperative and a new standard for leadership. We are committed to bringing the science and human insights about thriving to life for the evolution of leaders and organizations worldwide. In the first of this series on What it Means
- [A World Wellness Weekend Conversation: Purpose & Solidarity](https://www.wisdom-works.com/world-wellness-weekend-conversation-purpose/) - Wisdom Works Group discusses the importance of purpose and solidarity for our wellbeing and the power of purpose-driven leadership for transforming organizations.
- [Wisdom Works' Partners with Humanitix to Advance Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wisdom-works-humanitix-partnership/) - Wisdom Works and Humanitix demonstrate a new approach for making wealth and wellbeing partners, not adversaries.
- [Join Renee as She Speaks to ICF Colorado on Oct 8th](https://www.wisdom-works.com/join-renee-as-she-speaks-to-icf-colorado-on-oct-8th/) - Renee will lead an International Coaching Federation - Colorado Virtual Program entitled: In Our Age of Anxiety, What Does It Mean to Lead from Wellbeing? October 8, 2020 6:30-8:30pm MT (6:30 - 7:00pm: Social Chat Time; 7:00 - 8:30pm: Program) For more information click here.
- [It's My First Blog Entry and I'm Ready to Give Up (How a Leader Took Her Own Advice)](https://www.wisdom-works.com/my-first-blog-entry-ready-to-give-up/) - When consulting business groups and individuals in transition, I've had clients tell me: "It must be nice to sit where you are and view this mess of ours from the outside." OK, perhaps it is. Right up until it dawns on me that I'm never really outside the mess. I've got my own messes to
- [Sunny Day Gloom: From Suffering to Wellness](https://www.wisdom-works.com/sunny-day-gloom-change-suffering-to-wellness/) - It's another blue-sky spring day in Colorado and I'm thinking about... human suffering. How very gloomy of me. I know the subject doesn't sound too uplifting, but allow me to explain... First of all, I find that suffering is an integral part of wellness. Still not with me on this one? Perhaps we should begin
- [Lesson 1: Learning How to Learn. Your Teacher: Tiger Woods](https://www.wisdom-works.com/learning-how-to-learn-tiger-woods/) - I have to admit that I didn't really care who Tiger Woods was until lately. Sure, I was aware he was an iconic sports celebrity, but for me, golf's television appeal is right up there with watching action films on knitting. So I was as surprised as anyone when I read recently about Tiger's self-imposed
- [Get Swirl in Your Latte, Not in the Boardroom: Being Right vs. Being Effective](https://www.wisdom-works.com/right-effective-boardroom-swirl-meeting-tailspin/) - In organizational leadership, the term 'swirl' usually refers to the point when a conversation devolves into a gyration of egos and bad behaviors, derailing any progress leaders might have hoped to make. From Caracas to Krakow, I've seen it in boardrooms, I've heard it on conference calls, and yesterday it even invaded my favorite coffee
- [Would You Trust a Leader with Pink Hair and Piercings?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/trust-leadership-pink-hair-piercings-collaboration/) - MBA students have pinker hair and more facial piercings than they did a few years ago. To be sure, there are buttoned-up, power-tie types here as well, along with plenty of students dressed somewhere in-between. I'm standing before a sea of laptops at the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, and I'm
- [When the Going Gets Tough, Optimists Go to the Ballpark](https://www.wisdom-works.com/optimism-adversity-control-engaging-tough-times/) - When the guy who'd been saddled with announcing dozens of layoffs suddenly gets laid off himself -- set aside the irony: it can be a huge blow to his self esteem. The guy -- information technology exec, loyal corporate leader, and consummate high achiever -- is my big brother and he suffered this exact twist
- [Leading Change: How Effective is the Burning Platform?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/change-burning-platform-effective-metaphor/) - The term "burning platform" has popped up for the fifth time this week (feels like the tenth) in my conversations with senior executives. The concept has been around since my days (don't ask how long ago) leading the change management team at a global IT company. For the unfamiliar, the whole burning platform idea is
- [Beyond Change Management: 5 Qualities for LEADING Change](https://www.wisdom-works.com/qualities-leading-change-management/) - My last blog focused on the “burning platform” impetus for change. For some readers, it seemed to touch a nerve. The email, hallway, and taxi-cab conversations I’ve had with executives about the entry ranged from “I’m not convinced change can really be made without a burning platform” to “What might be a better approach?” Bravo:
- [Workplace Engagement: The Human Energy Crisis](https://www.wisdom-works.com/workplace-engagement-human-energy-crisis/) - My own study subject, Trek the puppy, exemplifying full engagement in the matter at hand. I just listened to a webinar of late-breaking research about employee engagement and I'm stunned. The bombshell? According to the Human Performance Institute, no less than 65% of employees are "disengaged" or "toxically disengaged" at work. This means a majority
- [What the Sage and the Deer Know: The Power of Gratitude](https://www.wisdom-works.com/gratitude-power-positivity-business-leadership/) - I was prepping for a teleconference with the Wisdom Works leadership team this morning. In this case, "prepping" was not a legal-pad to-do list or an agenda on my computer screen, but rather a few quiet moments to look out the kitchen window. It's that time of the summer when life is so visibly thriving
- [Is it Nap-Time Yet? Sleeping on the Job... FOR the Job](https://www.wisdom-works.com/power-nap-time-sleeping-job-tactical-siesta/) - "Is it nap-time yet?" The question popped in my head, right in the middle of my afternoon client meeting. What rotten timing. Once the meeting was done, I analyzed today's energy plunge: "Did I forget to exercise?" (No, I hiked for an hour this morning.) "Did I get enough sleep last night?" (7 hours seemed
- [Motorcycles and the Art of Leading with Vision](https://www.wisdom-works.com/motorcycle-art-of-leading-with-vision/) - Motorcycle riding, like organizational leadership, requires an ability to focus well out ahead. I make this connection in my mind as I'm looking down the zigzag mountain road that leads to my house. When first learning to ride, I used worry over every rock or patch of loose gravel in the road, keeping my vision
- [Vuja De: When Leaders Look Again for the First Time](https://www.wisdom-works.com/vuja-de-leaders-look-again-first-time/) - Remember the day you drove home on the same boring route, yet noticed -- for the very first time -- how the sun hangs like an exquisite saffron-colored ball in the sky right before it sets? Or the time you waved hello to a client while secretly wondering, "Wow, she looks different: leaner, healthier somehow...
- [Bending Mind and Body: Five Questions Turn Insight into Action](https://www.wisdom-works.com/mind-body-bending-yoga-insight-action/) - Hinged forward at the hips, hands intertwined behind my back, arms over my head... as I bend my way through a twice-weekly ritual of yoga, I reflect on my recent whirlwind of back-to-back conferences. (Yes, even while doing yoga, one can be caught multi-tasking!) One of the conferences featured crowds sporting formfitting athletic apparel (and
- [Brain Science, Collaboration & a Little Tibetan Word](https://www.wisdom-works.com/teamwork-brain-science-tibet-shenpa/) - The meeting would have gone swimmingly if not for that one nagging question. My client asked for the umpteenth time if I'd done a critical task for our collaborative project... and I felt myself become rigid inside. As my body tensed, my brain raced: "Of course I did it: I said I would, I do
- [Opening Up a Can of... Compassion](https://www.wisdom-works.com/compassion-for-sustainable-global-change/) - Nina and I recently presented at the Southern Colorado Sustainability Conference on the topic of socially responsible leadership. When we used an example from our work with The Coca-Cola Company, a hand shot up and we got an earful: "I can’t believe you even work with that company! All they do is greenwash. The ingredients
- [Bricks Away: Removing Life’s Little Irritations](https://www.wisdom-works.com/bricks-away-removing-little-irritations-in-life/) - [Guest blogger Jane Cocking, MCC, is a Principal at Wisdom Works] Lynda and I have chosen 6:30 Monday mornings as our time to put the world right via the elliptical machines at the YMCA. Between breaths we typically solve perplexing dilemmas such as how to dust bookshelves. Lynda’s bookshelves put mine to shame... or rather
- [Leader in the Headlights: When Any Action is Better than None](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leader-headlights-any-action-better-than-none/) - A few weeks ago, driving home on a pitch black night, a client of mine was startled by three deer standing in the middle of the road. In a flash, one deer jumped to the right, another to the left. The third deer just stood there, frozen in the headlights... until impact. My client felt
- [Hang onto Your Goals but Lose the Attachment](https://www.wisdom-works.com/detatch-from-goals-keep-aspiration/) - It's that time again when leaders review the past year's accomplishments (or challenges) and write goals for the year ahead. Personally, I love this time to establish a year's worth of motivational visions; it taps into my inner drive to form clear intentions and pursue the things I truly care about. But when the past
- [Ask a Kindergartner: Master New Skills through Play](https://www.wisdom-works.com/ask-kindergartner-play-master-new-skills/) - [Guest blogger Jane Cocking, MCC, is a Principal at Wisdom Works. Her last post addressed removing irritations before they pile up.] If, like me, you find yourself over-thinking the challenges of growth and learning that lie ahead, do like my grandchildren do. Go to the playground. John and Emma wanted to watch the big boys
- [5 Nutrition Tips for Sustained Energy: Hint, Coffee's Not One](https://www.wisdom-works.com/nutrition-tips-sustained-energy/) - Last week I met with a senior executive team to target strategies for boosting their effectiveness. The crumbs of two dozen doughnuts and their scattered sprinkles were center-stage on the conference table. Remember the elementary school nutritionist's warning that every sugar rush is followed by the inevitable energy crash? It occurred to me that despite
- [Sometimes Life Just Hurts: When it’s OK to Feel, not Fix](https://www.wisdom-works.com/life-hurts-okay-to-feel-not-fix/) - [Guest blogger Jane Cocking, MCC, is a Principal at Wisdom Works. In her last post she shared valuable leadership lessons from the playground.] It was two days of heartbreak and bloodshed. And I'm sorry to say that I'm not being dramatic. Real trauma, including lost love (and the accompanying agony of self doubts and soul
- [Too Big to Lead?  How to Right-Size Your Energy](https://www.wisdom-works.com/too-big-to-lead-how-to-right-size-your-energy/) - I was sitting in the conference room, minding my own business, waiting for the CEO to arrive. He was a new client I'd yet to meet face-to-face, although our conversations by phone had been pleasant. Before he appeared in the doorway, I didn't just hear his footsteps, I felt them coming. His energy was big;
- [Pedaling the Road of Leadership with a Sense of Purpose](https://www.wisdom-works.com/sense-of-purpose-leadership-power/) - Mind blowing red-rock formations arch skyward to my right. Low clouds and fog lend the scenery a mystical appearance. Sweat drips off my chin, bouncing from handlebars to shimmering blacktop. My parched throat punctures the splendor of my surroundings; my screaming thighs do their part to steal the landscape's thunder; my dwindling blood sugar tries
- [Rebuilding Optimism: Engineering a Vision for the Future](https://www.wisdom-works.com/rebuilding-optimism-engineering-future-vision/) - [Guest blogger Nina Peterson is COO and Partner at Wisdom Works.] An optimist is the human personification of spring. -- Susan J. Bissonette Many people wait for the first signs of spring to shift into their sunnier seasonal disposition. This year I'm feeling the warmth of Colorado's first April days with a sense of relief
- [Soothing Restlessness with a Turn of the Crank](https://www.wisdom-works.com/soothe-restlessness-composting-lessons/) - Last year, I committed to myself that when springtime came, I would step up my social responsibility at home. Among other things, this meant buying a composting bin: one of those contraptions to turn last nights' leftovers into fertile nourishment for soil. Who knew that tending to the dirt, feeding worms, and appeasing my green
- [Shedding Our Myths about Relentless Change](https://www.wisdom-works.com/shedding-myths-about-relentless-change/) - You've seen that anxious businessperson waiting for the elevator, eager to get home after a long day at work. He or she presses the button over and over again as if it will speed up the doors. Perhaps that person has been you (I know I've been there!). And who can blame us for thinking
- [When Did Wealth Stop Meaning Well-Being?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wealth-stop-meaning-well-being/) - A hodge-podge of friends at my favorite local coffee shop seemed to light up to the topic of the day's conversation: wealth and poverty. From a real estate investor and retired corporate professionals to a musician and a yoga instructor, we were a diverse group with varied opinions on the influence of wealth. I left
- [Re-inflating Our Leadership Models](https://www.wisdom-works.com/inflating-leadership-models/) - Last week, Gallup advertised a leadership and organizational development program that I’d imagined coming from Wisdom Works. I felt deflated. Instead of igniting my inner fires of competition or a spirit of collaboration with like-minded colleagues, this news took the wind out of my expectations of myself. It may sound like overreaction, but at the
- [Do You Trust Leaders Who Don’t Sweat?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/do-you-trust-leaders-who-do-not-sweat/) - [Guest blogger Sheldon Romer is a Wisdom Works Performance Coach and the one-time founder and CEO of Rudi's Organic Bakery.] In the 1980s an antiperspirant company coined the catchy tagline "Never let them see you sweat." They still employ that same line today -- sometimes it seems as if that concept grabbed hold of the
- [Making Lessons Stick: How Teams Sustain Change](https://www.wisdom-works.com/make-lessons-stick-how-teams-sustain-change/) - [Guest blogger Nina Peterson is COO and Partner at Wisdom Works. Her last blog addressed how leaders engineer optimism.] My daughter graduated from college in May and she is struggling to apply what she learned. It reminds me that at the core of my work, I'm an educator. Like school teachers, I work with 'students'
- [A Heat-Wave of Inspiration](https://www.wisdom-works.com/heat-wave-inspiration/) - It felt like the kind of heat that curls paint from the walls. It was the heat wave of 2010 and there I was among 80 leaders in the Adirondack Mountains. While the mountains sound like a nice cool summer getaway, the record temperatures along the Eastern seaboard were only a few degrees higher than
- [Leaders Have Superheroes, too.](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leaders-heroes-comic-books-business-virtues/) - Whenever I was sick as a kid, my step-father would buy me a comic book to cheer me up. Usually, it was an Archie Comic; my favorite character (which I kept as a closely-guarded secret) was the kind-hearted, tomboyish Betty Cooper. She was one of Archie's girlfriends, although she always seemed to play second-fiddle to
- [Your Body is Calling: Are You Listening?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/body-calling-listening-somatic-intelligence/) - It was our seventh one-to-one coaching conversation. We'd been meeting twice a month for a while now, roughly two hours each time. This executive (an early-40s high achiever I'll call James) seemed acutely alert to the warning signs about the health of his manufacturing company. Looking deeper than financial reports or output efficiency statistics, he
- [Best Laid Plans: Tools for Turning](https://www.wisdom-works.com/plans-tools-turning-appreciation-gratitude/) - [Guest blogger Nina Peterson is the COO and a partner at Wisdom Works. She last blogged about how optimism can engineer the future.] It's August: that time of year when many organizations are reforecasting. They are rethinking the year's initiatives and results that didn't come to fruition. Their old plans may be sinking, heading for
- [When Community Hums Louder than the Cappuccino Machine](https://www.wisdom-works.com/when-community-hums-louder-than-the-cappuccino-machine/) - We're seated in a circle, amid concrete floors and a large gallery space which tends to echo sound. A diverse collection of local art hangs noiselessly on the walls. Sculptures perch silently on pedestals. The only sound carrying past our group is that of the cappuccino machine, which whirs and hums almost constantly. Art, caffeine,
- [Zipping Away: My Next Leap of Faith](https://www.wisdom-works.com/zipline-leap-of-faith-sabbatical/) - "Wow! This first step looks like a doozie." With that thought duly noted by my mind, it seemed a good moment to pause. From four stories up, standing precariously near the edge of the tiny platform, I took a deep breath of fresh air. Then I looked out over the beauty of the Tulsa skyline.
- [Altruism: What's in it for Me?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/altruism-instilling-purpose-skills-for-success/) - [Guest blogger Nina Peterson is the COO and a partner at Wisdom Works. In her last blog, she provided four ways to "make the turn" when plans don't pan out.] Back in the '90s, corporations were falling all over themselves to show how caring and compassionate they were. The Body Shop donated time and money
- [A Fire, a Community, and a Hillbilly Carload](https://www.wisdom-works.com/community-comes-together-around-wildfire-leaders-emerge/) - [Guest blogger Sheldon Romer is a Wisdom Works Performance Coach who last blogged about inspired vulnerability and the sweaty leader.] On Labor Day my wife and I became two of 3,500 evacuees from the worst fire in Colorado history. Our home in Boulder Heights was so close to the wildly spreading inferno that ash rained
- [Dance Your Way into Social Intelligence](https://www.wisdom-works.com/dance-social-intelligence-leader-uncertainty/) - [Guest blogger Jerianne Heimendinger is a health, wellness, and fitness consultant who holds a Ph.D. from the Harvard School of Public Health. While at the National Institutes of Health, she helped develop the 5 A Day program. Renee interviewed Jerianne for the previous blog: 5 Nutrition Tips for Sustained Energy: Hint, Coffee's Not One.] I
- [A Holiday Makeover: 7 Essentials for Reinventing the Season](https://www.wisdom-works.com/7-essentials-for-healthier-holiday-season/) - [Guest blogger Nikki Carpenter is an ICF-certified professional coach at Wisdom Works. Highly active in the development of healthcare leaders since 1992 Nikki has taught, facilitated, and coached both not-for-profit and for-profit sectors. She earned a master's in applied communication from the University of Denver and a bachelor's in nutrition from the University of Northern
- [Leaking Leadership - Boundaries with Respect](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leaking-leadership-boundaries-with-respect/) - [Guest blogger Nina Peterson is the COO and a partner at Wisdom Works. She last blogged about leadership strength through altruism.] The recent news about WikiLeaks (see NPR for a detailed recap) reminds me of one of my coaching clients. You might say she had a sort of "leadership leak." She is a fairly new
- [Rear-View Mirror: Reflecting Back to Move Forward](https://www.wisdom-works.com/rear-view-mirror-reflecting-back-to-move-forward/) - [Guest blogger Nina Peterson, NCC, ACC is the COO and a partner at Wisdom Works. In her last blog, she explored boundary-spanning leadership.] With ten days until 2010 becomes history, I invite you to consider how you are ending the year: Are you racing right up to December 31? Are you letting this year go,
- [Stand Tall, Walk Straight: My Vision for 2011](https://www.wisdom-works.com/stand-tall-walk-straight-my-vision-for-2011/) - I entered my chiropractor's office with a slight limp. I hoped he had the fix. 30 minutes later I limped back out with a recipe for sore hips to add to my aching heel. So why am I pleased? It starts with my yoga instructor's words. "Step to the front of your mat," she said
- [Stretched Tight: Discipline and Creative Tension for Success](https://www.wisdom-works.com/stretched-tight-discipline-creative-tension-success/) - [Guest blogger Nina Peterson, NCC, ACC is partner and COO at Wisdom Works. In her last blog, she addressed reflecting back to move forward.] 2011 is over two weeks old. How are you doing with your resolutions? Like so many other Americans, I determined to lose some weight by altering my diet and jumpstarting my
- [The Sad Face of Energy Loss for Leaders](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-sad-face-of-energy-loss-for-leaders/) - You'd think the magazine Men's Health was just for the boys, but I, too, have found valuable articles in there. Recently I read one about how to stay your healthy best in 2011 and it offered good advice such as: get more sleep, exercise regularly, and take unplugged vacations. But the article was like so
- [This is Your Brain on Decisions](https://www.wisdom-works.com/your-brain-on-decisions-emotional-intelligence/) - [Guest blogger Nina Peterson, NCC, ACC is COO and partner at Wisdom Works. Previously she blogged about discipline, creative tension, and belt-tightening techniques.] Decisions are a constant part of our lives and, at least for me, they seem to have been grabbing more of my attention lately. My son is facing a decision about his
- [Shaking Off the Shackles of Fear](https://www.wisdom-works.com/shaking-off-shackles-fear-facing-worries/) - On days like last Tuesday, when it's too windy and cold to exercise outside, I fire up my indoor spinning bike. It may be good for my body, pedaling round and round in my home-made gym, but this isn't exactly my idea of mental stimulation. So to stave off boredom I often turn on the
- [Spring Forward: 5 Acts for Clear Commitments](https://www.wisdom-works.com/spring-forward-5-speech-acts-clear-commitment/) - The weather has shifted and another Colorado spring is right around the corner. I'm dreaming about my garden, excited about what to plant and what it will produce. This is the same feeling I have about two new clients this month. One is in a completely new industry for me. The other has taken control
- [Employee Wellness: Are We There Yet?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/employee-wellness-are-we-there-yet/) - Yesterday, one of my meetings was with Carol, the Chief Sustainability Officer of an international company. Together we're mapping out the best way to improve the health and wellbeing of her company's 64,000 employees. Delving into this complex topic makes me smile. But this wasn't always a smiling matter. Twenty years ago I don't think
- [Entrepreneurs and Startups: Open for Business](https://www.wisdom-works.com/entrepreneurs-and-startups-open-for-business/) - I am seeing first hand with one of my clients what growth looks like. It's tempting to focus on the thrill of expanding and implementing new concepts, but the learning curve isn't always pretty and growth isn't always easy. It reminds me of my first startup. We were making an innovative product that improved healthcare
- [Riding a Bus Called Empathy](https://www.wisdom-works.com/riding-a-bus-called-empathy/) - [Guest blogger Nathan Roberson is the 2010-2011 Wisdom Works scholar. During his time at the University of Colorado at Boulder, he demonstrated leadership as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Committee, Co-director of A-9 Allergen Project, and president of the honor society Delta Epsilon Iota. Nathan is graduating summa cum laude in May.] In my
- [A Greater Wisdom of Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/a-greater-wisdom-of-wellbeing/) - It's amazing to me that after two decades of investigating the source of wellbeing, my clients, friends, and family members still open my mind to new insights. What causes wellbeing? What develops it? What sustains it? As leaders seeking to create healthier organizations and communities, I believe both inspiration and immense power are rooted in
- [Climbing the Next Step: Being Leadership](https://www.wisdom-works.com/climbing-the-next-step-being-leadership/) - The path has opened for one of my coaching clients to take a stronger leadership role in his company. He finally has the buy-in and the resources for his function and is poised to make a difference. This is something he has wanted and worked for over the last few years. It fits his vision
- [Gen Z and Women Lead Trends toward Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/gen-z-women-lead-trends-wellbeing/) - Part of Wisdom Works' promise to our clients is to stay abreast of the health and wellness trends which affect how leaders lead. So it was a delight for me to organize our recent mind-expanding, heart-opening leader-to-leader event named The Human & Cultural Wellbeing Trends Impacting Our Nation & Our World. To kick off a
- [When Leaders Loosen the Reins](https://www.wisdom-works.com/when-leaders-loosen-the-reins/) - How tightly do I hold the reins when I have a vision, a project, or a goal? When should I loosen my grip, take a step back, or reorient? And when should I hunker down and stay focused? This inquiry started two weeks ago, when these lines from George Santayana appeared in my daily reader:
- [Sucked in by Good Vision](https://www.wisdom-works.com/sucked-in-by-good-vision/) - I'm a sucker for good vision. No, I don't mean eyesight, although the human eye is a magnificent device. I mean aspirations, the things a leader sees that are outside ordinary perception, beyond the horizon, or perhaps not yet even in existence. When leaders are ready to shift today's situations toward something greater, it's that
- [Do You Belong to a Group or to Yourself?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/do-you-belong-to-a-group-or-to-yourself/) - I attended the 2011 LOHAS Forum last month. This is the same annual gathering where, nine years ago, I met my wonderful business partner and great friend, Renee Moorefield. The mission of the LOHAS movement really grabbed me back in 2002: Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) describes an estimated $290 billion U.S. marketplace for goods
- [Your Health - On a Tiny Screen](https://www.wisdom-works.com/your-health-on-a-tiny-screen/) - I've said it hundreds of times— no, thousands— to my clients: self-observation is a tool which can help increase our vitality and energy. How, you might ask, can observing the seemingly mundane details of our daily lives energize us? Well, as leaders and decision makers, we know data is power. And yet every day too
- [3 Steps to Clear the Air (or Face Any Crisis)](https://www.wisdom-works.com/3-steps-to-clear-the-air-or-face-any-crisis/) - The amount of crisis and dramatic change around the world this year has been incredible. We are facing unprecedented situations like political upheaval in the Middle East and the downgrading of the U.S. credit rating. Our global physical environment is unstable— with increasing numbers of earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes. It's easy to feel powerless. What
- [Sometimes the Best Way to Engage is to Disengage](https://www.wisdom-works.com/sometimes-the-best-way-to-engage-is-to-disengage/) - Last Saturday, my husband and I decided to do a 40 mile bike ride together, hills included. The kicker? We committed to end the ride with almost as much energy as we started it. Usually I'm dog-tired at the end of a ride this long, but this time it was simpler than I had expected.
- [Vuja De: When Leaders Look Again for the First Time](https://www.wisdom-works.com/vuja-de-when-leaders-look-again-for-the-first-time/) - Yesterday, at one my favorite local tea shops, I walked into the art show of friend and artist, Tim Davis. Tim has a gift for taking unique pictures of old worn out vehicles, turning a rust spot on a truck into Japanese calligraphy, a burned piece of metal into the rising sun and flaking tractor
- [Superhero Therapy for Leaders](https://www.wisdom-works.com/superhero-therapy-for-leaders/) - Now and again, just to stimulate my creativity (and hopefully awaken a few more brain cells), I like to browse websites that completely differ from the world I live in every day. Today I found a gem: My Modern Met. Their blog posting on Grandma’s Superhero Therapy left me literally grinning from ear to ear—
- [Help Yourself to a Serving of Gratitude](https://www.wisdom-works.com/help-yourself-serving-gratitude/) - Lately I've been counting my blessings. Like every year at this holiday time, I appreciate how much I have to be grateful for— dear friends and family, incredible clients, a husband that I adore, a dog that keeps me smiling, my health, and my wellbeing. Before going to bed last night, however, a terrific article
- [Believing in Your Wellbeing is First in Line](https://www.wisdom-works.com/believing-in-your-wellbeing-is-first-in-line/) - For the past few months I've been on a leadership team tasked with developing a 10-year strategic plan to promote active healthy lifestyles within the Russian Federation. Like any endeavor this huge and complex, moments of frustration have peppered the project; yet I can say (grinning from ear to ear) that the effort has been
- [When it Comes to Health, Language may Rule You](https://www.wisdom-works.com/health-language-may-rule-you/) - What if the very grammar rules you were taught in grade school were shaping your wellness and that of your company or community? Working with leaders from many cultures around the planet, I often find myself investigating the personal, workplace, and societal inclinations which foster true health (or negate it). But lately I've been wondering:
- [Karen Flanders Joins Wisdom Works As Sustainability Practice Leader](https://www.wisdom-works.com/karen-flanders-joins-wisdom-works/) - The leaders of thriving organizations and communities realize that sustainability is a core strategy toward wellbeing. So we’re delighted that a maven of the sustainability world, Karen Flanders, recently joined our team as Sustainability Practice Leader. To her work with Wisdom Works clients, Karen brings over 20 years of experience leading sustainability initiatives within corporations,
- [Sustainability: The Yin to the Yang of Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/sustainability-yin-yang-wellbeing/) - For close to 15 years, Wisdom Works has enjoyed advancing strategies for wellbeing in companies and communities, as well as the individuals who lead them. We're proud to have helped clients shape and implement initiatives which boost their reputation, effectiveness, or growth. Those same efforts have further benefits, like promoting active healthy lifestyles, creating eco-friendly
- [Our CEO Renee Moorefield Discusses How Good Health Is Trending](https://www.wisdom-works.com/renee-moorefield-discusses-how-good-health-is-trending/) - To stay on top of my work, I must constantly ponder: What macro-trends are accelerating our drive for well-being? I posed this question to a group of colleagues who are tasked by their organizations to notice what’s happening at the edges of human wellness and cultural innovation. Five macro-trends rose to the top. Pop Goes
- [Rio + 20: Sustainability = Green Economy + Wellbeing?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/rio-20-sustainability-green-economy-wellbeing/) - Author Karen Flanders joined Wisdom Works in 2012 as Sustainability Practice Leader. This is her first blog for Wellbeing + Strategy. It is a privilege and a pleasure for me to be associated with Wisdom Works for so many reasons. For starters, embracing the concept of wellbeing stretches and improves my thinking on a daily
- [Pop Goes the Values Bubble - A Vital Macro Trend toward Good Health](https://www.wisdom-works.com/pop-goes-the-values-bubble-07062012/) - I'm fascinated by new experiments utilized to uplift cultures, corporations and communities. This fascination led me to ask a group of forward-thinking corporate, community health and university execs, "What macro-trends are accelerating our human drive for wellbeing?" Jamie Gordon, vice president of consumer anthropology for Northstar Research, responded enthusiastically. Her firm provides market insights for
- [Experiencing Burnout? 6 Signals that Let You Know](https://www.wisdom-works.com/burnout-6-signals/) - Wow, this month been full of stress! From my town being evacuated due to the Colorado wildfires and the traumatic shooting in Denver ... to no shortage of excitement in my work-life and multiple (wonderful!) guests who have visited, life seems to be presenting me with a choice: take the route of balance or let
- [Sustainability Advances at the Olympic Games](https://www.wisdom-works.com/sustainability-advances-olympics/) - As a beacon known throughout the world, the Olympic rings have inspired new standards of athletic performance since their debut (click here to read a history in PDF format). But are they capable of motivating new standards for sustainability? The Olympic rings represent many things to many people. Fast Company, for instance, recently used those
- [Wisdom Works Speaks To The Guardian About Women Leadership In Sustainability](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wisdom-works-speaks-to-the-guardian-about-women-leadership-in-sustainability/) - The positive impact of women, not only on business, but also the economy, sustainable development and society in general is increasingly being recognised by organisations like the UN, at international conferences like Rio+20 and by governments. However, while many leaders recognise the positive impact gender diversity can have on business performance, this belief often does not
- [How Can We Make Peace a Habit?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/make-peace-a-habit/) - The radio show "Fresh Air" fills our car as my husband David and I drive home to Colorado. Terry Gross, the host, is interviewing Charles Duhigg about his new book, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. From the first mention of the title, I'm already intrigued. I
- [Feeding the World through Agricultural Cooperatives](https://www.wisdom-works.com/feeding-world-ag-co-ops/) - One of the things that I loved most about growing up in the country was picking peppers in the garden, still warm from the sun, and crunching into them like apples. These are memories that will stay with me for life. As my kids and I finish planting our winter garden, I realize that raising
- [Gratitude: The Forgotten Factor in Wellbeing and Leadership](https://www.wisdom-works.com/gratitude-forgotten-factor/) - "There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will
- [When Life Feels Like a Rugby Match, Seek Beauty](https://www.wisdom-works.com/finding-beauty-in-strife/) - Like most people I know, my 2012 was a rollercoaster of ups and downs (frequently both at the same time). If years can be like sports, it was as if I'd signed up for an easy game of flag football— and (unbeknownst to me) wound up in a full-contact, rough-and-tackle rugby match. During the start
- [Women + Sustainability](https://www.wisdom-works.com/women-sustainability/) - In honor of International Women's Day (IWD), today I’m writing at the nexus of my two favorite themes: women and sustainability. This holiday, held on March 8th, has been recognized around the world since the early 1900's. In its very first year of observance, more than one million women and men attended IWD rallies for women's rights
- [National Relaxation Day - August 15](https://www.wisdom-works.com/relaxation_day/) - You are likely in the minority if you recognize that Thursday, August 15th is National Relaxation Day. More importantly, are you a member of the minority that practices stress-relieving techniques on a regular basis? A certain amount of stress is normal and sometimes needed in order to meet certain deadlines and avoid injury in special
- [Leading Well-Being: Reinventing the Organization Where People and Profits Thrive](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leading-well-being-reinventing-the-organization-where-people-and-profits-thrive/) - It’s only 10:30 on Monday morning and the muscles in your shoulders already rival the Swiss Alps. With three more conference calls to make, a staff meeting to lead, two hundred unanswered emails, and an early-morning battle still festering with a loved one at home, you find it even hard to catch your breath. Take
- [10 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Earth Day](https://www.wisdom-works.com/10-meaningful-ways-to-celebrate-earth-day/) - On April 22, 2013, more than one billion people around the world will take part in the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day. From Beijing to Cairo, Melbourne to London, Rio to Johannesburg, New Delhi to New York, communities everywhere will voice their concerns for the planet, and take action to protect it. Here are ten
- [The Future of Healthcare: Through The Eyes Of A Visionary (Part 2)](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-future-of-healthcare-through-the-eyes-of-a-visionary-part-2/) - My last blog, Part 1 on the Future of Healthcare, introduced you to optimist and visionary, Clare Martorana. Clare is former Senior Vice President and Editor-At-Large of WedMD, a well-known health information services company. In Part 2, she shares how the social dimension of your health is transforming healthcare. Me: Clare, you said that a
- [The President's Plan on Climate Change](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-presidents-plan-on-climate-change/) - When President Obama was (re)elected, he promised to deliver a comprehensive plan to tackle the serious issues brought about by climate change. On Wednesday, 6/25, at Georgetown University, he (finally) did exactly that. After the 12 warmest years in recorded history, the President detailed a plan to cut carbon pollution, prepare the United States for the impacts of climate
- [Getting Active! A New Productivity Lever In Your Leadership Toolkit](https://www.wisdom-works.com/active-a-new-productivity-lever-in-your-leadership-toolkit/) - When Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, Dr. James Levine, concluded in 2012 that “sitting is the new smoking”, his words raced around the globe. Most people knew that too much sitting wasn't good for you; but Levine claimed the Western world faces a sitting disease of a serious nature. He found extended sitting – whether behind the
- [When Did Wealth Stop Meaning Well-Being?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/meaning-of-wealth/) - A hodge-podge of friends at my favorite local coffee shop seemed to light up to the topic of the day’s conversation: wealth and poverty. From a real estate investor and retired corporate professionals to a musician and a yoga instructor, we were a diverse group with varied opinions on the influence of wealth. I left
- [Can Personal Transformation Lead To Industry Change?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/can-personal-transformation-lead-to-change/) - Photo Credit: rajkumar1220 via Compfight cc This past week our firm’s Wellbeing Innovation Practice Leader Clare Martorana participated in the 2013 Global Spa & Wellness Summit, a Davos-styled gathering of senior execs representing 42 nations across the spa industry. The session she led about “wired wellness” shed light on fascinating trends occurring at the junction
- [Why the Way We’re Thinking About Wellbeing May be All Wrong](https://www.wisdom-works.com/way-thinking-wellbeing-may-wrong/) - In 1946, the World Health Organization (WHO) gave the world a new way to think about health. Instead of equating it with “not ill,” WHO said true health is “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” The value of this declaration was immeasurable. It
- [Workplace 2020: It’s Closer Than You Think!](https://www.wisdom-works.com/workplace-2020-closer-think/) - Right before entering my workplace, a blinking button signals me to press “yes” or “no.” Employees voluntarily decide, and I choose “yes” because my trust in the company is high. It’s the year 2020 and unlike the negative perceptions held about business in 2013—when companies seemed more interested in operating for their sake rather than
- [Attention Leaders: Are You Walking the Wellbeing Talk?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/attention-leaders-walking-wellbeing-talk/) - Each of us can contribute to a culture of wellbeing. A happy home, an energizing workplace, a healthy community … through our personal attitudes and actions we can make the choice to nurture wellbeing and vitality as best we can wherever we are. It is an essential part of a leader’s job, however, to create
- [Building a Culture of Wellbeing? 7 Must-Know Leadership Roles](https://www.wisdom-works.com/building-culture-wellbeing-7-must-know-leadership-roles/) - In last week’s blog, Attention Leaders: Are You Walking the Wellbeing Talk?, I talked about a forward-thinking consumer goods company whose executives understood how leading a culture of wellbeing could deliver financial and human results. But these same leaders weren’t sure how to walk the wellbeing talk as part of their leadership practice. Yesterday, I
- [3 Reasons Leaders Should Listen to Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’](https://www.wisdom-works.com/3-reasons-leaders-listen-pharrell-williams-happy-2/) - Unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island, you’ve heard the Pharrell Williams pop hit, “Happy.” With its infectious, bouncy Motown 60s beat, it’s had everyone dancing, from Meryl Streep at the Oscars to Civil Rights activist Rep John Lewis, D-Ga. You can even go into a sort of happiness stupor watching a 24-hour “Happy”
- [6 Easy Ways to Make Your Meetings Healthier Today](https://www.wisdom-works.com/6-easy-ways-to-make-your-meetings-healthier-today/) - A walking meeting boosts energy & creativity. A third of your day. That’s how much time you may be spending in meetings, by some estimates. Worse, in a survey reported in Industry Week 2,000 managers said that they thought a third of that time in meetings was wasted. OUCH! Popular economist John Kenneth Galbraith has
- [3 Brilliant (& Simple) Things Wellbeing Leaders Do](https://www.wisdom-works.com/3-brilliant-simple-things-wellbeing-leaders/) - Wellbeing leaders believe in gratitude. 1. They develop a personal wellbeing vision Some leaders call it their personal business plan, others—like Nike’s Jorge Casimiro—call it their “inner Pre.” Your Inner Pre (named after track and field star Steve Prefontaine who was one of the original Nike employees) is what you’re passionate about, what gets you
- [Ready, Set, Rejuvenate! (It’s the Secret to Wellbeing at Work & in Life)](https://www.wisdom-works.com/ready-set-rejuvenate-secret-wellbeing-work-life/) - A change of scenery helps us reflect and recharge—both important to leading wellbeing. I’m taking a few days off, and as I disconnect from my cell phone and internet I’m reminded how good it always feels to unplug and recharge. Of course, I’m no stranger to renewal. After all, rejuvenator is one of the essential
- [How I Got My Mojo Back—With a Little Help From My Brain & My Bike](https://www.wisdom-works.com/got-mojo-back-little-help-brain-bike/) - Ready to Ride: Wisdom Work Group co-founders Renee and David Moorefield take to the roads. My husband and I just returned from our vacation—cycling in greater Yellowstone National Park. While Teton Pass may not be as high in altitude as Kilimanjaro, when you’re on a bike, I can assure you it feels like it!
- [Goalsetting—a powerful tool for wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/goalsetting-powerful-tool-wellbeing/) - The Wisdom Works team is currently building an online tool to help one client’s employees enhance their personal wellbeing. It’s an interactive digital experience that lets the employee (1) clarify his or her personal vision of wellbeing, then (2) establish a meaningful goal or goals to pursue over the next year. The big idea is
- [The Ministry of Wellness Initiative: An Innovation In Wellbeing Leadership](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-ministry-of-wellness-initiative-an-innovation-in-wellbeing-leadership/) - The time is ripe for wellbeing to be a priority in how we design our lives, our work and workplaces, and our communities and societies. A host of macro-forces are coming together to make this period in our evolution one where we are starting to value wellbeing as integral to human performance, innovation, resilience, and
- [Wellbeing Has Arrived! Insights From The 2015 Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wellbeing-has-arrived-insights-from-the-2015-art-science-of-health-promotion-conference/) - After three decades of dedicated effort to advance the ethos and practices of wellbeing – and feeling a bit like Sisyphus pushing a huge boulder uphill only to watch it roll back down – I can honestly say that wellbeing has truly arrived. And I am delighted! My delight was fueled in part by recently
- [Contemplative Science And Wellbeing? Insights from MIT Fellow Dr. Richard Davidson](https://www.wisdom-works.com/contemplative-science-and-wellbeing-insights-from-mit-fellow-dr-richard-davidson/) - As companies, communities, and countries worldwide engage more fully in driving the wellbeing agenda, I’m intrigued by the wisdom diverse sciences and cultural traditions have to offer. I notice the young field of contemplative science has unquestionably leaned into the wellbeing conversation! Take for instance, University of Virginia’s Contemplative Sciences Center, which promotes “resilience and
- [10 Quotes For Leaders Who Want To Thrive: Just What The Doctor Ordered!](https://www.wisdom-works.com/10-quotes-for-leaders-who-want-to-thrive-just-what-the-doctor-ordered/) - For over 25 years, I’ve been advising, teaching, coaching, and helping leaders use their roles, their brands and organizations, and their lives to enhance the thrive-ability of people including themselves. But, truth is, I know from personal experience this uncommon path for leading can at times feel daunting and lonely. The media reveals countless examples
- [55 Countries Celebrating Global Wellness Day on June 13, 2015 … Are You?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/55-countries-celebrating-global-wellness-day-on-june-13-2015-are-you/) - At Wisdom Works we “Say Yes” to Global Wellness Day, a one-day event celebrating health and wellbeing, taking place this June 13th. We stand united with hundreds of wellness organizations, such as spas and hotels, in more than 55 countries from Turkey to Thailand to support proactive wellness. Global Wellness Day is based on the
- [The Most Ingenious Paths to Wellbeing Are Often the Simplest](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-most-ingenious-paths-to-wellbeing-are-often-the-simplest/) - “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” – Buckminster Fuller To me, the visionary architect fondly known as Bucky Fuller was spot on. Creating a world that works for the wellbeing of everyone means designing solutions that draw on yet supersede
- [Leading a Thriving Workplace: Are You In The Mood?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leading-a-thriving-workplace-are-you-in-the-mood/) - As a responsible leader, one of your highest priorities is to generate an organization fueled by open-minded thinking and innovation, constructive conversations, worthwhile partnerships, and sustainable performance. You’re part of a revolutionary leadership movement – spreading in companies, communities, and countries worldwide – to transform human energy into extraordinary results that benefit business and society.
- [Redefining Workplace Wellness: A Timely Fable](https://www.wisdom-works.com/redefining-workplace-wellness-a-timely-fable/) - It’s a beautiful morning. The sun shines, the birds chirp, and Jonas begins his walk down the long, winding road – a spring in his step – pulling his wagon of tools. He’s fueled by a profound passion to reach his destination. He knows this will be a long trek, but these tools could make
- [The Voice of Women On Leading Wellbeing: 6 Quotes That Will Inspire You](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-voice-of-women-on-leading-wellbeing-6-quotes-that-will-inspire-you/) - 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
- [Men On Leading Wellbeing? 6 Quotes That Speak Loud And Clear](https://www.wisdom-works.com/men-on-leading-wellbeing-6-quotes-that-speak-loud-and-clear/) - A few weeks ago I shared six inspiring quotes from women leaders striving to bring out the highest and best in people and situations. These women are part of a growing movement for leading from the values as wholeness, compassion, rejuvenation, and wisdom. No doubt, men are fueling this movement as well! They are transforming
- [Workplace Wellness: What Is Its Future?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/workplace-wellness-what-is-its-future/) - Workplace wellness is getting a lot of press! The benefits of employer wellness strategies are both applauded and condemned. Amidst this debate over the value of workplace wellness efforts today, the Global Wellness Institute has launched a new initiative to address its future. I’m delighted to chair the Future of Workplace Wellness Initiative with the
- [What Is Wellbeing Leadership? (And Where Are YOU On This Journey?)](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-is-wellbeing-leadership-and-where-are-you-on-this-journey/) - I recently shared insights from Richard Oliver, the inspiring President of THORLO, a company that has forged a mission, relationships, brands, and growth strategy around the values of abundance and wellbeing. Richard is a clear example, among hundreds of leaders we’ve worked with and interviewed, of how leadership is being redefined across our planet. We
- [Leading From Authenticity: The Shift You Can Make To Boost Your Energy, Impact, & Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leading-from-authenticity-the-shift-you-can-make-to-boost-your-energy-impact-wellbeing/) - “If we are committed to the transformation of the world, we must be open and ready to be transformed in the process of transforming the world. Therefore, the challenge of change is, first and foremost, the challenge of self transformation, of inner revolution and evolution.” — Yasuhiko Genku Kimura, Founder and Chairman of Vision in
- [Listening Your Way to Great Leadership](https://www.wisdom-works.com/listening-your-way-to-great-leadership/) - “So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti As a leader, you are no doubt barraged by the latest management fads and cutting-edge
- [What Path Is Worthy Of YOU This Year?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-path-is-worthy-of-you-this-year/) - My 2016 began with an early morning hike on a mountain trail. Just me with my dog, a grey ghost named Trek. Over the holiday season, our region received mounds of snow. A few unseasonably warm days, however, turned it into ice sheets on the well-traveled trail. No problem! Midway through the hike I reached
- [8 Predictions About The Future Of Wellness And Work: Are Your Leaders Ready?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/8-wellness-predications-by-the-global-wellness-institute-research/) - “What the whole world wants is a good job. That is one of the single biggest discoveries Gallup has ever made.” Jim Clifton, CEO, Gallup Organization, Gallup World Poll Work can empower human thriving. Through firsthand experience, we each know work can be a huge source of meaning, growth, energy, positive accomplishment, life-enhancing relationships, and
- [Your Body Is Calling: Are You Listening?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/your-body-is-calling-are-you-listening/) - It was our seventh coaching conversation. We'd been meeting twice a month for a while now, roughly two hours each time. This executive (an early-40s high-achiever I'll call James) seemed acutely alert to the warning signs about the health of his manufacturing company. Looking deeper than financial reports or output efficiency statistics, he recognized evidence
- [What’s In A Name? New Titles Emerging In Business](https://www.wisdom-works.com/whats-in-a-name-new-titles-emerging-in-business/) - I’ve always been curious about language. To me, our words reflect something more profound about our motivations, intentions, and beliefs. So over the past few decades it has been fascinating to track an emerging lexicon in business, one that—at the very least—speaks to a growing desire to design company models for the upliftment of people
- [What Do Executive Coach Believe About Building Thriving Leaders For A Thriving World?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-do-executive-coach-believe-about-building-thriving-leaders-for-a-thriving-world/) - Over the past few decades, the coaching industry has boomed. Professional coaches can be found in every corner of the world and in every sector of society. Whether in commercial, nonprofit, academic, healthcare, or government settings, coaches are used as a key strategy for cultivating the individuals, teams, and leadership talent required for sustainable success.
- [Resentment: A Potent Medicine For Good](https://www.wisdom-works.com/resentment-a-potent-medicine-for-good/) - “Holding on to anger is like drinking poison, and expecting the other person to die.” - Buddha It’s an understatement to say there’s a great deal of turmoil in our world, and with it, a churn of judgments, accusations, and emotions. So this blog is dedicated to an emotion I believe is one of the
- [The Path Of The Evolving Leader? Leadership As A Practice](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-path-of-the-evolving-leader-leadership-as-a-practice/) - it used to be so simple … If you wanted to become a leader, all you had to do was go to the right schools, fill your MBA toolkit, get the right jobs, and climb the corporate ladder on your way to an executive suite, your burnished nameplate on the door. You had arrived. Not
- [Ready To Fully Engage In Life And Leadership? Disengaging First May Be The Key](https://www.wisdom-works.com/ready-to-fully-engage-in-life-and-leadership-disengaging-first-may-be-the-key/) - My husband and I recently decided to do a 40 mile bike ride together, hills included. The kicker? We agreed to a goal for sustainable performance, that is, we committed to end the ride with almost as much energy as we started it. Usually I'm dog-tired at the end of a ride this long, but
- [The Magic of Executive Presence: Do You Have The IT Sought By Great Organizations?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-magic-of-executive-presence-do-you-have-the-it-sought-by-great-organizations/) - There is a mysterious element of leadership—your ability to engage, inspire, and influence people—that frequently goes by the name "it." You can call it charisma, I sometimes call it executive presence, but "it" always has a certain misplaced aura of magic. Most recently I was asked about "it" by a global finance leader who called
- [The Lonely Leader: Longing For Belonging](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-lonely-leader-longing-for-belonging/) - Fresh off a pleasant few weeks complete with presenting at a conference, finishing up a client project, and reconnecting with friends and family, Monday was an abrupt return to the lonely world of the executive. A client (let’s call her Angela), a senior leader at her company, confided to me how terribly disconnected she feels
- [The Existential Fuel of Leadership? A Meaningful Purpose](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-existential-fuel-of-leadership-a-meaningful-purpose/) - A few days ago, Sonya, a senior leader from a food services organization, asked to talk about the next phase of her career. She explained that her energy was waning, her enthusiasm was lacking, and she often showed up to work feeling dispirited. Her old strategies for pumping herself up no longer seemed to work.
- [What Do Rebellion, Transformation, And Wellbeing Have in Common? Strategic Questions!](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-do-rebellion-transformation-and-wellbeing-have-in-common-strategic-questions/) - I left a recent business team meeting feeling deflated. On the surface our conversation seemed okay—even polite—but my intuition said we’d swirled once again around the same responses to a repeated problem we faced, without formulating any new possibilities or fundamentally resolving it. (Ever been there with your team?) Coincidentally, it was about that time
- [Making The Shift From Reactivity To Wellbeing: It’s Time To Just Pick Up The Trash](https://www.wisdom-works.com/making-the-shift-from-reactivity-to-wellbeing-its-time-to-just-pick-up-the-trash/) - On most days you can find me at some point on a nearby hiking trail with my dog, a gray ghost named Trek. Trek is never at a lack to find something interesting to smell—a dead snake, bear scat, and a flowering cactus on our last excursion—so I’m used to him running off in search
- [Pause And Praise: What Can You Celebrate Today?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/pause-and-praise-what-can-you-celebrate-today/) - Source – Harold Patin, Sept 2016 I spent last week on vacation with friends and family, a 350-mile rails-to-trails cycling trip from Washington D.C. to Pittsburgh. The 7-day journey was full of everything you’d expect – camaraderie, sightseeing, food (and more food!), bug bites, sore derrieres, flat tires, and emotional highs and lows. I’m fairly
- [Companies Are Going Net Positive. Are You?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/companies-are-going-net-positive-are-you/) - We have the power to energize or deplete each other. And whether we realize it or not, we are using that power every moment of every day. I was reminded of this fact at the Global Wellness Summit, an annual international event that brings together leaders and visionaries to shape the future of wellness as
- [In Times Of Crisis And Challenge, We Are Never Stuck.](https://www.wisdom-works.com/in-times-of-crisis-and-challenge-we-are-never-stuck/) - The U.S. presidential election has been upending, to say the least. Some people are celebrating its outcome, while others are reeling with angst and despair. No matter which reaction, we likely agree that a profound fracture in American society has been exposed. The question is: Will we face it with wisdom? I do not know.
- [Be An Antidote To Stress. Tap Into The Power Of Vision!](https://www.wisdom-works.com/be-an-antidote-to-stress-tap-into-the-power-of-vision/) - “A human being is born into this world fully equipped not only to take care of him or herself, but also to contribute to enlarging the well being of the world as a whole.” — Muhammad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate As a conscientious leader and human being, you
- [Rewiring Yourself For Better Leadership & A Healthier Life: The Power of Self-Observation, Part 1](https://www.wisdom-works.com/rewiring-yourself-for-better-leadership-a-healthier-life-the-power-of-self-observation-part-1/) - The Downward Spiral (oh, how we’ve all been there!) “Doesn’t your team know how to accomplish a simple task without complaining?!!” Ricardo shouted. “Don’t use that tone with me!” retorted Martine. “If you’d have only let me pull the team together I saw fit, we wouldn’t have these morale problems in the first place!” As
- [Rewiring Yourself For Better Leadership & A Healthier Life: The Power of Self-Observation (Part 2)](https://www.wisdom-works.com/rewiring-yourself-for-better-leadership-a-healthier-life-the-power-of-self-observation-part-2/) - In Part 1 of this article, we explored how self-observation is a powerful tool for rewiring yourself for better leadership and a healthier life. Now the question is: How do you become a better observer of yourself? Start with the amazing domains of you You are a living laboratory for learning! As a human being,
- [Your Inner Game Runs Your Outer Game (and Other 15 Mind-Shifting Leadership Quotes)](https://www.wisdom-works.com/your-inner-game-runs-your-outer-game-and-other-15-mind-shifting-leadership-quotes/) - Thriving leadership is about getting results in a way that uplifts the capabilities and vitality of people and whole systems, empowers trust and partnership, and repeatedly delivers great performance. It is also about the conscious practice of evolving. Why? To be effective, it is no longer adequate to merely widen your skills by adding new
- [What Effective Leaders Know In Their Bones: The 6 Powers Of Thriving](https://www.wisdom-works.com/what-effective-leaders-know-in-their-bones-the-6-powers-of-thriving-2/) - Complexity, interdependence, upheaval, and change are features of 21st century life and work, and they are fueling conflicts in every corner of our globe. (Need confirmation? Take one glance at the recent news.) Truly effective leaders strive to consciously use these same 21st century qualities to activate the powers of THRIVING. As the world becomes
- [The Power of She: A Doorway To Empower Us All](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-power-of-she-a-doorway-to-empower-us-all/) - Recently, my husband and I had dinner with a group of friends. At some point, the dinner conversation turned to the topic of equality between women and men. It was provocative—facts and fictions flowing as much as the wine—and I left the meal feeling that women have made amazing progress over decades of struggle, yet
- [Ready to Disrupt Yourself On Purpose? Try Uncentering!](https://www.wisdom-works.com/ready-to-disrupt-yourself-on-purpose-try-uncentering/) - “This feedback hurts a bit,” Rachel said with a big sigh as we debriefed her leadership assessment results. “But I know it’s exactly what I need to hear right now” she courageously said with her next breath. As a long-time senior healthcare leader, she’d recently been waking up with an uneasy, lackluster feeling that something
- [The Pivot That Turns Challenge Into Growth: What These Inspiring Women Know](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-pivot-that-turns-challenge-into-growth-what-these-inspiring-women-know/) - Some people know how to turn lemons into lemonade. My grandmother was one of those people until the end. She died a few months shy of 101 years old, and although she was in severe physical pain for her last decade of life, she never stopped living. I could feel her can-do attitude in the
- [The Economies That Creativity Built: 4 Provocative Ideas](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-economies-that-creativity-built-4-provocative-ideas/) - We are a planet of 7 billion potential innovators. Studies of human development, such as those shared in this terrific Crash Course Big History, highlight major epochs we’ve undergone—from foraging peoples and agricultural societies to the industrial revolution and today’s digital age. With each transformation, we’ve reinvented our worldviews, our values and motivations, and the
- [Stop Action Real-Time For Better Results? Here Are 3 Ways That Work.](https://www.wisdom-works.com/stop-action-real-time-for-better-results-here-are-3-ways-that-work/) - One of your roles as leader is to create the conditions where people, including yourself, can show up at the wisest and best. This is a strategic charge, yet most often brought to life in the daily realities of the job. Because it is in those everyday moments that some of the most powerful leadership
- [5 Powerful Shifts That Help Leaders Liberate Human Energy](https://www.wisdom-works.com/5-powerful-shifts-that-help-leaders-liberate-human-energy/) - We are excited and honored about the Forbes article with Kathy Caprino, Contributor of Forbes, interviewing Renee Moorefield, CEO of Wisdom Works Group. You can read the Forbes interview 5 Powerful Shifts That Help Leaders Liberate Human Energy here.
- [Anger: Transforming Its Poison Into Positive Connection](https://www.wisdom-works.com/anger-transforming-its-poison-into-positive-connection/) - Like most of you, I feel incredibly upset. I am disturbed by the horrific violence playing out in my home country (USA) and around the world. I am distraught by the political energies exacerbating our collective strife, rather than the use of politics to build bridges, heal our conflicts, and help people rise to new
- [Three Illusions That May Prevent Your Deepest Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/three-illusions-that-may-prevent-your-deepest-wellbeing/) - Yesterday, one of my dearest friends sent me David Whyte’s recent TED Talk. Like you, I get too many emails to count, but for some reason, this one called me to listen. Decades ago, my employer used Whyte as part of our executive development programs. I found him to have a remarkable gift for using
- [Ready to Build an Authentic Culture of Wellbeing? These 3 Tools Can Help](https://www.wisdom-works.com/ready-to-build-an-authentic-culture-of-wellbeing-these-3-tools-can-help/) - “Wellness at work is the right to work in a manner that is healthy, motivating, and edifying. Everyone—workers, managers, and business owners—should endeavor to work in a way that improves our own wellness and the wellbeing of others.”- The Future of Wellness at Work, a 2016 report by the Global Wellness Institute Work can feel
- [The First Principle of Wellbeing at Work: Is This Workplace Safe?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-first-principle-of-wellbeing-at-work-is-this-workplace-safe/) - My first job at a global company was almost thirty years ago. Looking back on that time, I feel deeply indebted for the exposure I gained so early in my career—training in ethics and diversity, experiences with extraordinary teams, relationships with people from cultures across the world. I grew as a leader and human being
- [Don’t Wait Until Later—Thriving Is Your Best Strategy. Explore 5 Ways to Begin Now](https://www.wisdom-works.com/dont-wait-until-later-thriving-is-your-best-strategy-explore-5-ways-to-begin-now/) - The revolution to thrive is at hand. I know no one who is immune to our always-on world. Most people feel like they’re barely keeping up, or worse, anguishing under the burden of its complexity. As a leader, friend, wife, and citizen who cares about the welfare of our world, I take our suffering seriously.
- [Time for Leaders to Take the Hippocratic Oath?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/time-for-leaders-to-take-the-hippocratic-oath/) - True leadership “appreciates and invites the potential for every single person in the group—the corporation, the business, the hospital, the government, the planet—to come to the fore in their fullness.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn Upsurges in conflict, increasing alarms about water and our planet’s other natural resources, entrenched inequalities, data breaches and a rising distrust in
- [10 Shifts Fueling A New 'Thrive' Revolution At Work](https://www.wisdom-works.com/10-shifts-fueling-thrive-revolution-at-work/) - Renee Moorefield, Wisdom Works' CEO and the Global Wellness Institute's Wellness at Work Initiative Chair, released a new report on emerging trends in wellness at work. The future: moving far beyond the old “wellness program”—with companies now finally focusing on helping people thrive. Moorefield identified ten key shifts underway, including: A powerful focus on mental
- [The Power of Hospitality to Advance Wellbeing](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-power-of-hospitality-to-advance-wellbeing/) - When your organization markets wellness to consumers yet doesn’t walk the wellbeing talk, they notice a big gap in your integrity. In the July edition of the Hotel Business Review: Focus, Wisdom Works CEO Renee Moorefield talks about the power of hospitality organizations to advance wellbeing inside and out. As she says, “Few industries are
- [Millennials: A Generation On A Potential Path To Burnout (And What Organizations Can Do About It)](https://www.wisdom-works.com/millennials-a-generation-on-a-potential-path-to-burnout-and-what-organizations-can-do-about-it/) - In my work to coach, advise, and support the conscious evolution of leadership with all walks of leaders over the past thirty years, I’ve witnessed a significant shift underway. Thriving has finally found its footing as essential to leadership effectiveness. More and more leaders view their role as actively empowering thriving as a taproot from
- [Self-Transcendence: Connecting to the Inner Spark that Enables Us to Rise Above the Fray](https://www.wisdom-works.com/self-transcendence-connecting-to-the-inner-spark-that-enables-us-to-rise-above-the-fray/) - "Alley Art" Photo by Renee Moorefield - Taken in San Francisco, CA I’ve spent most of my life dedicated to the cultivation of better leadership for thriving organizations and a just and sustainable world. It is such a gift when we, as leaders, choose to step into a more generative, enlivened, and effective versions of
- [Real Thriving Is An Inside Job: Learning To Shift Gears From Irritation To Liberation](https://www.wisdom-works.com/real-thriving-is-an-inside-job-learning-to-shift-gears-from-irritation-to-liberation/) - Renee and David Cycling Southwest Utah - Photo Source: Jim DeFrisco When we wait for our circumstances to transform so that we can finally experience wellbeing, we neglect a possibility: real thriving is an inside job. A recent bike trip was a great reminder for me! A few months ago, my husband David and I
- [Uplifting People and the Planet through Leadership: 	What Questions Are Driving Leaders to Prioritize Wellbeing?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/uplifting-people-and-the-planet-through-leadership-what-questions-are-driving-leaders-to-prioritize-wellbeing/) - A profound redefinition of leadership is underway, one where truly effective leadership is about proactively uplifting people and whole systems to new levels of resourcefulness and capability, sustainable growth, and wellbeing. I am inspired by people who have this calling in their bones, way-showers that activate thriving in themselves and amplify thriving within others. They
- [Discovering the Best Things in Life on Two Wheels: 5 Truths from the Seat of My Bike](https://www.wisdom-works.com/discovering-the-best-things-in-life-on-two-wheels-5-truths-from-the-seat-of-my-bike/) - When I see “March” appear on my calendar, a smile appears on my face. That’s because for the past twelve years on the second weekend of March my husband and I head to Utah for the Skinny Tire Festival, a delightful bike event with big scenery and an even bigger mission to raise money for
- [11 Ways to Help Employees Truly Thrive at Your Organization](https://www.wisdom-works.com/11-ways-to-help-employees-truly-thrive-at-your-organizations/) - "Mental wellbeing is everyone’s responsibility — but as a leader, it should be at the top of your agenda." A mental health crisis can have huge, lasting impacts on any company for years to come. Thus, making sure your company's environment nurtures mental wellbeing is absolutely vital. In this article for thriveglobal.com, Renee Moorefield gives
- [Why Wellbeing Leadership is a Must in Hospitality Today](https://www.wisdom-works.com/why-wellbeing-leadership-is-a-must-in-hospitality-today/) - As mental and physical wellness becomes a more important aspect of everyone's lives, the hospitality industry is preparing to become a leader in the wellness world. In order to do this, they are reinventing themselves to offer more in terms of innovative treatments in their hotels and spas. Due to this change in the industry,
- [Effective Leadership: What Does Spirituality Have To Do With It?](https://www.wisdom-works.com/effective-leadership-what-does-spirituality-have-to-do-with-it/) - Understanding the importance of spirituality in effective leadership is a difficult thing to do in today's world. Spirituality is such an abstract concept that it is hard to see how it applies in today's leadership environment. However, it most certainly has its place. In this article for Sage Journals, TAHP coeditor Jessica Grossmeier interviews Renee
- [Leading In This Unprecedented Moment: 8 Wellbeing Leadership Strategies for Responding to COVID-19](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leading-in-this-unprecedented-moment-8-wellbeing-leadership-strategies-for-responding-to-covid-19/) - “This is an unprecedented moment. It’s important that we approach it with a sense of calm and responsibility—because we have many people counting on us.” —Google CEO Sundar Pichai This quote could not be more true. In a world filled with volatility, unpredictability and accelerating complexity, we are collectively experiencing a pandemic of COVID-19. In
- [The Pros and Cons of Corporate Wellness Programs](https://www.wisdom-works.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-corporate-wellness-programs/) - If you told most CEOs that creating a workplace wellness culture – not just a free fitness class – could quadruple return on investment, many corporate environments would undergo an immediate and radical change. In an article on intheblack.com, Renee Moorefield discusses the pros and cons of corporate wellness programs and reveals the important difference

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- [LeeAnn Mallory](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leeann-mallory/) - LeeAnn Mallory | BA Founder, Rise Leaders LeeAnn is an executive coach, facilitator of transformational leadership programs. and an organisational consultant. She has been working in the field of leadership and organisation development for over two decades and has a diverse portfolio of client engagements, from mid-market to Fortune 500, non-profit and across many industries.
- [Aras Erekul](https://www.wisdom-works.com/aras-erekul/) - Aras Erekul Aras has an educational foundation in clinical medicine as a Medical Doctor from his native Turkey, followed by a Master of Management in Hospitality at Cornell University focusing on wellness resort development, as well as a Fellowship in Integrative Medicine from the University of Arizona. He brings 15+ years of experience in the
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- [Anatomy of a Thriving Team](https://www.wisdom-works.com/anatomy-of-a-thriving-team/) - Fostering Thriving Teams By Design As our business worlds become more disruptive, we need teams to be adaptive. A team that’s adaptive continually self-adjusts based on changes in its external and internal worlds at the same time it is guided by a larger aspiration. Some worldviews, such as the 5,000-year-old holistic medical system Ayurveda
- [News](https://www.wisdom-works.com/news/) - News | Our Blog | Wisdom Works
- [Co-Regulation](https://www.wisdom-works.com/coregulation-audio-series/) - Part 4: Co-Regulation In this 4-part Be Well Lead Well® Connect audio series, you’ll learn four principles of the autonomic nervous system and why they matter when you want to cultivate environments where your people and teams thrive. Part four of this series discusses co-regulation, the way we affect each other not just through how
- [Self-Regulation](https://www.wisdom-works.com/self-regulation-audio-series/) - Part 3: Self-Regulation In this 4-part Be Well Lead Well® Connect audio series, you’ll learn four principles of the autonomic nervous system and why they matter when you want to cultivate environments where your people and teams thrive. In this third audio, we focus on self-regulation, the ability to understand and shift your own responses
- [Interoception](https://www.wisdom-works.com/interoception-audio-series/) - Part 2: Interoception In this 4-part Be Well Lead Well® Connect audio series, you’ll learn four principles of the autonomic nervous system and why they matter when you want to cultivate environments where your people and teams thrive. Part two of this series addresses interoception, the practice of sensing the signals from the nervous system
- [Neuroception](https://www.wisdom-works.com/neuroception-audio-series/) - Part 1: Neuroception In this 4-part Be Well Lead Well® Connect audio series, you’ll learn four principles of the autonomic nervous system and why they matter when you want to cultivate environments where your people and teams thrive. Part one addresses neuroception, a term coined by Dr. Stephen Porges that describes the aspect of our
- [BE WELL LEAD WELL® COACHING](https://www.wisdom-works.com/be-well-lead-well-coaching/) - Be Well Lead Well® Coaching Is A Personalized Program Empowering Every Leader To Make A Leap Forward In Vitality, Fulfillment, And Leadership Effectiveness Be Well Lead Well® Coaching provides a structured, confidential path of learning on which leaders examine and update their internal operating systems—the values, drives, beliefs, and assumptions that shape why and how
- [BE WELL LEAD WELL® LEADERSHIP](https://www.wisdom-works.com/programs/be-well-lead-well-leadership/) - Be Well Lead Well® Leadership Circles Is A 9-Month Program To Accelerate The Effectiveness Of Leaders And Leadership Teams Effective leaders unleash the power of thriving to uplift people and whole systems, empower trust and commitment, and deliver great performance repeatedly. While most leadership development focuses on improving leaders’ skills, Be Well Lead Well® Leadership
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- [Finding 1: Higher Leader Wellbeing Links to Higher Leadership Impact](https://www.wisdom-works.com/higher-leader-wellbeing-links-to-higher-leadership-impact/) - Wisdom Works study shows that as a leader's psychological wellbeing increases so does their reported leadership impact.
- [Wellbeing Leadership Study Report](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wellbeing-leadership-study-report/) - Wisdom Works Group releases nine findings from the first ever study of leadership across the health & wellbeing industry.
- [Finding 8: Female Leaders Show Slightly Higher Stress than Male Leaders](https://www.wisdom-works.com/female-leaders-show-slightly-higher-stress-than-male-leaders/) - For each health and wellbeing industry sector, a higher proportion of women consistently scored in the high stress category compared to their male counterparts.
- [Wellbeing Leadership Study](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wellbeing-leadership-study/) - Wisdom Works Group announces nine findings from the first ever study of leadership across the health and wellbeing industries.
- [Finding 5: Wellbeing Leadership for Top Management Depends on Industry Sector](https://www.wisdom-works.com/top-management-wellbeing-leadership-depends-on-industry-sector/) - When diving into the three sectors of the health and wellbeing industry, reports of high wellbeing leadership for top management differed considerably.
- [Finding 2: Leaders Across the Industry Show Potential for Growth](https://www.wisdom-works.com/leaders-across-the-industry-show-potential-for-growth/) - Wisdom Works study reveals clear opportunity for developing leader wellbeing as a path for improving leadership impact across the industry.
- [Elena Svetieva](https://www.wisdom-works.com/elena-svetieva/) - Elena Svetieva, PhD Elena Svetieva, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Leadership Communication at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, where she serves as faculty and leadership track director. Her research specializes in deception/honesty, feedback, and emotion, using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Prior to joining UCCS, Elena was a postdoctoral fellow at the
- [Finding 9: Higher Wellbeing Leadership Is Linked with Age](https://www.wisdom-works.com/higher-wellbeing-leadership-is-linked-with-age/) - Wisdom Works study of leadership across the health and wellbeing industry found that leaders reported greater wellbeing leadership over their life span.
- [Finding 6: The Experience of Work Differs Across Level of Leader](https://www.wisdom-works.com/experience-of-work-differs-across-level-of-leader/) - Top management and non-managerial leaders in the health and wellbeing industry reported greater Job Autonomy and a more participative Work Culture than first-line management.
- [Finding 7: Wellbeing Leadership Varies for Gender Identity](https://www.wisdom-works.com/wellbeing-leadership-varies-for-gender-identity/) - Health and wellbeing industry leaders reported different areas of strength based on their gender identity and industry sector, such as Awe & Appreciation and Resilience.
- [Finding 4: Middle- and First-Line Managers Show Need for Support](https://www.wisdom-works.com/middle-first-line-managers-show-need-for-support/) - Wisdom Works study highlights a critical opportunity for empowering middle-and first-line management to prioritize wellbeing.
- [Finding 3: Human Potential & Development Reports Lowest Wellbeing Leadership and Highest Stress](https://www.wisdom-works.com/human-potential-development-report-lowest-wellbeing-leadership/) - Wisdom Works study reveals leaders in this wellbeing sector have a unique opportunity to maximize their impact by prioritizing wellbeing leadership.
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- [Dr. Mike Barber](https://www.wisdom-works.com/dr-mike-barber/) - Mike Barber |MD, PhD, FACC Director of Medical Services, International Health and Wellness Center Dr. Barber has over 30 years of experience in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. Due to his passion for Integrative Medicine, he now serves as Director of Medical Services at the International Health and Wellness Center. He believes healthy aging is possible
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