In 2022 and the focus for employers has expanded well beyond physical wellbeing to include financial and mental wellbeing (in most companies) and social, community and professional wellbeing in organizations that have taken a more comprehensive approach. The wisest employers recognize creating a culture of health requires an intentional, multi—level approach and meeting employees where they are at.

My guest for this episode is Jessica Grossmeier, PhD, MPH is the author of Reimagining Workplace Well-being: Fostering a Culture of Purpose, Connection, and Transcendence. She is a leading voice in workplace well-being, having dedicated her career to identifying evidence-based strategies that promote a thriving workforce.

In this episode, Jess and I dive deep into the basics and spiritual wellbeing – having a sense of connection to purpose, others and something larger than self. She explains how spiritual well-being is an essential element of a comprehensive and effective program impacting everything from health to reducing turnover and highlights a few of the many steps organizations can take to dip a toe in the spiritual wellbeing waters.

Connect with Jessica:

Website: www.JessicaGrossmeier.com Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jgrossmeier Twitter: @jgrossmeier

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There is a belief that we can all get what we want if we just pull up our bootstraps and go for it. But what happens to those who simply don't have boots? It's tough for someone to move forward if they don't have the basics.

This episode is about a business that looks at business differently…My guest for this episode is Tom Vozzo, CEO of Homeboy Industries.

Tom left his career in corporate America convinced there had to be a better way to define success. In 2012, Tom became the first-ever CEO of Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful gang intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in the world.

This discussion hits on a lot of opportunities for business to think differently – for the benefit of all involved. From letting go of judgement, to creating a space where employees feel loved and supported the experience Tom shares can apply to any organization.

Listen in as Tom shares a few of the 55 rules he believes more businesses need to break, speaks the power of asking employees what they need and why love, kinship and compassion are the key to creating a workplace where employees can thrive.

Connect with Tom:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasvozzo/

Tom's Book - The Homeboy Way

Homeboy Industries

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/homeboy-industries/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HomeboyInd

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homeboyindustries/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HomeboyIndustries

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Everyday across the globe, people bring their whole selves to work. They bring every experience from the moment they are born to the moment before they walk in the door each day. All of it. The good, the bad, the traumatic. The stuff they bring can be called the Social Determinants of Health. The determinants are big buckets of factors – environment, genetics, individual behaviors, social circumstances and medical care – that influence an individual's ability to be healthy and THRIVE.

Recognizing these factors influence one's ability to focus and engage at work or even just show up at work opens up a door of possibility for employers. Employers who provide "benefits" to employees as part of a compensation package are uniquely positioned to provide resources and support that can help to address the factors that can be barriers to an individual who is trying to remain employed.

My guest for this episode is Mark Peters, CEO of Butterball Farms, Inc. Mark recognized a long time ago, he could choose to learn about his employees' issues or ignore them and not play that role. He learned quickly – everyone benefited when he and the organization decided to come alongside their employees to help struggling employees find resources they needed to help them keep their jobs and care for their families. In 2003, he organized a pioneering group of CEOs and community leaders to found The Source, a not-for-profit organization that has helped hundreds of workers navigate personal challenges that interfere with their jobs.

Listen in as Mark shares many of the lessons he learned along the way, actions organizations can take today to better understand the challenges their employees face and steps leaders can take to provide support that leads to reduced turnover and increased employee happiness. Connect with Mark Peters

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Summer Replay 2022: We're revisiting a few relevant & helpful episodes from the past until we return with a new episode in Late August 2022.

Earlier this year, MIT Sloan Management Review published a survey that revealed that toxic culture is the leading predictor of employee departures. My guest for this episode proves positive cultures have the opposite effect - they help to attract and retain talent by offering an employee experience that supports team members growth, wellbeing and flourishing.

Garry Ridge is chairman and chief executive officer of WD-40 Company. He is passionate about the learning and empowering organizational culture he has helped establish at the WD-40 Company, and his vision and leadership have positively impacted the WD-40 Company in both measurable and immeasurable ways.

Listen in as Garry walks through his experience evolving the culture over the past 20+ years. We touch upon the idea that profit is the "applause of people doing great work"; the benefits of building a "fortress of health"; and, the power of learning moments.

This episode was originally published on April 21, 2021

Connect with Garry Ridge Website: www.thelearningmoment.net LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/garryridge/ Connect with Susan Morgan Bailey Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanmbailey/

Summer Replay 2022: We're revisiting a few relevant & helpful episodes from the past until we return with a new episode in Late August 2022.

The best companies relentlessly focus on their contribution to the world and the humans in it and trust the effects (profitability, growth, lower turnover, etc.) will follow. Culture and how people feel when they work, directly affects their ability to flourish and make positive contributions.

This episode replay features Zach Mercurio - the most popular guest on the Growth Collective podcast. Zach helps leaders enable the daily experience of purpose, meaningfulness, and mattering. He is a researcher and Honorary Fellow of Psychology in the Center for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University and author of "The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose."

Listen in as we walk through how to find meaning and approach work as purposeful and talk through the benefits of helping employees find purpose in every type of work on the planet.

This episode was originally published on September 15, 2020.

Connect with Zach Mercurio Email: [email protected] Website: www.zachmercurio.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/zachmercurio/

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Summer Replay 2022: We're revisiting a few relevant & helpful episodes from the past until we return with a new episode in Late August 2022.

Employees are more likely to stay with an organization if they believe they can thrive there. What factors influence thriving in an organization? It is more than perks and benefits. It's the daily experience of working for the organization...it's how it feels to be a part of it and the factors that enable that feeling.

In this episode, I explore culture in metaphor. Trees and humans have a lot in common... to thrive they must be surrounded by supportive and enabling conditions. Listen to learn more about the similarities between a healthy productive forest and a healthy organizational culture and the key elements of creating a culture to support employee thriving.

This episode was originally published on March 4, 2020.

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It is possible to turn a culture around. This episodes guest is proof positive. From toxic to family. It takes work and commitment at all levels in the organization. The payoff - a company with staying power, happy employees and long-term potential.

My guest for this episode is Corey Stowell, VP of Human Resources at Webasto Americas. Corey's passion for people, wellbeing, mindful leadership and coaching come through loud and clear in our discussion. His ability to understand employees AND help leaders and key stakeholders develop their own empathy skills contributed to the turnaround of a culture that had lost its way in the early 2000s as market forces pushed hard on the company to take actions that led a culture of fear and distrust.

Listen in as Corey walks through the steps they took to renovate their culture to one that provides employees a great environment each day.

Connect with Corey Stowell

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/webasto-roof-systems-americas

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-stowell-phr-0a6b727b/

Connect with Susan Morgan Bailey Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanmbailey/

Mental and behavioral health challenges affect 1 in 4 adults worldwide. Given that the majority of awake time is spent at work, the workplace is an ideal setting for promoting good mental health. For employers, supporting a healthy workforce, particularly one emotionally and cognitively healthy, can also drive productivity, improve attendance, produce long-term health care cost savings, and help attract and retain top talent.

My guest for this episode is fellow employee wellbeing and organizational performance consultant Dr. David Ballard. Listen in to learn more about mental health, what it is exactly and what is the employers role in supporting it.

Connect with Dr. David Ballard

Email: dballard@ghostnoteconsulting

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidballard

Twitter: https://twitter.com/drdavidballard

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Link to Paper:

ISO 45003:2021 - Occupational health and safety management — Psychological health and safety at work — Guidelines for managing psychosocial risks

https://www.iso.org/standard/64283.html

Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental health in the Workplace

https://theluvuproject.org/workplaceaward/

This podcast is focused on helping organizations create spaces where employees can thrive so the business can thrive too. This episode's guest leads an organization that so seriously believes in the purpose of thriving it's woven into the customer and employee value propositions.

Ki Hammer is president and CEO of Ghafari, a global engineering, architecture, process design, consulting and construction services firm.

Listen in as Ki shares how her flat organization gets work done, with an entrepreneurial spirit that has been key to the successful growth and stability of the organization alongside their commitment to doing what it takes to enable team member thriving.

Website: www.ghafari.com Website: www.ghafari.com/about/leadership/kouhaila-hammer LinkedIn: ghafari-associates

Instagram: ghafari_associates

Facebook: ghafariassociates

Twitter: GhafariCo

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Recent data (from January 2020 – a little laggy due to the pandemic) showed there were 580,466 people experiencing homelessness in Amerca. 70% were individuals and the rest were people living in families with children. They lived in every state and territory and reflect the diversity of the US.

Homelessness is a big topic that plays a role in individual and community wellbeing. In this episode we only scratch the surface of it. The part that answers a few questions – what are some of the solutions, what are the challenges related to those solutions and what can individuals and organizations do to help.

My guest for this unique episode is Treger Strasberg, founder of Humble Design. Humble Design is an organization focused on chaing lives and communities by custom designing and fully furnishing home interiors for individuals, families and veterans emerging from homelessness.

Listen in as we talk through the challenges and rewards of running a non-profit that's making a difference one home at a time.

Website: https://www.tregerstrasberg.com/ Humble Design Website: https://www.humbledesign.org/ LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/treger-strasberg-80020841/ Facebook

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