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Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements

Michaela Conley — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:42:38 +0000

Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements, the latest New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller from Gallup Press.Much of what we think will improve our wellbeing is either misguided or just plain wrong.Contrary to what many people believe, wellbeing isn't just about being happy. Nor is it only about being wealthy or successful. And it's certainly not limited to physical health and wellness. In fact, focusing on any of these elements in isolation may drive us to frustration and even a sense of failure.When striving to improve our lives, we are quick to buy into programs that promise to help us make money, lose weight, or strengthen our relationships. While it might be easier to treat these critical areas in our lives as if they operate independently, they don't. Gallup's comprehensive study of people in more than 150 countries revealed five universal, interconnected elements that shape our lives:The Five Essential ElementsCareer WellbeingSocial WellbeingFinancial WellbeingPhysical WellbeingCommunity WellbeingWellbeing: The Five Essential Elements will provide you with a holistic view of what contributes to your wellbeing over a lifetime. Written in a conversational style by #1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Rath and bestselling author Jim Harter, Ph.D., this book is filled with fascinating research and novel ideas for boosting your wellbeing in each of these five areas. By the time you finish reading this book, you should have a better understanding of what makes life worthwhile. This will enable you to enjoy each day and get more out of your life -- and perhaps most importantly, boost the wellbeing of your friends, family members, colleagues, and others in your community.(Each copy of this book includes a unique ID code for Gallup's online Wellbeing Finder, a program designed to help you track and improve your wellbeing over time.) (edited by author)

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12: The Elements of Great Managing

Michaela Conley — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:41:54 +0000

12: The Elements of Great Managing is the long-awaited sequel to the 1999 runaway bestseller First, Break All the Rules. Grounded in Gallup's 10 million employee and manager interviews spanning 114 countries, 12 follows great managers as they harness employee engagement to turn around a failing call center, save a struggling hotel, improve patient care in a hospital, maintain production through power outages, and successfully face a host of other challenges in settings around the world. Authors Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter weave the latest Gallup insights with recent discoveries in the fields of neuroscience, game theory, psychology, sociology, and economics. Written for managers and employees of companies large and small, 12 explains what every company needs to know about creating and sustaining employee engagement

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Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes

Michaela Conley — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:41:00 +0000

The basic strategy we use for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summarized in six words: Do this and you'll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales commissions) in front of people in much the same way we train the family pet. Drawing on a wealth of psychological research, Alfie Kohn points the way to a more successful strategy based on working with people instead of doing things to them. "Do rewards motivate people?" asks Kohn. "Yes. They motivate people to get rewards." Seasoned with humor and familiar examples, Punished By Rewards presents an argument unsettling to hear but impossible to dismiss.

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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It: No Schedules, No Meetings, No Joke–the Simple Change That Can Make Your Job Terrific

Michaela Conley — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:40:22 +0000

Do you hate cramming all of your errands into the weekend? Do you resent having to beg permission to watch your kidâ��s weekday soccer game? Are you tired of seeing people who arenâ��t very good at their jobs get promoted because they arrive early and stay late? Thereâ��s got to be a better wayâ��and there is! Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson show that everyone benefits when we change the focus from hours to outcomes. Itâ��s just that our traditional definition of workâ��Monday through Friday, nine to fiveâ��doesnâ��t make sense in the always-on global economy. So, Ressler and Thompson created the Results-Only Work Environment. In a ROWE, you control when, where, and how long you work. As long as you meet your objectives, the way you spend your time is entirely up to you. Suddenly, work isnâ��t a place you go, itâ��s a thing you do. In a ROWE, there are no mandatory meetings or fixed schedules. You stop doing any activity that wastes time, and no one criticizes you for â��leaving earlyâ�� or â��coming in late.â�� If you do your best work at midnight or on Sundays, go for it! ROWE sounds like a fantasy, but Ressler and Thompson have already made it a reality at Best Buy, a Fortune 100 company. They have proven that ROWE not only makes employees happier but also delivers better results. And now the authors are helping companies implement ROWE nationwide. Infused with passion and common sense, Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It will change the way you think about your job, your company, and your quality of life. Read it and join the revolution!

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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

Michaela Conley — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:39:38 +0000

Chip Heath and Dan Heath on Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard "Change is hard." "People hate change." Those were two of the most common quotes we heard when we began to study change. But it occurred to us that if people hate change, they have a funny way of showing it. Every iPhone sold serves as counter-evidence. So does every text message sent, every corporate merger finalized, every aluminum can recycled. And we havenâ��t even mentioned the biggest changes: Getting married. Having kids. (If people hate change, then having a kid is an awfully dumb decision.) It puzzled us--why do some huge changes, like marriage, come joyously, while some trivial changes, like submitting an expense report on time, meet fierce resistance? We found the answer in the research of some brilliant psychologists whoâ��d discovered that people have two separate â��systemsâ�� in their brainsâ��a rational system and an emotional system. The rational system is a thoughtful, logical planner. The emotional system is, well, emotionalâ��and impulsive and instinctual. When these two systems are in alignment, change can come quickly and easily (as when a dreamy-eyed couple gets married). When theyâ��re not, change can be grueling (as anyone who has struggled with a diet can attest). In those situations where change is hard, is it possible to align the two systems? Is it possible to overcome our internal "schizophrenia" about change? We believe it is. In our research, we studied people trying to make difficult changes: People fighting to lose weight and keep it off. Managers trying to overhaul an entrenched bureaucracy. Activists combatting seemingly intractable problems such as child malnutrition. They succeeded--and, to our surprise, we found striking similarities in the strategies they used. They seemed to share a similar game plan. We wanted, in Switch, to make that game plan available to everyone, in hopes that we could show people how to make the hard changes in life a little bit easier. --Chip and Dan Heath (Photo Â© Amy Surdacki)

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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Michaela Conley — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:00:35 +0000

Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people--at work, at school, at home. It's wrong. As Daniel H. Pink explains in his new and paradigm- shattering book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world. Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does--and how that affects every aspect of our lives. He demonstrates that while the old-fashioned carrot-and-stick approach worked successfully in the 20th century, it's precisely the wrong way to motivate people for today's challenges. In Drive, he reveals the three elements of true motivation: *Autonomy- the desire to direct our own lives *Mastery- the urge to get better and better at something that matters *Purpose- the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves Along the way, he takes us to companies that are enlisting new approaches to motivation and introduces us to the scientists and entrepreneurs who are pointing a bold way forward. Drive is bursting with big ideas-- the rare book that will change how you think and transform how you live.

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Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box

Michaela Conley — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:50:10 +0000

Using the story/parable format so popular these days, Leadership and Self-Deception takes a novel psychological approach to leadership. It's not what you do that matters, say the authors (presumably plural--the book is credited to the esteemed Arbinger Institute), but why you do it. Latching onto the latest leadership trend won't make people follow you if your motives are selfish--people can smell a rat, even one that says it's trying to empower them. The tricky thing is, we don't know that our motivation is flawed. We deceive ourselves in subtle ways into thinking that we're doing the right thing for the right reason. We really do know what the right thing to do is, but this constant self-justification becomes such an ingrained habit that it's hard to break free of it--it's as though we're trapped in a box, the authors say. Learning how the process of self-deception works--and how to avoid it and stay in touch with our innate sense of what's right--is at the heart of the book. We follow Tom, an old-school, by-the-book kind of guy who is a newly hired executive at Zagrum Corporation, as two senior executives show him the many ways he's "in the box," how that limits him as a leader in ways he's not aware of, and of course how to get out. This is as much a book about personal transformation as it is about leadership per se. The authors use examples from the characters' private as well as professional lives to show how self-deception skews our view of ourselves and the world and ruins our interactions with people, despite what we sincerely believe are our best intentions. While the writing won't make John Updike lose any sleep, the story entertainingly does the job of pulling the reader in and making a potentially abstruse argument quite enjoyable. The authors have a much better ear for dialogue than is typical of the genre (the book is largely dialogue), although a certain didactic tone creeps in now and then. But ultimately it's a hopeful, even inspiring read that flows along nicely and conveys a message that more than a few managers need to hear. --Pat McGill

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MCHES EDO with Melissa Rehrig – 01056

Michaela Conley — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:43:23 +0000

Topic: This presentation will include information on the Master Certified Health Education Specialist, MCHES. The process for the Experience Documentation Opportunity (EDO) that will open on October 15, 2010 will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:
Explain MCHES exam details, such as eligibility criteria, projected fees, and continuing education contact hours. Explain the Experience Documentation Opportunity process to become MCHES

About the Presenter: Melissa Rehrig

Melissa Rehrig, MPH, CHES, is the Communications Coordinator of the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. The mission of The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC) is to improve the practice of health education and to serve the public and profession of health education by certifying health education specialists, promoting professional development, and strengthening professional preparation and practice. Melissa oversees projects related to communicating messages about health education certification and NCHEC to various audiences. She serves as Webmaster of the NCHEC Web site, the publication editor of the CHES Bulletin, and the production editor for printed, electronic, and other marketing materials. She received a Masters degree in Public Health from East Stroudsburg University. Melissa is a Certified Health Education Specialist, CHES, and has over seven years of community and school health experience.

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Sept. 10: Joel Bennett presents We in Wellness Forum #1: Group-Empowered Advocacy

Kelly House — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:05:44 +0000

Friday, September 10, 12pm edt

Topic: We in Wellness Forum #1: Group-Empowered Advocacy

This forum will provide a quick review of the We in Wellness Cause and highlight some inspirational stories about the power of groups. Participants should come prepared with questions, ideas, comments about how they would like to see the WiW move ahead: future scenarios, dreams, collaborative spunk, envisioning, and after the launch pad! Anyone and everyone can be an empowered advocate for workplace wellness.

Objectives:

To be connected

To stay connected

About the Presenter: Joel Bennett, President of Organizational Wellness & Learning Systems (OWLS)

Dr. Joel Bennett has worked for over 20 years providing wellness programs to workers and workplaces. Dr. Bennett, (University of Texas at Austin, 1985), is President of Organizational Wellness & Learning Systems (OWLS), a consulting firm that specializes in promoting organizational health and employee well-being. Dr. Bennett first delivered stress management to workplaces in 1984 and is primary developer of “Team Awareness,” the first workplace program recognized in 2002 by the US Dept. of Health as effective in preventing employee substance abuse.* Team Awareness is now the flagship prevention program for the U.S. National Guard and has been adapted for various settings including in municipalities, for restaurant workers, electricians, the Youth Corp, ex-offenders, Native American/tribal workers and small businesses.

In 2008, Dr. Bennett received the “Service and Leadership Award” from the National Wellness Institute and he has served on advisory boards for Magellan Behavioral Health Care; the Management, Spirituality & Religion Division of the Academy of Management; and the International Conference on “Work, Stress, and Health” co-sponsored by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. He has consulted for federal and local government, as well as privately held and military organizations. He is a peer reviewer for scientific journals in the field of organizational health and has published or interviewed for trade business journals. Dr. Bennett has been a key-note speaker on workplace health for such organizations as the United States Air Force, the Department of Labor, and various health care, wellness, and Employee Assistance Professionals associations. He has authored/co-authored three books: “Heart-Centered Leadership”- “Time & Intimacy”- and “Preventing Workplace Substance Abuse.” OWLS holds patents pending in internet-based wellness programs that promote integral health with expert-systems and leadership development. Since 2002, OWLS has received close to $4 Million in federal grants to design, deliver, and evaluate evidence based health promotion programs for the workplace. OWLS has been a member of the Fort Worth (Texas) small business incubator/accelerator program since 2008 (see: www.techfortworth.org) and worked with the NIH Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP) in 2007.

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Michael Samuelson, Wellness and Primary Prevention: The Keystone to Health Care Transformation – 01047

Kelly House — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:14:42 +0000

[stranger]It’s no secret that our current healthcare system does not work. Given an annual bite of $2.8 trillion in 2009, with spending on pace to hit $4.3 trillion by 2012, the U.S. healthcare treatment model is economically unsustainable. Fundamental to supporting the arch of healthcare reform’s solution mix is the need to address and correct the attitude of deferred responsibility (personal, corporate, and community), and the sociological, economic, and educational conditions that foster the lifestyle choices that adversely impact our healthcare system.

In this thought-provoking and fast moving presentation, you will hear from an international leader in the field of population health management: Michael Samuelson. From his seat as a health promotion pioneer in the early 1970s to his current position as President and CEO of The Health & Wellness Institute, Michael knows this story from all angles and he is anxious to share the observations and lessons learned from his journey.

Topics to be covered include:

Ten Fundamental Understandings
Healthcare vs. Sickcare: Time to Level Set
The Five Ws of Healthcare

What’s Happening?
So What?
What Now?
What Next?
What Difference Did It/Will It Make?

The Health Continuum & The Determinants of Health
Healthcare Transformation: Paternalism to Shared Responsibility
The New Social Contract: A Formula for Chronic Disease Prevention[/stranger]

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[stranger]About the presenter: Michael H. Samuelson, President & CEO of The Health & Wellness Institute

Over the past thirty-five years — from Boston to Brussels, London to Little Rock, Pittsburg to Paris and Hattiesburg to Havana, Cuba — Michael Samuelson has lectured on leadership, health promotion, health policy, disease prevention and the dynamics of behavior change. An author of five books and numerous articles on leadership and behavior change, his work has been featured on the ABC News program, 20/20, The CBS Morning Show, CNN and MSNBC as well as numerous national print publications including The New York Times, Boston Globe, Business Week and USA Today. Michael, a graduate of the university of Michigan with a Master’s degree in education, is a Viet Nam Era veteran of the US Air Force (1967 – 1971) and a recipient of the Commander’s Coin of Excellence from the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine.

His writings, audio work and behavior change programs have been distributed to millions throughout the world and have been publicly endorsed by scientists, politicians, advocacy organizations, business leaders and media personalities including: George H.W. Bush (41), Betty Ford, C. Everett Koop, Jim Prochaska, Dee Edington, Ken Blanchard, The Lance Armstrong Foundation and Larry King.

Practicing what he preaches, Michael is an avid world trekker with high altitude mountain adventures logged in Asia, Europe, Africa, Alaska and the U.S. lower forty-eight.

You can follow his personal quest for optimal health by clicking the link below:

http://www.mhsamuelson.com/MHSamuelson/Welcome.html

Continuing Education Credits: This event is eligible for 1 ACSM cec or 1 CHES cec

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