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Table of Contents

Introduction: A Critical Moment xi

Part I

1 The Ultimate Driver of Organizational Performance 3

Defining “Healthy Workplace” 4

Knowing versus Doing 5

Modeling the Healthy Way 7

Demonstrating Care as Leaders 9

Why Talk about Health Now? 11

2 Why Work Isn’t Working 15

Pandemic Overload and Other Extraordinary Demands 15

The Horrible Micromanaging Boss 16

No Room for Difference 17

Ultimate Betrayals 18

The Stress of the Daily Grind 19

Social Pollution 21

3 How Work Can Be the Solution 23

Thinking About Work in Terms of Energy 24

One of Our Biggest Health Decisions 24

Finding a Role That Helps You Flourish 25

Take the Expert Assessment Quiz 30

Wilmar Schaufeli 32

4 The Evolution of Workforce Health 35

The Concept of “a Good and Virtuous Life” in Ancient Times 36

Well-being Beginnings in Spain and Italy 36

Developments in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution 37

Improvements in the Early Part of the Twentieth Century 40

Changes in the United States after the World Wars 40

Studies and Research from Governments and Universities 41

Challenges in the Twenty-first Century 43

5 Salutogenesis: A New Model for Workplace Health 47

A Pathogenic Orientation versus a Salutogenic Orientation 47

The Ease to Dis-ease Continuum 49

Salutogenesis in an Organizational Context 51

Georg Bauer, MD, DrPH 55

Part II

6 Accelerating to Success: Where Some Get It Right and Others Get It Wrong 61

Knowing What Successful Organizations Do 61

Avoiding Common Mistakes 65

Ron Goetzel 70

7 The Symbiotic Relationship of Workforce and Workplace Health 73

Individual Health Factors 74

Organizational Health Factors 77

Putting It All Together 80

8 The Development Scale: Where Is Your Organization? 83

Leadership 84

Ownership 86

Investment 86

Approach 87

Interventions 88

Shows Up As: How Managers Think About Organizational Health 89

Employer Perception of Employees 90

Peter Cheese 92

9 A New Lens: Individual and Organizational Measures 95

Unhealthy to Healthy: An Overview of the Journey 96

The Crucial Steps to Becoming a Healthy Workplace 98

Dave Ulrich 112

Jeffrey Pfeffer 115

10 From Unhealthy to Healthy: A Plan for Success 119

Characteristics of Effective Change 119

Core Considerations for a Healthy Plan 123

Mapping the Terrain 130

The Journey Continues 133

Paul Litchfield 134

Susie Ellis 137

11 Healthy Interventions 139

Moving from “Normal” to an Equity Lens 139

Healthy Interventions Based on the Data 147

12 Stories of Healthy Success 151

Centiro, Sweden, Organizational Design 153

Thames Water Company, United Kingdom, Workforce Analytics 156

Deloitte, United States, Healthy Sponsorship 159

Aviva, United Kingdom, Net Positive Work 162

IIH Nordic, Denmark, Four-day Workweek 165

Takeda, Switzerland, Responding to Presenting Needs 167

Cohesive, the Netherlands, Healthy Manager Conversations 170

P&G, Latin America, Incentivizing Healthy Behaviors 173

SAP, Ireland, Neurodiversity 176

RSPCA, United Kingdom, Trauma Support 178

Concentrix, Global, Flexible Working 180

Futurice, Finland, Healthy Clients 183

SAS Institute, United States, Recruit Well-being 185

Amêndoas do Brasil, Brazil, A Culture of Well-being 188

Leek United Building Society, United Kingdom, Healthy Strategy 191

ISS, Denmark, Diversity at Its Core 194

PwC, Building a Very Personalized Learning Future 197

Kingston Council, United Kingdom, Leading the Way 200

Danske Bank, United Kingdom, Podcasting Health 203

Dubai Police, United Arab Emirates, Physical Readiness 205

Version 1, Europe, a Healthy Strategy 207

13 A Deep Dive into the Science of Well-being 213

Purpose 214

Mental Resilience 216

Connection 221

Physical Health 226

The Four Pillars and 21 Elements 228

Dr. Els van der Helm 229

Arnold Bakker 232

International Well Building Institute 235

14 A Healthy Conclusion 239

A Different Approach 240

The Pandemic: Heroes Take a Bow and Workers Deliver Again 241

A Need for a Major Shift 243

Board Members’ Roles and Responsibilities 245

A Legacy in the Making 246

Jim Loehr 248

Notes 251

Appendix: Assessment and Impact 257

Acknowledgments 269

About the Author 271

Index 273

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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Introduction: A Critical Moment xi

      Part I

      1 The Ultimate Driver of Organizational Performance 3

      Defining “Healthy Workplace” 4

      Knowing versus Doing 5

      Modeling the Healthy Way 7

      Demonstrating Care as Leaders 9

      Why Talk about Health Now? 11

      2 Why Work Isn’t Working 15

      Pandemic Overload and Other Extraordinary Demands 15

      The Horrible Micromanaging Boss 16

      No Room for Difference 17

      Ultimate Betrayals 18

      The Stress of the Daily Grind 19

      Social Pollution 21

      3 How Work Can Be the Solution 23

      Thinking About Work in Terms of Energy 24

      One of Our Biggest Health Decisions 24

      Finding a Role That Helps You Flourish 25

      Take the Expert Assessment Quiz 30

      Wilmar Schaufeli 32

      4 The Evolution of Workforce Health 35

      The Concept of “a Good and Virtuous Life” in Ancient Times 36

      Well-being Beginnings in Spain and Italy 36

      Developments in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution 37

      Improvements in the Early Part of the Twentieth Century 40

      Changes in the United States after the World Wars 40

      Studies and Research from Governments and Universities 41

      Challenges in the Twenty-first Century 43

      5 Salutogenesis: A New Model for Workplace Health 47

      A Pathogenic Orientation versus a Salutogenic Orientation 47

      The Ease to Dis-ease Continuum 49

      Salutogenesis in an Organizational Context 51

      Georg Bauer, MD, DrPH 55

      Part II

      6 Accelerating to Success: Where Some Get It Right and Others Get It Wrong 61

      Knowing What Successful Organizations Do 61

      Avoiding Common Mistakes 65

      Ron Goetzel 70

      7 The Symbiotic Relationship of Workforce and Workplace Health 73

      Individual Health Factors 74

      Organizational Health Factors 77

      Putting It All Together 80

      8 The Development Scale: Where Is Your Organization? 83

      Leadership 84

      Ownership 86

      Investment 86

      Approach 87

      Interventions 88

      Shows Up As: How Managers Think About Organizational Health 89

      Employer Perception of Employees 90

      Peter Cheese 92

      9 A New Lens: Individual and Organizational Measures 95

      Unhealthy to Healthy: An Overview of the Journey 96

      The Crucial Steps to Becoming a Healthy Workplace 98

      Dave Ulrich 112

      Jeffrey Pfeffer 115

      10 From Unhealthy to Healthy: A Plan for Success 119

      Characteristics of Effective Change 119

      Core Considerations for a Healthy Plan 123

      Mapping the Terrain 130

      The Journey Continues 133

      Paul Litchfield 134

      Susie Ellis 137

      11 Healthy Interventions 139

      Moving from “Normal” to an Equity Lens 139

      Healthy Interventions Based on the Data 147

      12 Stories of Healthy Success 151

      Centiro, Sweden, Organizational Design 153

      Thames Water Company, United Kingdom, Workforce Analytics 156

      Deloitte, United States, Healthy Sponsorship 159

      Aviva, United Kingdom, Net Positive Work 162

      IIH Nordic, Denmark, Four-day Workweek 165

      Takeda, Switzerland, Responding to Presenting Needs 167

      Cohesive, the Netherlands, Healthy Manager Conversations 170

      P&G, Latin America, Incentivizing Healthy Behaviors 173

      SAP, Ireland, Neurodiversity 176

      RSPCA, United Kingdom, Trauma Support 178

      Concentrix, Global, Flexible Working 180

      Futurice, Finland, Healthy Clients 183

      SAS Institute, United States, Recruit Well-being 185

      Amêndoas do Brasil, Brazil, A Culture of Well-being 188

      Leek United Building Society, United Kingdom, Healthy Strategy 191

      ISS, Denmark, Diversity at Its Core 194

      PwC, Building a Very Personalized Learning Future 197

      Kingston Council, United Kingdom, Leading the Way 200

      Danske Bank, United Kingdom, Podcasting Health 203

      Dubai Police, United Arab Emirates, Physical Readiness 205

      Version 1, Europe, a Healthy Strategy 207

      13 A Deep Dive into the Science of Well-being 213

      Purpose 214

      Mental Resilience 216

      Connection 221

      Physical Health 226

      The Four Pillars and 21 Elements 228

      Dr. Els van der Helm 229

      Arnold Bakker 232

      International Well Building Institute 235

      14 A Healthy Conclusion 239

      A Different Approach 240

      The Pandemic: Heroes Take a Bow and Workers Deliver Again 241

      A Need for a Major Shift 243

      Board Members’ Roles and Responsibilities 245

      A Legacy in the Making 246

      Jim Loehr 248

      Notes 251

      Appendix: Assessment and Impact 257

      Acknowledgments 269

      About the Author 271

      Index 273

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