Table of Contents
Foreword xiii
Acknowledgments xv
About the Authors xix
Introduction: The Elephant Whisperer 1
Part I Slow-moving Storm: a History Of Warnings and Apathy 15
Chapter 1 A Slow-Moving Storm: The Existential Threat to Business and the Economy 17
Chapter 2 The Rainbow in the Storm: Medical Science Meets Building Science 30
Chapter 3 Storm Damage: The Cost of Forgetting 42
Chapter 4 Stress: Portrait of a Killer 53
Part II Is There Shelter From the Storm? a Search for Wellness 65
Chapter 5 In Search of Wholeness 67
Chapter 6 Why Happiness Before Health 78
Chapter 7 Where’s the Data? Inconvenient Truths 92
Chapter 8 The Mystery of Hospitality: Experiencing the Human Touch 109
Part III Magical Nudges: the Road To Health and Well-being 125
Chapter 9 Nudge Thinking: How Small Things Lead to Big Results 127
Chapter 10 The Healthy Building Nudge: The Invisible Power of the Workplace 141
Chapter 11 The Financial Nudge: The Return on Humans (ROH) 157
Chapter 12 Becoming Your Best Self: Rest, Engagement, Boundaries, and Deep Work 169
Part IV Haven in a Heartless World: the Need for Safe Places 183
Chapter 13 How They Did It: Creating Ecosystems of Care 185
Chapter 14 Courageous Leaders and a Culture of Care 201
Chapter 15 The MeTEOR Story: Extreme Ownership 216
Chapter 16 Starting a Movement: How Second-Chair Leadership Can Change a Company 227
Chapter 17 Haven in a Heartless World: The Promise of a Good Workplace 245
Appendix A The Well MindShift Core Team 256
Appendix B Well MindShift Participants 263
Appendix C Personal Story Template 267
Notes 269
Index 279
