Laura Putnam

The evidence is unequivocal: a healthier, happier workforce is good for people, good for the bottom line and essential for building a winning team. Employee well-being in all dimensions, including physical, emotional, social and financial, are critical for an organization’s success.

The good news is that nearly all employees have access to some type of wellness program today. But, do these programs actually work? Evidence suggests that most do not. Over 80% of eligible employees are opting out and rates of stress and poor health continue to soar. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Learn about why every organization cannot afford to overlook employee well-being, and the steps each can take to truly make a difference. You will walk out inspired to start a movement of well-being in your organization.

Key points:

• Instead of a program, start a movement
• How to cultivate an environment and culture that supports well-being
• Help people to imagine what’s possible

How to future-proof our world by getting in motion

A healthier, happier workforce is good for people, good for the bottom line and essential for building a winning team. Meanwhile, most leaders continue to view wellness as being outside of their scope, disconnected from the bottom line, something to be addressed by HR, and not part of their daily workday. But, the research repeatedly suggests that the extent to which employees are well when they are at work largely comes down to leadership commitment.

Senior leaders are needed to set the tone for well-being at work, and managers effectively serve as the conduits of well-being for their team members. Therefore, every leader must consider: Am I acting as a multiplier, or am I acting as a gatekeeper?

This talk outlines the critical role that every leader plays in embedding wellness into the fabric of business as usual, and the specific steps that each can take to become a Multiplier of Well-Being.

Key points:

• Why well-being
• Why you – the ripple effect
• Do, Speak, Create
• Oasis of well-being

What are the keys to not just surviving — but fully thriving? How can you become “Me At My Best” – whatever that looks like for you? Learn about the multiple dimensions of well-being, including physical, emotional, social, financial, career and community.

Through a combination of stories and science, learn about the secrets needed to thrive. You’ll come away refreshed and armed with specific takeaways to catapult yourself into a revitalized way of living.

Key points:

• Me At My Best – that’s what it’s all about
• Do you have the energy that you need to be that?
• Keys to thriving and tips for each