A cure for the common company a well-being prescription for a happier, healthier, and more resilient workforce

"In A Cure for the Common Company: A Well-Being Prescription for a Happier, Healthier, and More Resilient Organization, health and well-being expert, Richard Safeer, M.D. delivers a step-by-step roadmap to creating a culture of health on your team and in your company that keeps your people happ...

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Main Author: Safeer, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ John Wiley & Sons. 2023
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505 0 |a Feeling Respected and Having Our Opinions Count -- Communication -- Having Fun Together -- Volunteering -- Egalitarian Companies -- Singin' in the Rain -- Recruitment and Orientation -- Self-Care -- Feedback -- Gratitude, Appreciation, and Recognition -- Celebrating -- Holidays -- Smiling -- Packing for the Same Vacation -- There's No Place Like Home -- Let's Not Sell Happiness Short! -- Dying for a Paycheck -- How I Help Hopkins Get Healthy -- That's a Wrap -- Chapter 5 All the Cool Kids Are Doing It (or Thinking It): Norms -- How Norms Work on Us and Our Organizations -- Spotting the Health Norms in Your Culture -- Norms Can Be Intentionally Changed or Created -- Choosing Norms to Change -- There's No Place Like Home -- Avoid Going to Extremes -- A Case Study in a Low-Stress Start to the Day -- That's a Wrap -- Chapter 6 More Than My Love Handles: Culture Connection Points -- Recruitment and Selection -- First Impressions -- Information and Communication -- Benefits and Programs -- Stories and Narratives -- Rewards and Recognition -- Learning and Training -- Symbols and Traditions -- Death by Sitting: Cues from Our Work Environment -- Policies -- How I Help Hopkins Get Healthy -- That's a Wrap -- Chapter 7 The Friends and Family Plan: Peer Support -- Willpower is A Bad Strategy -- Be Your Best With A Buddy -- All Aboard: Peer Support Drives Safety at Union Pacific -- If Only it Were A Norm Or Part of The Subculture -- Extend Your Reach with Champions -- Creating Peers Through Group Programs -- I'm Not Sure How to Lend Peer Support -- Social Connectedness -- There's No Place Like Home -- How I Help Hopkins Get Healthy -- That's A Wrap! -- Chapter 8 How to Be the Best Boss: Lead with Well-Being -- Making Well-Being a Priority -- Put Well-Being on the Agenda -- Incorporate Well-Being into Annual Events and Other Customs 
505 0 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a Address Institutional Barriers to Success -- Be a Well-Being Role Model -- Manage with Well-Being Skills -- What We Say Matters -- Management Style Matters -- Well-Being Training Matters -- Be a Force of Change -- Praise and Persistence -- Pushback -- Communicate Often and Vary the Messenger -- How I Help Hopkins Get Healthy -- That's a Wrap -- Chapter 9 Culture Killers: Watch Out for the Speed Bumps -- Culture Killer #1-All Talk, No Action -- Culture Killer #2-Lack of Accountability -- Culture Killer #3-The Antagonist -- Culture Killer #4-The Arrogant -- Culture Killer #5-Losing Focus (or Never Having It to Start With) -- Culture Killer #6-Faster Is Not Better -- Culture Killer #7-Ignoring the Actual Work -- Culture Killer #8-Passion Without a Foundation -- Culture Killer #9-When Your Goal Is Return on Investment (ROI) -- The Speed of Change -- That's a Wrap! -- Chapter 10 Counting Culture: Assessing Your Progress -- Your Opinion Matters -- How Is the Subculture of My Team? -- Is the Social Climate on My Team Improving? -- How Is My Team Doing on Creating Norms That Support Health and Well-Being? -- How Is My Manager Doing Creating a Team Well-Being Culture? -- A Bigger Picture -- What's on Your Mind? -- Am I Doing My Part to Create a Well-Being Culture? -- Measuring the Effect of Well-Being Programs -- The Pragmatism of Participation -- Results-When the Dust Settles -- A Well-Being Culture Is an Investment, Not a Cost -- Your Measurement Partners -- How I Help Hopkins Get Healthy -- Organizational Assessment Tools -- That's a Wrap -- Chapter 11 Dinner Is Served -- The Best Company to Work For . . . Twice -- The Cost of Being Frugal -- A Job Is More Than a Paycheck -- Is Your Organization Ready for the Next Challenge? -- Making Lifestyle Medicine a Norm -- How I Help Hopkins Get Healthy -- That's a Wrap (for Real This Time) -- Notes 
505 0 |a Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- A Note to the Reader -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Why Culture Is the Solution -- Chapter 1 Inspiration from a Fire Truck: The Case for Building a Workplace Well-Being Culture -- Willpower Is a Failed Strategy (for most of us) -- A Well-Being Culture Is a Competitive Advantage -- The Foundation of Employee Health and Well-Being -- The Path to a Well-Being Culture -- Is It Wellness or Well-Being? -- The Embers Are Hot -- Who Is on the Well-Being Culture Team? -- Human Resources -- Occupational Health -- Health Promotion Specialists -- Lifestyle Medicine -- The Well-Being Culture Building Blocks -- How I Help Hopkins Get Healthy -- That's a Wrap-Let's Get Started -- Chapter 2 Getting Personal: How Our Subcultures Influence Our Well-Being -- Influence of Subcultures on Lifestyle Habits -- The Remote Worker Subculture -- How to Support Healthy Subcultures -- Supporting Subcultures Gathered Around Healthy Themes -- Customize the Organizational Experience at the Team Level -- Talk About Health and Well-Being -- Give Your Leaders Driving Lessons -- How I Help Hopkins Get Healthy -- Pushing Back on Unhealthy Subcultures -- Cultural Health Awareness -- How I Help Hopkins Get Healthy -- That's a Wrap -- Chapter 3 Best Companies Value Well-Being: Shared Values -- The Value of Shared Values -- Choosing the Shared Values -- Make Well-Being a Shared Vision -- Characteristics of a Shared Vision -- Sharing the Well-Being Values and Vision -- Maybe Not Everyone Agrees -- Making the Shared Values Come to Life -- Include Employee Health and Well-Being in the Annual Performance Evaluation -- That's a Wrap -- Chapter 4 Oh, the Weather Outside Is Frightful: Social Climate -- Getting to Know Your Community of Meteorologists -- Onboarding -- Meet and Greet -- Vulnerability and Trust 
505 0 |a About the Author -- Index -- EULA. 
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520 |a "In A Cure for the Common Company: A Well-Being Prescription for a Happier, Healthier, and More Resilient Organization, health and well-being expert, Richard Safeer, M.D. delivers a step-by-step roadmap to creating a culture of health on your team and in your company that keeps your people happier and more engaged. In the book, you’ll discover the importance of shaping your well-being culture, challenging yourself, your team, and your workforce to live better lives by offering them new tools and methods to do just that. This book discusses: Bulletproof strategies to help leaders build a sound cultural foundation that supports their efforts at change; A path forward that allows organizational leaders to step up and help their employees be the best versions of themselves; Techniques to build a supportive culture that overcomes common obstacles to change, including positive social climates, norms, and peer supports. A can't-miss resource for business and human resource leaders at medium- to large-sized organizations, A Cure for the Common Company also belongs on the bookshelves of every professional interested in supporting employee health and well-being."--