Workplace Wellness Centre of Excellence Articles

Welcome to the first installment of our four-part series on Executive Wellness Leadership. In this article and subsequent installments, we will build the case that an investment in executive wellness is actually an investment in your business. It's no secret that busy...

Moving day was finally here. The staff of Number TEN Architectural Group, a Winnipeg-based architectural firm [1] was ready to walk into their new office space and begin the arduous process of settling in. True, the move was only temporary, a relocation made necessary...

For years, organizations and governments have focused on the occupational health and safety of employees. But much of that focus has been on preventing worksite accidents like slips and trips, or injuries from unsafe machinery. To augment this, the National Institute...

Over the past few months, we’ve shared a series of articles on the importance of Wellness Champion Networks and the value of engaging senior leaders as Wellness Champions. Today, we’ll share a case study illustrating the tremendous accomplishments that are possible...

[The article below, a follow-up to “Secrets of a Toxic Workplace [Part 1]: Why Employees May Not Be Performing at their Best ” offers solutions for remedying or mitigating the impacts of toxic work environments. The above word cloud contains responses to my online...

Recently, I posted this question to online groups that I moderate, "What comes to mind when you think of toxic workplaces?" Sadly, but maybe not surprisingly, the responses I received were overwhelming and disturbing. People had so much to share about toxicity in the...

An Increased Need for Wellness in the Workplace Increasingly, organizations around the world are hiring certified corporate wellness professionals to help foster healthier lives for their employees. Why? Studies show that employers who invest in employee wellness...

How diverse and responsive are your employee wellness programs? Do you focus more on the "medium to high health risk" employees and perhaps ignore those in the "no to low risk" group? Do you embrace and cultivate a "multi-dimensional" and cohesive approach with your...

The following article was prepared a graduate of our Workplace Wellness Ambassador Certification Program. The inspiration for this article came from her insightful responses to our program's online discussion activities.  Introduction The Workplace Wellness COE Model...

In the 24-7, always on, work culture that we live in today, Workplace Wellness is being called on now more than ever to help support the plethora of health and wellness needs and concerns of today's workforce. In meeting these needs, it may be argued that the...