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Workforce Health Engagement is a show exploring strategies to improve your employees’ health and productivity – and to protect your bottom line. Join us as industry experts discuss how to engage employees in population health management, wellness, and healthcare consumerism.
Workforce Health Engagement is a special series for CEOs, HR executives, and other business leaders about creating a culture of health and building on the latest trends in areas such as communication, epidemiology, disease management, benefit plan design, worksite clinics, price transparency, and more.
Over the long term, a “program of the day” won’t help you boost employee health, productivity, and your bottom line. For sustainable success, you need an integrated approach to workforce health engagement.

Workforce Health Engagement | corporate wellness, consumerism, communication & more | hosted by Jesse Lahey, Aspendale Commun Jesse Lahey

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Workforce Health Engagement is a show exploring strategies to improve your employees’ health and productivity – and to protect your bottom line. Join us as industry experts discuss how to engage employees in population health management, wellness, and healthcare consumerism.
Workforce Health Engagement is a special series for CEOs, HR executives, and other business leaders about creating a culture of health and building on the latest trends in areas such as communication, epidemiology, disease management, benefit plan design, worksite clinics, price transparency, and more.
Over the long term, a “program of the day” won’t help you boost employee health, productivity, and your bottom line. For sustainable success, you need an integrated approach to workforce health engagement.

    WHE33: Engaging Wellness Solutions for an On-Demand World | with Lorna Borenstein, CEO of Grokker

    WHE33: Engaging Wellness Solutions for an On-Demand World | with Lorna Borenstein, CEO of Grokker

    Grokker is an on-demand wellness solution that engages employees with better health through video, experts, and community. Loved by users in 172 countries around the world and used by top employers like eBay, Aetna, and Pinterest, Grokker was named to the 2017 CNBC Upstart 25 list for successful startups.

    With over 4,000 exercise, mindfulness, nutrition and sleep videos from 5 to 50 minutes, more than 130 master experts to choose from, and a supportive community to connect employees across locations, Grokker takes the work out of workplace wellness with an easy-to-implement, holistic, and cost-effective program.

    As the founder and CEO of Grokker, Lorna Borenstein is on a mission to redefine global business culture and champion employee well-being.

    Lorna is an internet veteran who began her career launching eBay Canada out of her guest room with a newborn in tow. After over 20 stressful years in high-profile roles at eBay, HP, Yahoo!, and Move, it was time for a change. With a holistic approach and a commitment to put herself first, Lorna transformed her own physical, spiritual, and emotional health. Then she founded Grokker to help others do the same.

    A sought-after speaker, contributing author, and C-suite adviser on wellness, leadership, corporate culture, and women’s issues, Lorna is also a frequent contributor to business publications including Fortune, Huffington Post, and Entrepreneur.

    Resources Mentioned in This Episode



    Website: grokker.com

    Twitter: @Lborenstein

    Twitter: @GrokkerInc

    Facebook: /grokkerinc

    Instagram: /grokkerinc/

    YouTube: Grokker

    Articles:



    What Is It About Working At eBay That Makes Women Start Businesses?

    How eBay makes its wellness program work







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    • 40 min
    WHE32: Boosting Stress Resilience for Employees | with Andrew Shatté

    WHE32: Boosting Stress Resilience for Employees | with Andrew Shatté

    “Stress is the new fat. It makes us sick, depletes us emotionally, and diminishes our quality of life.”

    ~ Jan Bruce, co-author of meQuilibrium

    Just like managing weight, managing stress is about becoming aware of personal choices and making better ones, and rewiring thought patterns so that an individual’s habits sustain well-being rather than sabotage it. Learning resilience gets to the root cause of stress and unhealthy behaviors by helping people challenge and adapt their thinking.

    Dr. Andrew Shatté joins Jesse to discuss how to train employees to tackle the seven core components

    of stress management — not by attempting to eliminate stress, but by markedly improving their ability to handle it. Third-party research shows that people who develop stress resilience based on the meQuilibrium approach are:



    4x more likely to have high job satisfaction.

    5x as likely to have very good or excellent health.

    47% less likely to miss at least one day of work per month.

    Half as likely to quit.



    Even though 75% of people say they are overloaded by stress, only 3-5% take advantage of employee assistance programs (EAPs). At organizations that implement meQuilibrium, Andrew reports that 60-70% of employees give the program a try, and 88% of them complete the program.

    Andrew Shatté is co-author of two books about resilience and stress management. He is a psychologist and research professor in the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona, a Brookings Institution fellow, and the Chief Science Officer at the online stress management company meQuilibrium. Andrew has spent more than 20 years researching resilience and has established resilience programs that are operating around the world. Andrew’s work has improved productivity and performance at organizations ranging from NASA to Fortune 100 companies.

    meQuilibrium is a personalized, interactive, coaching system designed to provide people with proven, measurable methods to increase their stress resilience. Large employers, including Comcast and HP, use meQuilibrium as part of their human capital strategies to help their employees to manage stress and boost performance and to make healthier choices. It’s designed for mobile and desktop use.

    Andrew Shatté will return soon for an upcoming Engaging Leader podcast about how to become a stress-resilient leader, including developing resilience personally, mentoring team members to develop their resilience, and creating a resilient workplace. Don’t miss it!

    Resources Mentioned in This Episode



    Website: mequilibrium.com

    New study: Nearly Half of High-Value Employees Are Not Resilient

    Book: meQuilibrium: 14 Days to Cooler, Calmer, and Happier

    Book: The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life’s Hurdles

    LinkedIn: /AndrewShatte

    Twitter: @meQuilibrium



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    • 32 min
    WHE31: Building a High-Performance and Health-Driven Culture at Trek Bikes | with John Burke, CEO

    WHE31: Building a High-Performance and Health-Driven Culture at Trek Bikes | with John Burke, CEO

    The organizations that are most successful in building a culture of health begin at the top, with key leaders championing a vision that includes the wellbeing of every employee. In this episode, Jesse interviews John Burke, CEO of Trek Bikes, who took a stand 13 years ago that launched a culture that has produced improvements in employee health every year since then.

    Trek Bikes grew out of one man’s belief that he could build a different kind of company. In a barn in southern Wisconsin, Dick Burke instilled the simple principles that continue to guide the company as it has grown into a worldwide brand: build things that last and leave a legacy of positive change. Dick’s son John Burke began working at Trek in 1984 and has been president of the company since 1997.

    Jesse and John discuss:



    What makes Trek different from other high-end bike makers;

    How Trek got started;

    How John joined Trek and eventually came to lead the company;

    Why John decided to do something to make the country better;

    The problems-and-solutions approach that John teaches as one way to create a high-performing team;

    How Trek makes sure it has the best people;

    How Trek creates a positive culture, including developing its leaders; and

    Why John decided to create a culture of health within Trek, and how they did it.



    John Burke is president of Trek Bikes. He is also the author of two books: 12 Simple Solutions to Save America and One Last Great Thing. John served as chairman of President George W. Bush’s President’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports and is a Founding Board Member of the Bikes Belong Coalition. A native of Madison, Wisconsin, John is an avid cyclist and runner and has finished Ironman Wisconsin as well as the Boston and New York Marathons.

    Resources Mentioned in This Episode



    Website: https://www.trekbikes.com

    Recruiting video: Let Me Show You Our Bicycle Company 

    Book: 12 Simple Solutions to Save America 

    Book: One Last Great Thing 

    Twitter: @JBTrek08

    Facebook: /12SimpleSolutions 

    Website for Great Place To Work Institute: https://www.greatplacetowork.com/



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    • 44 min
    WHE30: Millennials and Healthcare: How They Experience the System | with Hector De La Torre

    WHE30: Millennials and Healthcare: How They Experience the System | with Hector De La Torre

    They’re supposedly young and healthy, but a new study shows that more than half of Millennials report having a chronic health condition. In addition, Millennials struggle how to navigate the health care system, starting with choosing an appropriate health plan in the first place.

    These and other surprising findings are from a new study on Millennials and their experience with the health insurance and health care system.

    In a recent poll conducted by the Transamerica Center for Health Studies of 1,171 U.S. Millennials, the research looks at how this mega-generation has experienced the healthcare system to-date and their expectations moving forward. In this episode, Jesse interviews Hector De La Torre, the Executive Director of the Transamerica Center for Health Studies (TCHS).

    Jesse and Hector discuss the key findings of the study, as well as what employers can do to help Millennials choose a health plan that’s right for them and make appropriate choices about providers and treatment options.

    TCHS a nonprofit focused on helping consumers and businesses navigate the healthcare landscape. Through its broad-based analysis and research findings, TCHS informs the national healthcare conversation by bringing clarity to the complex decision-making regarding health coverage and personal health and wellness.

    Resources Mentioned in This Episode



    Website: www.transamericacenterforhealthstudies.org

    Study:  Millennial Survey: Young Adults’ Healthcare Reality

    LinkedIn: /hectordelatorre

    Twitter: @TCHS

    Other resources mentioned: EL140 Cross-Generational Communications – How to Bridge the Gap to Engage Multiple Generations



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    • 38 min
    WHE29: Behavioral Economics for Business Leaders: Turn Good Intentions into Positive Results | with Bob Nease

    WHE29: Behavioral Economics for Business Leaders: Turn Good Intentions into Positive Results | with Bob Nease

    The new book, The Power of Fifty Bits: The New Science of Turning Good Intentions into Positive Results, by Bob Nease, PhD, is the first practical guide for business leaders to apply behavioral economics to activate the good intentions of people in their workforce.

    Behavioral economics has shown that people’s choices and actions often are not based on rational decisions.

    If you are a benefits manager or the leader of a wellness program, this explains why some of your best efforts at plan design, incentives, and participant education have frustrating results. We often assume (incorrectly) that if we give people the right information and financial carrots and sticks, they will:



    Adopt healthier behaviors such as saving for retirement and eating healthier, and

    Make smart-consumer choices such as choosing high-quality, lower-cost medications and providers.





    A logical structure of plan design, incentives, and participant education seems like it should influence employees appropriately, but too often these components have little — or even a negative — effect. In our frustration, we may conclude that employees lack information or moral strength, or perhaps that they have bad intentions. However, the data shows that’s not the case. Lots of people already believe in the value of the behaviors that are being promoted. Instead, inattention and inertia lead to behaviors that don’t match what they want to do.

    In this episode, Bob Nease joins Jesse to discuss how to use the science of behavioral economics to activate the good intentions that people have. Bob shares a framework of seven strategies to overcome inattention and inertia in your workforce — strategies that have been proven to measurably improve choices and behaviors.



    From “The Power of Fifty Bits” (HarperCollins, 2016)

    Bob Nease, PhD, is the author of The Power of Fifty Bits: The New Science of Turning Good Intentions into Positive Results. Bob served many years as the chief scientist at Express Scripts, a Fortune 25 healthcare company dedicated to making the use of prescription medications safer and more affordable. Bob was also an associate professor of internal medicine at Washington University in St. Louis and an assistant professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. He is the author of more than 70 peer-reviewed scientific articles, and inventor on six US patents.

    Resources Mentioned in This Episode



    Website: www.fiftybits.com

    Book: The Power of Fifty Bits: The New Science of Turning Good Intentions into Positive Results

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobnease

    Twitter: @bobnease

    Podcast WHE21: Can Behavioral Economics Solve Your Company’s Health Care Problems? | with Derek Yach from Vitality Institute



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    • 43 min
    WHE28: Avoiding Workplace Burnout | with Bill Holston

    WHE28: Avoiding Workplace Burnout | with Bill Holston

    One of the surprising things about workplace burnout is that no one is immune. Even the most engaged, productive, and passionate people can experience burnout — in fact, their dedication may cause them to be even more susceptible than others. In Engaging Leader episode 019, How to Help Your Team Have More Great Days at Work, Chris Rice talked about the risk of high-performing people becoming “Crash and Burners.”

    It’s one of the challenges of workforce engagement: helping your most engaged people stay engaged. Extended periods of burnout can result in a decline in performance, health problems related to stress and depression, as well as the worst kind of turnover — losing your very best performers.

    Avoiding burnout, in ourselves and in the people we lead, requires a proactive strategy. To talk to us about avoiding workplace burnout, we decided not to invite a psychologist or university professor. Instead, we invited a person with real-world experience as a leader and a professional, who has been recognized by others for his insights into avoiding burnout.

    Bill Holston is Executive Director of the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas. In 2012, he left his law practice of 30 years to lead this non-profit organization that provides pro bono legal services for people who come to the United States seeking asylum from political or religious persecution, abusive relationships, or other reasons. Recently, two professional associations invited Bill to speak at their events about avoiding burnout. Based on his wisdom and years of experience, it’s easy to understand why people are finding his insights helpful. After you listen to our conversation, I think you’ll agree.

    In this episode, Bill and Jesse discuss these topics:



    Defining burnout

    Identifying the problem and causes

    Who does it impact?

    What is compassion fatigue?

    Warning signs in ourselves and in those we lead

    How can we avoid it?



    Resources Mentioned in This Episode



    Website: http://www.hrionline.org/

    LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/human-rights-initiative-of-north-texas-inc-

    Twitter: @HRIonline

    Engaging Leader episode 019: How to Help Your Team Have More Great Days at Work with Chris Rice



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    • 45 min

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