Few organizations today will outwork their competition. Over the past three years of global change and disruption, most organizations have already been compelled to rewire how they operate and rebuild their culture—working harder, faster, or longer is not an option if you want your company to last for the long haul. During this time, an unmistakable point of company differentiation has been emerging: How well the organization enables people to adapt to stress and thrive. This means prioritizing thriving—a natural state of human functioning—as an essential factor in achieving outcomes that matter. As readers of the Be Well Lead Well® newsletter, this isn’t new information for some of you—it’s your lived experience. You already know what studies, such as our recent research across the health & wellbeing industry, reveal: Reorienting our organizations, teams, and personal lives around what it means to truly thrive has become one of the biggest challenges and opportunities. Leaders in all industries and at all levels are trying to understand the drivers that make life worthwhile and create a roadmap to deliver on those drivers. They are building frameworks of thriving to evolve their companies. A FRAMEWORK FOR THRIVING FOR YOUR COMPANY At Wisdom Works, we…

All industries face upheaval, yet over these past few years perhaps none more than Health & Wellbeing. Try to put your arms around this industry, and you’ll find it is enormous. It comprises the vast array of products, technologies, and services that touch the quantity and quality of our lives, with as diverse of sectors as healthcare, mental wellness, physical activity, pharma, wellness real estate, workplace wellness, human potential, and more. The Health & Wellbeing industry is on the frontline to assist with the one in three people worldwide—almost 2 billion individuals—who feel their lives are out of balance, a mental, physical, and emotional toll experienced in every corner of the world. We also expect this industry to help us experience good health and wellbeing today, plus evolve healthier, more peaceful, and prosperous futures for our communities and organizations, our planet, and our personal lives. LEADER WELLBEING IS A KEY LEVER One of the most significant findings emerging from Wisdom Works recent study of leaders across the Health & Wellbeing industry is the strong correlation between leaders’ reports of their psychological wellbeing and leadership impact. Moreover, upon deeper analysis of the leaders who participated in the study, we discovered: Up…

New research by Wisdom Works Group shows prioritizing leader wellbeing is critical for increasing industry & societal impact. Wisdom Works Group releases pioneering report of leadership across the health and wellbeing industries, Leading in the Health and Wellbeing Industry 2023: Are we walking our talk? that reveals a unique opportunity for these leaders to enhance wellbeing for themselves and the people and organizations they serve. The report findings are a clarion call for the health and wellbeing industry to make thriving a standard of success for leadership and industry impact. The first study of its kind, Wisdom Works sought to determine: As leaders of health and wellbeing industries, are we thriving personally? Are we advancing wellbeing through how we lead? Wellbeing has become a driver of brand performance, workforce engagement, and social and environmental change—and is one of the central challenges and opportunities of leadership today. The wellbeing leadership agenda is even more crucial for organizations in the health and wellbeing industry because it is an industry that the rest of the world looks to for health and wellbeing solutions and advice. Leading in the Health & Wellbeing Industry 2023 represents a survey of 841 leaders spanning 71 countries across every…