Can You Improve Wellbeing Across An Organization? with Elise Morris

Elise Morris is a positive psychology practitioner, and Director of People and Culture at Swisse Wellness, who were recently recognized by the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business as a global example of excellence for their work in whole person wellness.  Elise believes wholeheartedly that other people matter, and when we live and lead from this perspective, we can unlock ours and others ability to thrive and flourish.  . 

Would you like to implement a comprehensive wellbeing program to take people from functioning to flourishing in your organization?  Elise explains the programs and initiatives Swisse Wellness are implementing as part of their whole person wellness program. These come under three pillars – movement, nutrition and mindfulness.  Hear about the successes, and her hopes for further integrating the program within the organization.

Connect with Elise Morris: 

Website - StillNorth.com.au

You’ll Learn:

• [02:08] - Elise shares why Swiss Wellness won an award at the 2017 Positive Business Project Conference.
• [04:40] - Elise explains the growing business case to improve wellbeing at work.
• [06:56] - Elise talks about getting past our own biases and understanding where someone else is coming from.
• [08:23] - Elise shares the tools and practices in their program.
• [10:20] - Elise explains how they are considering how to take a more systems perspective.
• [13:04] - Elise discusses performance and contribution.
• [14:17] - Elise shares how they measure the impact of their program.
• [15:49] - Elise talks about gender and buy-in with the practices.
• [17:31] - Elise shares a challenge they have faced with rolling out this program.
• [19:18] - Elise provides advice to others who are thinking about rolling out a similar program.
• [20:23] - Elise talks about scaling this program for working across multiple markets.
• [22:55] - The Lightning Round with Elise Morris

Your Resources:

• Positive Psychology in a Nutshell: The Science of Happiness - Ilona Boniwell
• Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience - Pim van Lommell
• Authentic: How to be yourself and why it matters - Stephen Joseph
• Positive Business Conference

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