WORKPLACE FRIENDSHIPS
WORKPLACE FRIENDSHIPS
Boost your employees’ health and productivity by encouraging office friendships: Having a strong sense of community can lower the risk of heart attack, stroke, and type 2 diabetes
CORPORATE GIVING
& VOLUNTEERING
CORPORATE GIVING
& VOLUNTEERING
Volunteering reduces sick days:
volunteers have 17% lower risk of chronic inflammation, and spend 38% fewer nights in hospitals
OVERCOMING LONELINESS
OVERCOMING LONELINESS
Loneliness has a similar mortality impact as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and costs employers $412 billion annually in lost productivity and increased health care spending.
FOSTERING OPTIMISM
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND HEALTH
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS AND HEALTH
Keeping your desk tidy and showing up for meetings on time is actually good for your health. Conscientiousness is a key ingredient of health, happiness and success
The Surprising Way To Stay Healthy At Work
(And Beyond...)
The Workshop/Lecture
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Learn the importance of social environment for health and productivity
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Learn how to become more optimistic and conscientious
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Learn how to prepare for retirement not just financially, but socially, too.
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Learn how to design corporate giving and volunteering programs for maximum mental and physical health benefits
My Experience
I have shared my research on social determinants of health on dozens of podcasts, TV and radio shows, including NPR and Mindvalley's Superhumans at Work. I have done workshops and lectures INSEAD business school, European Commission, and TEDx talks at Bocconi University (Italy) and Vrije University (Netherlands).