Podcast appearances and mentions of dee edington

Dee Edington was a pillar of the wellness community and passed away on June 21, 2022. You can learn more about Dee here. In this 2016 conversation, Dee and I talk about: How one question inspired the book “Shared Values, Shared Results”. Why a framework is needed to be built into the business, not just benefits. Helping people live to their best quality of life and to their highest level of performance. Why we shouldn't walk away from the word “wellness”. Dee also makes insightful comments about culture and how there's only one culture in an organization. The questions becomes “is health a part of that culture or not?”. Ultimately, everything that happens in an organization affects the wellness of people. We need to help CEO's see the connection between positive organizational health and the business. Dee thinks short term outcomes are much better to focus on than lagging indicators, such as healthcare cost containment. Dee makes a great point about asking the question “what is the best thing we're doing around here to do our best work?”. In other words, ask for the positive things first. What can you do if senior leadership is not bought into the concept of wellness? The #1 rule is don't assume you know what the CEO wants. He imparts more wisdom around this subject that I personally found helpful. Dee also addresses: The value of caring Are biometric screenings worth it? Why financial incentives discriminate against the lowest paid people in the organization. Infighting among wellness professionals Finally, Dee grants me permission to forgive myself for past wellness mistakes and talks about incorporating gratitude as part of wellness. To learn more about my new program, visit: https://everydayresilience.co/resilience-for-self-leadership/

WellBites is a Michigan Wellness Council Podcast. Our mission is to inspire implementation of leading workplace wellness strategies through thought-leadership and education. In this podcast series, we interview people in the field to offer different perspectives and insights. This episode is a conversation with Dee Edington, Founder and Chairman of Edington Associates, LLC. He was also the Founder and Professor of the University of Michigan Health Management Research Center and was the Director of the Center until June 2011 and most recently author of Shared Values-Shared Results: Positive Organizational Health as a Win-Win Philosophy.

On the first segment of today's show, Dr. Dee Edington and Jack Bastable, co-founders of the Edington CBIZ Next Practice Awards, tell us how the award program came to be, how companies earn the award and what the value of this special achievement is. Doug and the guests will also talk about some highlights from the well-being track at 2016 IHC FORUM West in Las Vegas. Collaborating with expert consultants at CBIZ, we have designed five workshop sessions that cover the range of wellness in today's workplace. Tune in at 11:10 a.m. (ET) to learn more about the Edington CBIZ Next Practice Awards and what we have planned for November's conference.For the second segment, Doug will talk with Jen Arnold, owner of Redesigning Wellness, a consulting and training company that creates engaging and effective health and wellness strategies for forward thinking organizations. Worksite wellness should be treated just like any other business initiative in your company. Unfortunately, it rarely gets the attention it deserves. Often the responsibilities are thrown on an overworked HR person who already has too much on their plate. And these activities usually stay in HR with little exposure to the CEO. Wellness turns into haphazard activities, the same people participating and maybe the occasional Biggest Loser contest. Then you pray you’ll find something in your annual health care claims that shows a positive ROI. That’s not the way results happen! In this interview, Jen will talk about ways to redesign the common worksite wellness program in order to gain better traction and results.

On the first segment of today's show, Dr. Dee Edington and Jack Bastable, co-founders of the Edington CBIZ Next Practice Awards, tell us how the award program came to be, how companies earn the award and what the value of this special achievement is. Doug and the guests will also talk about some highlights from the well-being track at 2016 IHC FORUM West in Las Vegas. Collaborating with expert consultants at CBIZ, we have designed five workshop sessions that cover the range of wellness in today's workplace. Tune in at 11:10 a.m. (ET) to learn more about the Edington CBIZ Next Practice Awards and what we have planned for November's conference.For the second segment, Doug will talk with Jen Arnold, owner of Redesigning Wellness, a consulting and training company that creates engaging and effective health and wellness strategies for forward thinking organizations. Worksite wellness should be treated just like any other business initiative in your company. Unfortunately, it rarely gets the attention it deserves. Often the responsibilities are thrown on an overworked HR person who already has too much on their plate. And these activities usually stay in HR with little exposure to the CEO. Wellness turns into haphazard activities, the same people participating and maybe the occasional Biggest Loser contest. Then you pray you’ll find something in your annual health care claims that shows a positive ROI. That’s not the way results happen! In this interview, Jen will talk about ways to redesign the common worksite wellness program in order to gain better traction and results.

This recording showcases the innovative strategies of the 2015 winners of the Edington-CBIZ Next Practice awards in wellbeing, drawing key points from Dr. Dee Edington’s books, “Zero Trends” and “Shared Values, Shared Results.”

An interview with Dee Edington, director of the Health Management Research Center.