The GWI’s Initiative, the Global Mentorship Program (GMP), pairs seasoned professionals in the wellness, spa and hospitality industries with up-and-coming leaders for six months of one-on-one mentorship. And they’ve just launched an easy web application to match mentors and mentees: https://gmpapp.org/users/sign_up.
Must-Reads from the Wellness World (Week of March 27, 2018)
“The Workplace Is Killing People and Nobody Cares” – Insights by Stanford Business, March 15, 2018
This is an interview with Jeffrey Pfeffer, the author of “Dying for a Paycheck”: a new book that examines the massive health care toll that today’s work culture exacts on employees. Pfeffer argues that the current work culture is harming both company performance and individual wellbeing. Job engagement is low; distrust in management high; and job satisfaction in continual decline. His book focuses on the U.S., but the problem is global.
When it Comes to Wellness Policies, Europe Comes First
New studies, including the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) Better Life Index and 2018 Environmental Performance Index, show that when it comes wellness – and government, workplace and environmental policy – European nations are often way out in front.
Young Generations Work, Consume and Embrace Wellness in Whole New Ways
There is a critical change in attitude going on about the concept of work: work-life balance matters much more and, increasingly, younger workers tend to favor free time over wages.
Study: Our Beliefs Impact Our Weight & Longevity
A new study, led by Dr. Alia Crum (2017 Global Wellness Summit keynote speaker and head of the Mind & Body Lab at Stanford University), indicates that our beliefs (even if inaccurate) about how much we exercise may have a significant impact on our health and longevity.
Video: Medical Experts on the One Thing that Would Most Move Needle on Prevention
The GWI’s Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease was announced at the 2017 Global Wellness Summit, and leading medical experts – from Dr. Andrew Weil to Dr. Mehmet Oz – were asked which one thing they think could help make this ambitious goal a reality – and have the biggest impact on reversing the alarming rates of chronic disease.
