304: Redefining Workplace Wellness with Rachelle Archer

The Artful Leader

Have you been in stressed out workplace that makes attempts to address wellness, but doesn’t really get at the root causes of toxicity in your culture? In this episode, Rachelle explains why stopgap measures like chair massages and staff yoga are not enough to create a true culture of thriving, and offers some steps leaders can take to achieve the organization’s mission and vision with vitality and longevity.

Using research data on workplace wellness and her own wealth of experience working with social impact organizations, Rachelle examines 5 toxic organizational traits that cause people to leave their jobs. Listen to learn how you can tend to these traits within your own organization and the costs of letting them go unaddressed.

Resources:

The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves by Dr.Shawn Ginwright

“Why Every Leader Needs to Worry About Their Toxic Culture” MIT Sloan article

“The World’s $7.8 Trillion Workplace Problem” Gallup article by Ryan Pendell

Are you a heart-centered leader looking for more support in coping with or addressing issues of workplace wellness? Rachelle helps leaders with big missions to engage in a process of transformative wellness so they can serve their community with vitality and longevity. Book a free consultation here!

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