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Work Life IntegrationHow Caring for Ourselves Can Change Culture
Women and LeadershipCoffee and Conversation
February 7, 2018
Presented by Nicole Youngberg
UW-Madison Chief Employee Wellness Leader
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Overview/Agenda
1. Your well-being: What is it and why does it matter?
2. What does well-being mean to you?
3. Work-life integration
4. Resources & Tips
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What is well-being?
What is it to “be well”?
• Not sick• Not diseased• Not disabled• Not injured• Not in pain• Not on meds• Not smoking• Not drinking
What is “well-being”?
• Not overweight• Not tired• Not stressed• Not depressed• Not upset• Healthy• Happy• Feel good
Despite popular opinion…
Your well-being is NOT a health status destination;
and is NOT about perfection!
“Man is physical, mental, and spiritual UNITY– a unity which is constantly
undergoing a process of growth and adjustment within a continually changing
physical, biological, social, and cultural environment.”
-Halbert Dunn, MD, PhD (1959)
“Wellness is an integratedmethod of functioning which is
oriented towards maximizing the potential of which the individual is
capable of functioning, within the environment.”
-Halbert Dunn, MD, PhD (1959)
UNITY | PROCESS | CHANGE | INTEGRATION | ORIENTATION | CAPABILITY
Wellness is aboutSELF-AWARENESS & ASSESSMENT
(mindfulness)of one’s self, health, & well-being
and all that is contributing to it
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Physical
Environment
Emotional
Social & Cultural
Financial
Spiritual
Career & Academic
Wellness
Dimensions
7 Interconnected Dimensions of Well-being
Well-being is aboutinter-connectedness & unity
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Organization
Department
InterpersonalRelationships
Individual
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In this season, who or what are your top 4 priorities…
1) ________________
2) ________________
3) ________________
4) ________________
Who or what are some of your priorities?
YOU?
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EmployeeSupervisor
SpousePartnerParentFriend
Volunteer?
How many hats do you wear each day?
Can you wear all the hats and be your best self?
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Physically
When you feel stretched thin, describe what happens to you and how it impacts
those around you…
Emotionally
Relationally
Professionally
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"To care for others, we must first care for ourselves"
What does your best possible self look like?
What are you spending your time doing?
What kinds of interactions are you
having?
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What prevents you from achieving your best possible self?
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Work-Life Integration
UNITY | PROCESS | CHANGE | INTEGRATION | ORIENTATION | CAPABILITY
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Where do we start?
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Ellen with her Hawaii Chair
“The happy secret to better work”
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What does work life integration look like for you?
How can you integrate your best self into your work?
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Ideas to care for Ourselves
Shawn Achor’s Tips:
• 3 things that you are grateful for
• Journaling (1 positive in the last 24 hours)
• Exercise
• Meditation
• Conscious Acts of Kindness (1 positive email/day)
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Ideas to Care for Ourselves- Give yourself permission
- Breaks – take them, move, stretch, breathe
- Schedule time before and after meetings to prepare and wrap up
- Schedule time on your calendar for a lunch break
- Nutritious foods/beverages – bring to work, when going out, potlucks, catering, fruit/nut jar
- Building relationships – invite others to join you, offer help
- Physical activity – leave a comfortable pair of shoes/clothes at work, go on walking meetings, consider active transportation to work
- Reduce waste/printing (double-sided)
- Environmental space (organized, greenery, etc.)
- Recruitment, hiring, onboarding, engagement, professional development, performance management processes
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UW-Resources- Visit the Employee Wellness website at www.talent.wisc.edu to join us and register for the…
- Workplace Wellness Community of Practice
- Bucky’s Workout May 23
- Like us on Facebook – www.facebook.com/uw.uwell
- Follow UWell on Instagram @uw_uwell
- RecSports
- Workplace Workouts, Employee Memberships
- Free Meditation Sessions @ 21 N Park and Union South
- ETF Financial Fitness Program
- SilverCloud
- Employee Assistance Program
- WellWisconsin StayWell Program
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Be Well!
Nicole Youngberg
UW-Madison Chief Employee Wellness Leader
608-262-1769
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