Wellness Leadership: Creating Supportive Environments For Healthier And More Productive Employees [Paperback] Allen Ph.D., Judd

Wellness Leadership explains how you can help your work group become a healthy culture. Your leadership will make it possible for employees to finally be able to achieve difficult wellness goals such as losing weight, getting fit, quitting smoking, overcoming addictions, avoiding injury, reducing stress, following medical advice and enjoying the good life. Such changes save lives, cut medical costs, enhance productivity, improve morale and add new vitality to your work group. This guidebook is for managers, wellness committee members and all those interested in effectively promoting healthier and more productive lifestyles.

Judd Allen earned his Ph.D. in community psychology from New York University. His books include Culture Change Planner, Bringing Wellness Home, A Family Guide to Wellness, Kitchen Table Talks for Wellness, and Healthy Habits, Helpful Friends. Judd is president of the Human Resources Institute, an editor of the American Journal of Health Promotion. He has held the position of senior research analyst at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, served on the board of directors of the National Wellness Institute, and served on the faculty of Cornell University Medical College. Judd has completed the New York City Marathon more than 30 times and has competed in multiple Ironman-distance triathlons and long-distance cross-country ski races. He lives in Burlington, Vermont.