Contents
- 1 Concurrent Sessions: Series B
- 2 Wendy Poirier B1: Helping Managers Support Workforce Well-being
- 3 Dr. Susan Biali B2: Enjoy a Productive Team through a Culture of Well-being
- 4 ABOUT SUSAN Dr. Susan Biali, M.D. is an internationally recognized health, wellness and life balance expert who can help you finally take the necessary steps to move you into your most fulfilling, successful life, both at work and beyond. Dr. Biali blogs for PsychologyToday.com and appears in media across North America, including Fox News, CTV, Global, CityTV and The Good Life Network, as well as Self, Chatelaine, The Medical Post and The Chicago Tribune. She is the author of Live a Life You Love: 7 Steps to a Healthier, Happier, More Passionate You.
- 5 Dr. Jeannie LeMesurier B3: Power of Engaging: Emotional Health for Successful People
- 6 Razor Suleman with Panelists B4: Cream of the Crop: High Performing Teams in Award-Winning Cultures
Concurrent Sessions: Series B
Tuesday May 4th
3:45pm–5:00pm
Wendy Poirier
B1: Helping Managers Support Workforce Well-being
Canadian organizations are at the forefront of a growing global recognition that business productivity is both positively and negatively affected by workforce well-being. Managing employee well-being, however, is more than implementing a wellness program. There are also key workforce ‘connects’ – social, relational and psychological dimensions that need to be considered and integrated into management practices. In tandem with these variables, workplace culture can also strongly influence employee opinion, well-being, and ultimately, financial performance. In this session, we’ll share how organizations can harness the competitive advantages of well-being through new approaches to employee management, measurement, and business leadership.
ABOUT WENDY
Wendy Poirier is Towers Watson’s Canadian Health and Group Benefits Leader, based in Calgary. In this capacity, she helps organizations define and implement health care strategies to maximize employee health and productivity while managing costs. The strategies she helps develop are grounded in an understanding of the key business issues facing organizations in maximizing their human capital, while focusing on humanistic approaches that underpin employee well-being.
Dr. Susan Biali
B2: Enjoy a Productive Team through a Culture of Well-being
In challenging times, you and your organization can survive and even thrive by creating a culture that promotes well-being. Happy, healthy people are loyal, committed, engaged, and more productive. Wellness expert Dr. Susan Biali will teach you a host of evidence-based, low-cost ways to improve your team’s well-being and success.
You Will Learn:
- Key components of well-being that are frequently overlooked
- How to avoid common mistakes that threaten well-being and engagement
- How to measure and increase total well-being in your workplace
- Simple ways to bring out the very best in your team (and yourself)
- How to live your best life, inside and outside of the office
ABOUT SUSAN
Dr. Susan Biali, M.D. is an internationally recognized health, wellness and life balance expert who can help you finally take the necessary steps to move you into your most fulfilling, successful life, both at work and beyond. Dr. Biali blogs for PsychologyToday.com and appears in media across North America, including Fox News, CTV, Global, CityTV and The Good Life Network, as well as Self, Chatelaine, The Medical Post and The Chicago Tribune. She is the author of Live a Life You Love: 7 Steps to a Healthier, Happier, More Passionate You.
Dr. Jeannie LeMesurier
B3: Power of Engaging: Emotional Health for Successful People
No matter who you are or what your role is, we all share a strong desire for connectedness, engagement and purpose. Fortunately, there are simple yet powerful rules of engagement that will move you towards a more satisfying and enjoyable workplace.
This session brings together the principles of sports psychology, mental health, cognitive behaviour therapy and spiritual psychology. So if you and your team aspire to a healthier workplace, fulfilling connections, shared goals, and enhanced performance and productivity, this session is for you. The rules of engagement are the key to transforming your professional and personal life.
About JEANNIE
Dr. Jeannie LeMesurier is a clinical psychologist, life coach and motivational speaker. She obtained her B.A. and M.A. from McGill University and her Ph.D. from l’Université de Montréal. She has been trained by Jack Canfield, the Chicken Soup for the Soul co-creator, who is America’s leading success coach. Her commitment is to empower people to be successful in love and at work.
Razor Suleman with Panelists
B4: Cream of the Crop: High Performing Teams in Award-Winning Cultures
What are the key characteristics of an award-winning team? Do the connections between employee health and organizational performance matter? What roles should key stakeholders play in supporting the outcomes that high performing organizations seek?
In this panel discussion you’ll hear leading organizations discuss their approaches to engagement and culture in the workplace as a major keystone to their organizational performance. Learn best practices of how to create an award-winning culture with high productivity and a happy team.
Razor Suleman, Host, Founder & CEO, I Love Rewards
Reid Lewis, Vice President Human Resources at ConAgra Foods
Rayna Weatherald , Director Human Resources at the Marriott Calgary
Andrea Garson, Vice President Human Resources & Administration at Workopolis
