Health Work & Wellness™ Conference 2009

Taking Care of Business

Sometimes in tough times, business owners make the unfortunate decision to cut back on the very things that set their company apart. Things like leadership initiatives, employee celebrations, culture change, staff retreats and recognition programs.

But taking care of things like the psychosocial environment in your workplace and the psychological and emotional well-being of your people is not an option in weathering tough times, it's an imperative.

This is the message you will hear at Health Work & Wellness™ Conference 2009. Never before has the conference theme been more appropriate to the prevailing business environment. During this global economic crisis, what could be a better time to focus on Taking Care of Business?

Keynote speakers, Ian Percy and Peter Legge, will share their insights on investing in people, thinking without a box, and taking bold steps during tough economic times. Excellent workshops and special events will allow you to explore a holistic view of business, engage the brilliance within your organization and build civility, respect and engagement in your workplace. Understanding how to really take care of business in the months ahead could mean the difference between success and failure.

The Health Work & Wellness™ group is heeding this message, by continuing to invest in our own team this year, through conducting the STORM™ Index (a strategic, culture survey) and holding our annual team retreats. We're investing in our conference faculty by offering a speaker coaching series with world-renowned speaking coach Victoria Labalme. Both of these investments we know make a difference to our team, our speakers and to the outcome of the conference each year.

What are you doing to invest in your organization during these turbulent times? Participating in the rich discussions that take place at the Health Work & Wellness™ Conference is a great investment of time and money, and I encourage you to join us in Gatineau this year.

Deborah Connors BSc., MPE
President
Health Work & Wellness™ Conference

Conference 2009 Features

Victoria Labalme, who was such as hit as a keynote speaker at Conference 2007 in Toronto, is back this year. Join Victoria on Thursday, October 1 for dinner and a unique presentation, "Engaging Brilliance: Unleashing Workforce Joy". Discover how to find the hidden brilliance in your people and to celebrate what they (and you) have to offer. Laugh while learning how to improve your professional (and personal!) life.

What You Will Learn

What businesses need to thrive

Part of the underlying philosophy of the Health Work & Wellness™ Conference is that creating an extraordinary workplace starts with developing a culture that promotes trust, respect, effective communication and recognition of employees' needs. A culture that positively affects physical, mental and emotional well-being drives creativity, innovation, productivity and loyalty - all of which contribute to higher performance and a better bottom line.

At Conference 2009, you will learn:

How to assess, interpret data, evaluate, develop useful healthy business frameworks and strategic plans and link it all to your business objectives.
Simple, low-cost strategies for small workplaces (and large businesses with regional offices in small communities) that tap into the community approach to workplace health.
What it is that people need through their "work-span" for positive physical and emotional health. Different options for every generation in today's workplace.
The management practices that create a culture of mental well-being, and how to assess whether or not your work culture is healthy.