The Working Well Podcast

Join us for the inaugural episode of the Working Well Podcast. We discuss the challenges, issues, and opportunities that led to the launch of this show, and then we dive into some of the current challenges facing personal and workplace health and wellness.

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These days, society has a love/hate relationship with technology. It’s an integral part of our digitally driven world, yet if we aren’t careful, getting sucked into the digital vortex can be disastrous for our mental and physical health.

Thankfully some great technology companies are using their coding and behavioural science skills for good. These companies are helping people live healthier, happier, more vibrant lives. To facilitate learning, engaging with nature, and connecting with other humans.

Today, we will meet Jane Wang, one of the amazing women driving this positive change and learn how her biochemistry and medical background led her to create a unique wellness technology company that’s transforming consumer health, corporate wellness, and influencing the future of the insurance industry!

Welcome to the Working Well Podcast, the show that explores the rapidly changing landscape of work and wellbeing. Each episode, We dive into the hottest topics in leadership, employee wellbeing, and the future of work! I’m your host Tim Borys.

Before we dive in, let’s learn more about Jane Wang.

The personal choices of employees are their own to make. However, companies also have a vested interest in ensuring that each person is as healthy, engaged, and high performing as possible. Balancing the nuances of this gray area is one of the most challenging aspects of leadership and corporate culture.

Doing it well requires a customized blend of access to information, clear communication, leadership strategy, and employee engagement. The combination of these factors are important components of your unique corporate culture recipe.

Today’s episode brings up a topic that’s traditionally within the employees personal choice, but the health risk is important for companies to understand and mitigate. Similar to the challenges from smoking, excess drinking and drugs, or other unhealthy behaviours, companies that can engage, inform, and help guide healthier choices in employee populations will see outsized financial, operational, and corporate culture returns.

This episode brings my background in Health Coaching and Performance to the forefront and combines it with the challenges facing companies, leaders, and the quest for improved workplace wellbeing.

I look forward to your thoughts and comments. I encourage you to reach out and engage in the conversation!

Welcome to the Working Well Podcast, the show that explores the rapidly changing landscape of work and wellbeing. Each episode, We dive into the hottest topics in leadership, employee wellbeing, and the future of work! I’m your host Tim Borys.

What is potential? As humans, how do we go about putting potential into action in our work and life? These are big questions that businesses and leaders struggle with each day. The good news is that the solutions can be quite simple and highly effective with a strategic shift in mindset and perspective.

Today, we're going to unpack potential and look at how individuals, teams, and organizations can harness it for transformative change.

My guest today is Pam August. And she knows a lot about the power of potential in people and businesses. Pam's pedigree includes 14 years helping curate one of Canada's most admired corporate cultures. Pam guides organizations, teams, and leaders to unlock their potential for transformative results.

She's a fierce champion for how developing people and culture enables strategic business success. As Director of Culture Activation at WestJet, Pam spent over a decade proving and refining this business case. Today, she's a trusted partner for high performance organizations around the world through her firm, Connecting Potential.

Pam is a sought after speaker, facilitator, and organization and relationship systems coach, with a Bachelor of Adult Education and a Master of Arts in Leadership. Pam takes pleasure in solving tricky problems Listening deeply, learning always, and laughing a lot.

Technology is essential for modern life, but as humans and particularly as employees, far too many of us are drowning in it. What was supposed to improve our performance and productivity has become a rat's nest of software platforms and distractions that are killing performance, productivity, and well-being.

Generative AI has only amplified the noise and the pace of change. Good news is there's a better way. My guest is Rebecca Kirstein Resch. She's at the forefront of using humane technology to help humans thrive. We dig deep into the critical people and technology challenges facing leaders and organizations today, and the implications for the sustainability of their businesses and workforce.

Welcome to the Working Well podcast show that explores the rapidly changing landscape of work and well-being. Each episode, we dive into the hottest topics in leadership. Human flourishing in the future of work. I'm your host, Tim Borys.