Creating Healthy Organizations provides an evidence-based, practical guide to strengthening the links between employee well-being and performance in any organization.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- Preface -- Introduction -- Work Transformed -- Progress at the Front Lines of Change -- Expanding Wellness Initiatives -- Making Tangible Progress -- Momentum for Change -- Connecting Well-Being and Sustainability -- Mixed Signals -- Chapter Outline -- CHAPTER 1: The Healthy Organization -- Integrating Well-Being and Performance -- Building Momentum for Change -- Healthy Organizations in Action -- A Healthy Organization Model -- CHAPTER 2: Beyond Workplace Health Promotion -- Expanding Our Focus on Well-Being -- Taking a Holistic Approach to Healthier Organizations -- Connecting Worker Health and Safety -- Benefits of a Healthy Organization -- The Long Arm of Job Stress -- How Well-Being Is Distributed in the Workforce -- An Organizational Approach to Reducing Job Stress -- Making Workplaces Mentally Healthy and Safe -- Progress on Workplace Mental Health in Canada -- Lessons from the Standard -- Tracking Progress in Other Countries -- How You Can Move Beyond Workplace Health Promotion -- CHAPTER 3: How Vibrant Workplaces Inspire Employees -- Focusing on Workers' Experiences -- Envisioning Vibrant Workplaces -- The Big Picture: Why Some Workplaces Are Healthier and Safer than Others -- Individual and Organizational Resilience -- High-Quality Healthcare Organizations -- Engagement Enablers -- Closing the Inspiration Gap -- The Dynamics of a Healthy Organization -- CHAPTER 4: Positive Cultures -- What Is Culture? -- Assessing Your Culture -- Strengthening the Trust-Well-Being Link -- Building Trust -- Culture Change -- Strengthening Your Culture -- Strong Values -- Revitalizing Your Organization's Culture -- CHAPTER 5: Inclusive Leadership -- Leading the Way to a Healthier Organization -- Inclusive Leadership Qualities -- Managers Need People Skills. Developing People Skills -- Cultivating Resilience -- Encouraging Bottom-Up Change -- Shared Leadership Responsibility in Healthcare -- A Healthy Organization Is a Shared Responsibility -- CHAPTER 6: Healthy Change -- Moving from an Individual to an Organizational Focus -- Generating Change Capacity -- Constant Communication -- Getting on Your Own Healthy Change Path -- The Role of Culture and Leadership -- Guidelines for Healthy Change -- Removing Barriers to Change -- Participatory Work Redesign -- Improving Well-Being through Work Redesign -- Learning to Change -- Healthy Change as Organizational Renewal -- CHAPTER 7: Sustainable Success -- Human Sustainability -- Accountability for Sustainability -- Sustainability Trends -- Sustainability Is All about Values and Culture -- How Ethics Matter for Employees -- Closing the Well-Being Gaps -- Sustainability in Small and Medium-Size Organizations -- Sustainable Progress -- CHAPTER 8: Measuring Progress -- Connecting the Data Dots -- Assessing Your Employees' Needs -- How Leading Organizations Achieve Health and Wellness Goals -- Evaluating Your Change Initiatives -- Do You Need to Calculate Return on Investment? -- Measuring the Value of Investment -- Understanding the Full Value of Improved Well-Being -- Combining Leading and Lagging Indicators -- Guidelines for Evaluating Healthy Organization Change Initiatives -- Sustainability Reporting -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 9: A Practical Guide to Creating a Healthier Organization -- Healthy Organization Assessment -- Tapping into Available Resources -- Tracking Your Healthy Organization Actions -- Overcoming Change Barriers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.