archiveChief Health Officer Insider

In 2015, the International Journal of Wellbeing published an article of mine entitled, ‘Workplace wellbeing programs: If you build it they may NOT come…because it’s not what they really need’.  In the article I pointed out that whilst organisations had been giving more attention to employee health and wellbeing, participation...

Sometimes those that have had great success at a young age, decide to do something different with their lives after their initial success has faded. This has been the case for young actors, musicians, and sports stars. This is certainly the case for the tennis star Andrea. Early Life of...

Christian Santiago, founder of The Greatness Institute, is a former pastor turned high-performance coach who helps faith-driven and high-achieving executives and entrepreneurs become an inspirational leader people want to follow. “I was a pastor, and I was helping people, but I realized that there was a particular group of leaders...

Companies have been on the burn to figure out how to get their businesses back to normalcy post-pandemic. And that means trying to figure out a way to get sales back up to par and improve revenue streams again.  One of the key elements for both improving and maintaining sales...

This is perhaps the most interesting part of a customer’s perception of your business…Once you have decided where you want to position yourself in the price market, it will be very difficult to change. Remember, once a potential customer believes something, it is virtually impossible to change their mind. When...

Does your business have a story to tell? Shanir Kol: My journey as an entrepreneur started way back in 1999 soon after I returned from my studies at the California State University Business School in Northridge, CA. As a budding businessman, my determination was always to help customers make informed...

“Leaders are dealers in hope”. Thus, spake Napoléon Bonaparte. I’ve always liked this quote because it very simply captures the emotional dimension of leadership. The challenge of winning the hearts and minds of those that follow. No easy task. Especially when things are moving fast and/or times are tough. Yes...

T-Boz, Left Eye, and ChilLi formed the famed female group TLC. Their smash hit “Waterfalls” was considered one of their biggest successes on the charts. With deep life meaning laced over every lyric, “Waterfalls” reminded us to avoid chasing waterfalls, or in more direct terms, negative habits and reckless behavior....

The pandemic has led to an undeniable awareness of the need for a new C-suite leader, the CHO or the Chief Health Officer. This has been driven by the recognition of the importance of employee health for engagement, productivity, and risk management, along with lowering healthcare insurance costs. At the...