Worksplace Metamorphosis

Laura Putnam is a leading voice for well-being at work, an international public speaker and author of Workplace Wellness That Works. As CEO of Motion Infusion and creator of the leadership training program Managers on the Move, she infuses well-being and vitality into the workplace to help employees, teams and organizations thrive.

Laura Putnam, MA, author of the award-winning Workplace Wellness that Works, is CEO and Founder of Motion Infusion, a leading well-being provider. Laura offers unexpected wellness solutions to leverage every workplace, activate key influencers, and empower every individual. She is a former urban public high school teacher, international community organizer, dancer, gymnast and now a movement-builder in the world of health and well-being. With a mission to get people and organizations “in motion,” Laura is a frequent keynote speaker and has worked with various organizations, from Fortune 500s to government agencies to academic institutes and nonprofits. She is a member of the Google Vitality Lab, and has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company, USA Today, FOX, ABC, and MSNBC. In addition, she is the recipient of the American Heart Association’s “2020 Impact” award and the National Wellness Institute’s “Circle of Leadership” award. A graduate of Brown University and Stanford University, Laura lives in San Francisco with her fiancé.

Managers as Multipliers of Well-Being
Why Managers Are Key to Getting Workplace Wellness to Work

Are managers our last great hope? When it comes to getting workplace wellness to work, they just might be. Every manager is uniquely positioned to make or break their team members’ well-being, and therefore needs to incorporate well-being into their leadership style. In this fast-moving session, learn about why well-being matters for the bottom line, the critical role that managers play in embedding wellness into the fabric of business as usual, and the specific steps that each manager can take to become a Multiplier of Well-Being!

Key points:
• Confidence in making the business case for well-being
• Understanding the critical role that managers play in promoting well-being
• Template for empowering every manager to become a Multiplier of Well-Being:

o DO – Embody well-being and lead by example
o SPEAK– Explicitly communicate well-being to team members
o CREATE – Develop an infrastructure to make well-being easy and “normal”