Table of Contents
Preface ix
Chapter 1 Health and the "Bottom" Line 1
I'll Have What She's Having 4
The Problems We Have to Solve 5
Let's Rethink the Workday 9
Why Work Is the Right Time and Place for Change 10
Chapter 2 The Evolution of Work 15
Walking Man 16
Farming and Animal Domestication 19
Factories and Gin Carts 21
Work in the 20th Century 23
Working Today 28
Chapter 3 Productivity, Flow, and Creativity 33
Flow 35
Group Flow 37
Creativity 41
Personal Control and Choice 46
Chapter 4 Maximize Energy, Avoid Crashes 51
The Benefits of Movement 53
Eating for Energy 57
Losing Weight at Work 58
Strategies to Increase Movement and Exercise at Work 60
Strategies to Improve Nutrition at Work 71
Chapter 5 Reduce Stress, Increase Focus 79
Workplace Stressors 81
The Benefits of Mindfulness 83
Mindfulness and Business 87
Strategies to Reduce Stress at Work 96
Chapter 6 Sleep Your Way to Success 107
Sleep Architecture 109
Strategies to Improve Sleep 113
Shift Work 122
Sleeping on the Road 124
Chapter 7 Design the Workplace for Health 127
Our Strong Bond with Nature 128
Big Irritants at the Office 131
Human Factors and Ergonomics 134
New Building Standards 136
Strategies for Creating a Healthy Work Environment 138
Chapter 8 Create a Healthy Organizational Culture 149
Better Me + Better You = Better Us 151
Act Like a Fool 157
Strategies That Change Behavior 166
Getting to "Why" 171
Chapter 9 The Business Case for Health 177
The Role of Community 180
Strategies for Building a Business Case 182
The Future of Work 194
Afterword 201
Acknowledgments 207
Suggested Reading 211
Notes 213
Index 227
About the Author 233
