Participating in professional development programs and activities, offered within or external to the university, will meet the participation guidelines for this incentive. Regular participation over a multi-week period (attending at least 85% of sessions over a minimum of 7-8 weeks), is necessary to be eligible for this incentive.
Why is this important?
Using one’s strengths every day and maximizing professional potential enhances overall well-being and helps increase enjoyment and engagement at work. The Gallup organization recognizes five elements of well-being that are essential for life-long health: Career, Social, Financial, Physical, and Community. Career Well-being is the most essential of all five elements critical to well-being, as identified by Gallup. Adding a Career Well-being category to our suite of Program Incentive areas advances the impact of well-being at CWRU. In doing so, we help people more fully thrive at work.
Options include:
- Working with the Professional Development Center (PDC)
- Employee Supervision Certificate Completion
- In order to meet Wellness Program Incentive requirements, the Employee Supervision Certificate must be started and completed between January 1 and November 30 of the year in which you want to attest for the Career Well-being Program Incentive
- Professional Development Training Session Participation
- Attend at least 7-8 training sessions curated by the CWRU Professional Development Center (may include PDC Training, LinkedIn Learning, and/or Academic Impressions)
- Employee Supervision Certificate Completion
- School of Medicine Faculty Development Programs
- Participating in any of these year-long programs: FRAME, REFRAME, To Tenure and Beyond
- Attending 85% of sessions of The Work Happiness Method, Work Happiness Together, or Teamwork series (learn more below)
- Participating in the Mather Center's Staff Leadership Development Institute (MSDLI)
Manager Well-Being Series
The University Wellness Program team offers presentations focused on the importance of well-being for managers and supervisors each semester, through the Professional Development Center (PDC) within Human Resources. Two sessions focus on managers/supervisors and two address the importance of burnout management for individuals and organizations. Presentation titles are listed below. Please refer to the PDC website to locate the schedule and registration opportunities.
The Importance of Well-Being as a Supervisor
The Importance of Well-Being for Your Team
Individual Strategies to Recognize and Prevent Burnout
Navigating the Impact of Burnout on Organizations
Fostering the Mindset and Skills for High-Impact Teamwork
Are you interested in enhancing your team's interpersonal relationships and productivity? Dr. Tyler Reimschisel, MD, MHPE, BCC, of Holistic Teaming, LLC, will conduct a series of eight, one-hour virtual sessions aimed at improving your teamwork knowledge, skills, and mindset. Topics that will be addressed include valuing the perspectives of different team members, fostering psychological safety, enhancing your emotional intelligence, demonstrating emotional regulation, conducting more productive team meetings, improving your listening capabilities, giving and receiving feedback, and managing conflict productively. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend.
Tuesdays, January 13 - March 3, from 12-1 pm via Zoom
The Conscious Leadership Edge: The Human Advantage
In today's high-pressure work environments, many leaders are operating in survival mode: juggling competing demands, navigating constant change, and reacting to challenges with increasing exhaustion. What if there was a way to lead with calm clarity, even in chaos?
Welcome to The Conscious Leadership Edge: The Human Advantage - a transformative eight-week program designed to help you shift from reactivity to resilience, from burnout to purposeful impact, and lead with greater intention, calm and connection.
Led by Dr. Tamsin Astor, a cognitive neuroscientist and executive coach known as the Chief Habit Scientist, this program combines cutting-edge brain science, practical habit-building, and powerful leadership tools. The goal? to help you lead more intentionally, more effectively, and more humanely, at work and at home. Zoom sessions with Tamsin and individual work during the week, through the program portal, will be included.
Program Highlights
* 30 self-paced videos and worksheets (delivered Monday - Friday)
* Weekly live calls for reflection, community, and coaching
* Tools from HeartMath, meditation, breathwork, and neuroscience
* Journaling prompts for daily awareness and leadership growth
2026 Program TBD
Work Happiness Together
Join the Wellness Program Team for an experiential book-based series to enhance your career well-being and build community here at the university. Author of The Work Happiness Method and positive psychology expert, Stella Grizont, will kick us off during session 1. Then, we will discuss one key inner skill covered in Stella's book each week. A copy of the book will be provided for each participant, and there will be weekly reading and other assignments to help you get the most out of this series.
Participants will learn:
- The three psychological traps that sabotage your happiness and success - and how to avoid them?
- The power of emotions on your vision, decision making, and how to steer yourself towards greater possibilities
- How to stop comparing yourself to others and focus on what brings you great energy
Join us if you are ready to elevate your experience at work and in life. You don't have to do it alone...we get to do it together.
May return in 2026.
The Work Happiness MethodTM
Join Positive Psychology expert, Stella Grizont, for this 8-week series to learn how to be happier and more satisfied at work. Stella's evidence-based, energetic, and supportive approach has helped many individuals identify a clear vision for their professional path and make a plan to move forward. This program will include weekly live training sessions, pre and post series assessments, weekly worksheets, access to class recordings and gentle email and text reminders to help participants stay on track.
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Future plans TBD.