Joel Hershfield is the Manager of Finance, IT and Wellness coordinator at a Provincial Government agency in Winnipeg Canada. Under his leadership MDA has become the provincial leader in workplace wellness. Joel has given presentations on healthy workplaces to other departments, the City of Winnipeg and has spoken at a national health & wellness conference.
The workplace and personal life is relatable and we are caught up in the present and we have a hard time looking for the future. We need to take a step back and consider what the consequences are of our quick fixes.
Reason for government toughest fight for workplace wellness is ineffective, inefficient, poorly run, out of control spending. If that's the case then it must be the case that the workplace itself is toxuc, so a healthy government workplace doesn't seem likely.