GIVE YOUR AUDIENCE MORE THAN INSPIRATION.
Our keynotes and on-site presentations are lively and spirited, with lots of easy-to-use tips to get everyone "in motion" — and on the road to enhanced wellbeing. Laura's unique style of speaking combines relevant science with meaningful stories and a good dose of humor.
laura is a global wellbeing speaker, bestselling author, and workplace activator,
From a book that pioneers a whole new system for workplace wellness to keynotes that are jam-packed with energy, insights, and humor to leadership development programs that infuse well-being and vitality into the workplace to help employees, teams, and organizations thrive.
Laura Putnam is turning the wellness world upside down.
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Laura offers unexpected solutions to leverage every workplace, activate key influencers, and empower every individual.
If you're looking for inspiration and insights on topics related to well-being, motivation, innovation or improved performance, we can help.
Wellness Rethink: It’s the water, not the fish.
The wellness industry is booming. So why aren’t we? Today, there are more apps, more yoga pants, more self-help books, and more company wellness perks than ever before. Wellness is big business. Yet, by every measure, our overall health and wellbeing is getting worse, not better. With few exceptions, we are less active, we are more anxious, and our life expectancy is shrinking. How is that possible — and what can we do about it?
Join Laura Putnam, global wellbeing speaker, bestselling author, and workplace activator, as she bursts the bubble of self-optimization. She breaks down how our obsession with habits and mindsets has blinded us to what’s happening all around us. What are the cultural shifts that have gotten us here, the pressures that sustain it, and how do we transform wellness from personal responsibility to one of collective care?
In a provocative talk that will help audience members to see the pursuit of better health and wellbeing through fresh eyes, Laura paints the picture of how sustainable wellbeing — at home, at work, in our schools, and in our communities — can only be achieved through a culture-first approach. Put another way: we need to focus less on the “fish” and more on the “water.”
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
The wellness industry is booming. So why aren’t we? Today, there are more apps, more yoga pants, more self-help books, and more company wellness perks than ever before. Wellness is big business. Yet, by every measure, our overall health and wellbeing is getting worse, not better. With few exceptions, we are less active, we are more anxious, and our life expectancy is shrinking. How is that possible — and what can we do about it?
Join Laura Putnam, global wellbeing speaker, bestselling author, and workplace activator, as she bursts the bubble of self-optimization. She breaks down how our obsession with habits and mindsets has blinded us to what’s happening all around us. What are the cultural shifts that have gotten us here, the pressures that sustain it, and how do we transform wellness from personal responsibility to one of collective care?
In a provocative talk that will help audience members to see the pursuit of better health and wellbeing through fresh eyes, Laura paints the picture of how sustainable wellbeing — at home, at work, in our schools, and in our communities — can only be achieved through a culture-first approach. Put another way: we need to focus less on the “fish” and more on the “water.”
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Study the currents. Make the invisible, visible. Study the cultural shifts that have gotten us here.
- Navigate the currents. Leverage positive currents; circumvent negative ones.
- Change the currents. Tackle the pressures that keep us here by redefining what it means to lead and designing ecosystems that work for everyone.
Managers as Multipliers of Wellbeing
What the best team leaders do differently While senior leaders set the tone, managers are the key drivers of well-being at work. In fact, the best way to promote well-being at work is team by team, led by managers. Every manager needs to be awakened to the critical role they play and be given the tools they need to lead their team forward. Key Points:
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Workplace Wellness that Works
Infusing well-being into any organization. A healthier, happier workforce is good for people and good for the bottom line. But, are your workplace wellness programs actually working? Probably not. Most don’t. Learn how you can apply a smarter framework that infuses well-being into the workflow, tackles the taboo topic of mental health at work, and makes well-being a way of life. Key Points:
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Me At My Best®
How to create the life you want What can every individual do to fight back against a society that accelerates poor health? Each can learn about what it takes to thrive - and at the same time, take a clear-eyed view at what they're up against. Each can identify those forces that are working against them and more strategically maneuver around them to become their version of Me At My Best®. Key Points:
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Born to Move, Told to Sit
Re-engineering movement back into our lives. It’s less about exercise and more about moving throughout the day (aka, Motion Infusion). To do so, we need to acknowledge the fact that we are “born to move, but told to sit.” That is, everything in our society drives us to our chairs. We need to find meaningful ways to move throughout the day, such as taking a five-minute walk every half hour. Key Points:
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HERE'S WHAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED:
“Laura is an empathic storyteller, which allows her to really connect with people. Her energy and insights create space for people to shift their thinking, remove barriers, and actually envision a Vermont where we could be the healthiest state in the nation.”
– Don George,
President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont
"So grateful to Laura for being our incredibly interactive, energetic and brilliant keynote speaker at the American Heart Association's 2020 Workplace Health Symposium. She spoke the truth about what we need to do to Rewrite the Script about wellbeing in our workplaces and our communities to improve health across the board." "A dynamic and professional on-stage presence, Laura communicates by showing more than telling; her use of images, powerful data points, examples and stories enhances impact, as evidenced by numerous references to her content throughout the Workforce Strategy Conference." |
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"The time is now for all of us to rise up,
seize the moment, and make workplace
well-being work for all."
— LAURA PUTNAM