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The Healthy Workplace

by Leigh Stringer

July 2016

Intermediate to advanced

256 pages

6h 32m

English

AMACOM

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I’ll Have What She’s HavingThe Problems We Have to SolveLet’s Rethink the WorkdayWhy Work Is the Right Time and Place for Change
Walking ManFarming and Animal DomesticationFactories and Gin CartsWork in the 20th CenturyWorking Today
FlowGroup FlowCreativityPersonal Control and Choice
The Benefits of MovementEating for EnergyLosing Weight at WorkStrategies to Increase Movement and Exercise at WorkStrategies to Improve Nutrition at Work

Workplace StressorsThe Benefits of MindfulnessMindfulness and BusinessStrategies to Reduce Stress at Work
Sleep ArchitectureStrategies to Improve SleepShift WorkSleeping on the Road
Our Strong Bond with NatureBig Irritants at the OfficeHuman Factors and ErgonomicsNew Building StandardsStrategies for Creating a Healthy Work Environment
Better Me + Better You = Better UsAct Like a FoolStrategies That Change BehaviorGetting to “Why”
The Role of CommunityStrategies for Building a Business CaseThe Future of Work

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