Workplace Wellness that Works: 10 Steps to Infuse Well-Being and Vitality into Any Organization

Acknowledgments

First and foremost, a very big thanks and acknowledgment to Karen Murphy, senior editor, for making this whole project possible. She took a leap of faith and provided superb guidance.

Thanks to the people who helped me with the actual writing process. MeiMei Fox got me started, kept me going, and made it all seem possible. Thank you to Leonard Gross who provided inspiration and mentorship. Thanks to Destiny McCune for her speedy and enthusiastic transcribing. Thanks to Peter Wolff for his excellent research work. Thanks to Michaele Kruger for her research assistance and transcribing. Thanks to Micaela Scarpulla for also helping out with research and fact-checking. Many thanks to Mari Ryan, Heidi Kuhn, and Christian Kindler for their helpful editing advice. I'm very grateful to Judy Howarth, who patiently and expertly edited the book in its first round. I am also appreciative of the additional team members for their follow-up editing, marketing, and assistance: Shannon Vargo, Michael Friedberg, Tiffany Colon, and Lauren Freestone. A very special thank you to Gray Pard Ponti for her amazing, lifesaving editing and proofing. Thanks to Madeleine Eiche who originally designed the “Motion Infuser” that appears on the book jacket and throughout the book. Thanks also to Megan Clark and Maria Guerriero for designing most of the graphics in the book.

This book would not have come to life in the way that it did without the many people I interviewed who shared their insights, ...