Foreword xiii

Acknowledgments xv

About the Authors xix

Introduction: The Elephant Whisperer 1

Part I Slow-moving Storm: a History Of Warnings and Apathy 15

Chapter 1 A Slow-Moving Storm: The Existential Threat to Business and the Economy 17

Chapter 2 The Rainbow in the Storm: Medical Science Meets Building Science 30

Chapter 3 Storm Damage: The Cost of Forgetting 42

Chapter 4 Stress: Portrait of a Killer 53

Part II Is There Shelter From the Storm? a Search for Wellness 65

Chapter 5 In Search of Wholeness 67

Chapter 6 Why Happiness Before Health 78

Chapter 7 Where’s the Data? Inconvenient Truths 92

Chapter 8 The Mystery of Hospitality: Experiencing the Human Touch 109

Part III Magical Nudges: the Road To Health and Well-being 125

Chapter 9 Nudge Thinking: How Small Things Lead to Big Results 127

Chapter 10 The Healthy Building Nudge: The Invisible Power of the Workplace 141

Chapter 11 The Financial Nudge: The Return on Humans (ROH) 157

Chapter 12 Becoming Your Best Self: Rest, Engagement, Boundaries, and Deep Work 169

Part IV Haven in a Heartless World: the Need for Safe Places 183

Chapter 13 How They Did It: Creating Ecosystems of Care 185

Chapter 14 Courageous Leaders and a Culture of Care 201

Chapter 15 The MeTEOR Story: Extreme Ownership 216

Chapter 16 Starting a Movement: How Second-Chair Leadership Can Change a Company 227

Chapter 17 Haven in a Heartless World: The Promise of a Good Workplace 245

Appendix A The Well MindShift Core Team 256

Appendix B Well MindShift Participants 263

Appendix C Personal Story Template 267

Notes 269

Index 279