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Getting to What Matters for Well-Being in the Workplace

January 28, 2026 12:00 pm Central | Register

Guest Panelists:

Jessica Grossmeier, PhD, MPH

The 2026 HERO learning agenda will focus on a value proposition designed to enlist more employers to invest in employee health and well-being. To launch this ambitious goal, we are excited to host a fireside chat with Dr. Jessica Grossmeier, featuring key concepts and aspirational ideas from her latest book, “Well@Work: Chart Your Course with Purpose, Connection, and Transcendence.”

In past HERO learning events, we have distinguished between “little e and big E engagement.” That is, we have urged workplace well-being practitioners to improve outcomes not only relating to participation in program offerings but also to strive for designing work environments and workforce initiatives that deepen employee engagement in those aspects of their lives and work that bring them joy, meaning, and fulfillment. Of course, promoting the well-being of others starts with serious investments in our own well-being.

This webinar will invite participants to reflect on their own self-care and well-being status as a pathway to advancing it for their teams, organizations, and communities. Collectively, we’ll consider: Is our profession walking the talk and what is it that hinders or advances our being both champions and role models for wellness?

This conversation with Dr. Grossmeier will address the current state of employee engagement at work and the often unaddressed issues that interfere with big E engagement. We will also discuss how to “Reimagine Well-being” by supporting employees’ connection to their personal core values, to the people they work alongside, and to something bigger than themselves. Moreover, Grossmeier will share what the research has to say about how such an approach has been linked to more productive, resilient, and engaged teams.

Learning objectives:

Participants will be able to describe current trends in employee engagement and employee burnout.
Participants will be able to identify at least three business outcomes linked to a holistic approach to employee well-being.
Participants will be able to describe at least three practical exercises or activities that increase employee’s sense of engagement, connection and fulfillment at work.

SPEAKERS

Dr. Jessica Grossmeier: Jessica Grossmeier, PhD, MPH is an award-winning researcher, speaker, and author of “Reimagining Workplace Well-being: Fostering a Culture of Purpose, Connection, and Transcendence” and “Well At Work: Chart Your Course to Purpose, Connection, and Transcendence.” She is a leading voice in workplace well-being and was recently recognized as one of the most influential women leaders in health promotion by the American Journal of Health Promotion. Jessica works with employers and well-being service providers to identify evidence-based practices to support employee well-being and foster a culture of health. This includes collaborative research, advising, writing, and speaking on topics related to workplace well-being best practices, measurement/evaluation, strategic planning, and value demonstration. In her previous work as an outcomes researcher, she executed research studies demonstrating health and financial outcomes for workplace well-being programs sponsored by large national employers. Her more recent research has focused on identifying best practice approaches to superior health and business outcomes. Many of these studies have been published in peer-reviewed professional journals. Jessica serves as a Senior Fellow for the Health Enhancement Research Organization; Strategic Advisor-ROI of Care for Compassion 2.0; Chairs the Global Wellness Institute’s Workplace Wellbeing Initiative, and serves on several advisory boards. She has published more than 80 articles in professional journals and frequently presents at industry conferences, events, and webinars. Jessica received doctoral and master’s degrees in public health, with an emphasis on community health education. She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and enjoys hiking, yoga, reading, art gallery crawls, and travel which allows her to combine those interests.

HOST:

Paul Terry, PhD, is a Senior Fellow at HERO where he leads our learning agenda. Paul is also Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Health Promotion. His prior positions were president and CEO at HERO, president and CEO at StayWell Health Management, and president and CEO at The Park Nicollet Institute. Paul is the author of four books and over 200 research and professional papers. A study he led won the C. Everett Koop National Health Award. He was awarded two Fulbright Senior Scholarships and served on advisory councils for The National Academy of Sciences, the American Heart Association, the CDC, the University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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