Beyond Silos: Chase Sterling on the Wellbeing Think Tank & Outcomes-Based Wellness

Host Barbara Zabawa welcomes Chase Sterling, executive director of the Wellbeing Think Tank, a 501(c)(3) founded in 2021 that convenes monthly events and an annual summit to elevate evidence-based, integrated workplace wellbeing practices. Sterling explains she created the organization after seeing workplace wellness treated too narrowly and siloed, arguing wellbeing at work requires supporting individuals while changing organizational systems such as leadership, environment, and policies. The conversation covers a rise in outcomes-based programs tied to biometric standards and healthcare-cost pressures, and the need for employers to stop placing responsibility solely on employees and instead ensure workplaces “at a bare minimum” do not cause harm. Sterling shares tactics for influencing leadership by aligning wellbeing initiatives to business problems, using data, and addressing barriers like paid time for preventive care and manager accountability.

00:00 Welcome and Introductions
01:16 What Is Think Tank
04:19 Outcomes Programs Return
06:40 Shared Responsibility at Work
12:03 Selling to Leadership
15:48 Preventive Care Example
18:21 Who Leads Implementation
22:02 How to Get Involved
23:14 Podcast Closing Notes

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