Starting Conversations: How To Talk to Executive Leaders

Time and time again, research has shown that supportive leaders are important, if not essential, to successfully improving the well-being of workers. Organizations with supportive leaders have more comprehensive programs, better participation, enhanced satisfaction, and superior outcomes. In this session, attendees will learn about the effective and surprisingly simple way that a Fortune 100 company has worked to engage leaders: Talk to them one-on-one. This session will discuss lessons CHS Inc. has learned, what worked, what didn’t work, and what tactics to use to advance your leaders’ agendas and improve employee well-being. By starting conversations with executive leadership, CHS has been able to align employee well-being goals with leadership goals, enhance leader investment in employee well-being, and start to build a culture of health.