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Mari Ryan, an experienced workplace well-being strategist, tells a simple, yet insightful story in the award-winning fable: The Thriving Hive: How People-Centric Workplaces Ignite Engagement and Fuel Results. (Best Business Fable, Silver Medal Winner, AXIOM Awards 2019) A first-time CEO realizes her organization is no longer attracting and retaining the kinds of employees they need to remain competitive and keep their customers happy. She seeks help from a mentor, the retired former CEO. With his unconventional insights, he introduces her to two very different beehive workplace cultures and how they deal with adversity. Replete with interesting characters, the fable takes you on a journey as the bees experience hive-threatening situations. The story looks at the organizational behavior, how leadership and their management teams can create workplace cultures that diminish or support the well-being of their employees. You'll meet the management teams and worker bees that represent typical employees in any business. Readers join the CEO in learning about: Putting employee wellness first to revitalize a company The economic benefits of a people-centric workplace Creating a workplace culture with organizational behaviors that encourage organizational well-being Implementing structural adjustments that support employee engagement Strategic viewpoints and tactical practices for enhancing employee well-being This is a quick read for anyone who wants guidance for creating a culture of well-being, purpose, vitality, and satisfaction, for an all-encompassing employee experience.

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As CEO and founder of Advancing Wellness, Mari is a workplace well-being strategist guiding organizations to create people-centric workplaces. Working with businesses of all sizes from start-ups to global powerhouses such as Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, and Northrup Grumman, she brings a wealth of experience and expertise. Mari holds a BA from Lesley University, an MBA from Boston University, and an MS in Health Promotion from Nebraska Methodist College. Her certifications include: Worksite Wellness Program Consultant, Wellness Practitioner, and facilitator in a number of evidence-based behavior change programs. Mari is also a master trainer for the Work@Health program for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mari is or has served on many business and health and wellness organizations including: cofounder of the Worksite Wellness Council of Massachusetts, Board of Directors of Health Promotion Advocates, co-chair of the Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE) Human Resources Committee, member of the External Advisory Committee for the Center for Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace, a NIOSH-funded Center of Excellence at the University of Massachusetts - Lowell, member of several Human Resource organizations, including the New England Human Resource Association (NEHRA) and Human Resources Leadership Foundation (HRLF). The American Journal of Health Promotion, Insights (NEHRA), and Occupational Health and Safety Magazine have published Mari's worksite health promotion articles. Mari is an in-demand speaker at local and national conferences on workplace well-being and talent management topics. Mari's love for walking brought her to lead a community-based program in Watertown, Massachusetts, called Watertown Walks! As a member of the Watertown Bicycle/Pedestrian committee, Mari initiated a Safe Routes to School program to encourage children to walk or bike to school. In 2006, Mari accomplished a personal goal of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. In 2016, Mari walked 100 miles of the Camino de Santiago in Spain.

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