A Cure for the Common Company by Richard Safeer Summary
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Dr. Richard Safeer's groundbreaking prescription transforms workplaces from toxic to thriving. Johns Hopkins' Chief Medical Director reveals how preventive well-being cultures slash healthcare costs while boosting productivity. What if your company's biggest competitive advantage isn't technology or talent - but simply healthier, happier humans?
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The Workplace Is Making Us Sick-Here's How to Fix It
What if your job could actually make you healthier instead of slowly killing you? At Johnson & Johnson, employees have significantly lower rates of hypertension than the national average. At Cisco Systems, workers are so satisfied they helped the company earn Fortune's #1 Best Company to Work For designation twice. These aren't flukes or the result of expensive perks-they're what happens when organizations build genuine cultures of wellbeing. Most companies approach employee health backwards, offering wellness programs that feel good but change nothing. They hand out gym memberships while creating work environments that make it nearly impossible to use them. They preach work-life balance while rewarding those who answer emails at midnight. This disconnect is killing us-literally. Despite spending more on healthcare than any other nation, Americans face alarming rates of chronic disease, with work-related stress fueling heart disease, diabetes, and depression. The pandemic only intensified this crisis, pushing burnout to levels we've never seen before. Traditional workplace wellness has become a predictable ritual: annual health fairs, coaching sessions nobody attends, cheerful newsletters everyone ignores. These programs assume employees just need more information or motivation to make better choices. But here's the uncomfortable truth-fewer than 10% of Americans successfully keep their New Year's resolutions. Willpower is a terrible strategy for lasting change.
Why Culture Beats Willpower Every Time
The Six Pillars That Transform Workplace Health
Building Social Climate and Making Healthy Choices Effortless
Culture Connection Points and Team Subcultures That Shape Daily Health
Your Colleagues Are Your Greatest Health Asset and Why Peer Support Transforms Behavior
The Leadership Commitment That Changes Everything and Building Cultures That Heal
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
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