living well to lead well: healthy leadership for a healthy future

SHEALYNN BUCK, MDPRESCRIPTION TO THRIVE, LLCHEALTH STRATEGIST, COACH, & EDUCATOR

current state of our nation

poor fiscal health…poor physical health

True or False

The U.S. spends more on health care for chronic diseases than it spends on food.

True. Approximately $2 Trillion…

and the U.S. spends more on health care for chronic

diseases than all of China’s personal consumption.

2009 Almanac of Chronic Disease. Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease

“If our society is not physically fit, we will not be able to defend ourselves and our country’s common interests.”John Robitscher, Executive Director, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

What fraction of U.S. healthcare costs are driven by lifestyle choices?a) 1/5b) 2/3c) 1/3d) 2/5

2/3 of U.S. healthcare costs are driven by

our lifestyle choices.

*Institute of Medicine. (2006). Genes, behavior, and the social environment: Moving beyond the nature/nurture debate. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.

we are in the driver’s seat

If we change course now, by 2023 the U.S. could avoid 40 million cases of chronic disease and…

The Milken Institute. Oct 2007

reduce the economic impactby 27% or $1.1 trillion annually.

“The next major advances in health of the American people will come from…

…the assumption of individual responsibility for one’s own health and a necessary change in lifestyle for the majority of Americans.”

John H. Knowles, MDFormer President of Rockefeller Foundation

Culture“the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization”

Cultural Norms “a pattern or trait taken to be typical in the behavior of a

social group”

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

healthy leadership is a change agent for healthy culture

“creating a culture of health takes passionate, persistent, and persuasive leadership at

all levels.”

What’s the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Programs?Harvard Business Review. December 2010.

each of us is being called to be a

healthy leader…

to take lead of ourselves…

so we can, in turn,

positively, effectively, & collectively

lead others

live positively...…lead positively

What are the characteristics of

a healthy leader?

self-aware & self-responsible

open to learning, growth & support

positively engaged and engaging

adaptable & resilient

“most sustainable improvements…

occur when citizens discover their own

power to act…Peter Block. Community: The Structure of Belonging

be the change… be the change…

“smart organizations – and those that

succeed…will understand that the 21st Century is the ‘Women’s Century’…”

Muhtar Kent, The Coca-Cola Company Chairmain & CEO

healthy culture involves

bringing leadership style into

balancemasculine feminine

healthy leadership…

purpose vs position

community vs control

interdependence vs independence

empowering vs overpowering

ubuntu

I am what I am because…

of who we all are.

one who exemplifies ubuntu…

open & available to others

affirming of others…

…doesn’t feel threatened that

others are able & good

ubuntu

it’s the flight attendant rule

put on your

oxygen mask

first

empower your

healthy leader within

it starts with a vision

A compelling statement of who you want

to be and what

health-promoting, life-giving behaviors

you want to do consistently

values & motivators

strengthschallenges

strategiessupports

what is your plan de vida…

your plan for life?

Abuela Panchita (and me). She is 104 years old, and one of the world’s longest living and healthiest people.