Our Vision
To radically improve global health and wellbeing through the vehicle of business
Why Business is the answer to the Global Wellbeing Crisis
We are facing a global wellbeing epidemic on a scale never before seen: Burnout, Mental Exhaustion, Loneliness, The Great Resignation and Chronic health conditions are devastating in impact personally, professionally and economically. Conservative estimates have put the productivity costs of chronic disease alone in the billions of dollars.
But did you know that 80% of these issues are driven by lifestyle factors that can be avoided?
The importance of Work
Today we see workplaces as part of the problem as Jeffrey Peffer wrote in his book, ‘Dying for a Paycheck’.
But they also represent the solution.
The Corporate sector employs millions of people. Millions of people with families, friends and communities around them.
Collectively, corporate business has the potential to transform the health of humanity on a global scale – but only if there is alignment between the needs of the organisation and those of its people.
The importance of Work
Today we see workplaces as part of the problem as Jeffrey Peffer wrote in his book, ‘Dying for a Paycheck’.
But they also represent the solution.
The Corporate sector employs millions of people. Millions of people with families, friends and communities around them.
Collectively, corporate business has the potential to transform the health of humanity on a global scale. It is recognised that people spend a full one third of their lives engaged in ‘work’ and accordingly, positive change occurring in this sphere of our existence has an enormous impact on our overall wellbeing – and by extension, the wellbeing of our families and extended communities too.
How we can Help?
Our Services
Traditional approaches to workplace wellbeing are falling short of the mark in terms of genuinely impacting the happiness of employees. At best, a series of well-intentioned but generic tactics leads to short-term spikes in reported wellbeing engagement scores, but they fail to uncover and address the true underlying issues impacting day-to-day stress levels of your team leading to sustained improvement, or to create the cultural shifts needed within the organisation to see wellbeing as a strategic priority.
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Be sponsored from the very top of the organisation
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Seek to align your people and initiatives with the higher purpose of the business helping to strengthen it within
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Create a shared identity-forming narrative and associated employee experience that build real community
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Take a holistic view of your people, processes and environment to uncover true insights and opportunities
Tactics to Strategy
- Gather data – we’ll use The Medicine Man Discovery tools to unearth the truth through a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Gain insight – we’ll triangulate the different data sets to deliver unique insight on the risks, the challenges and the opportunities.
- Create the Strategy – following agreement on the Strategic Starting Point, we’ll build your Wellbeing Strategy from the inside out using Community Sector principles – Consult, Collaborate and Co-Desgn, to maximise impact and engagement.
- Communicate the Strategy – critical to the success any Workplace Wellbeing Strategy is the accompanying Communications Plan. Drawing upon decades of experience in this space, we will co-create a 12 month Communications and Engagement Plan to ensure your entire team are fully engaged by taking them on the journey.
High Performance Leadership Training
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Discover how to manage culture and create a collective mindset of positivity. See how leadership and culture is the strategic imperative; shifting from the past bias of management systems, to a growth mindset for a leading culture of innovation.
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Tap into the potential of team members to develop positive attitudes and thinking that supports the team and organizational culture.
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Develop leadership at every level in the team, where members learn to be more pro-active and strategic to solve problems. Give each team member the skill to be more resilient and positive in the face of adversity and negativity.
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Create a new level of authentic open communication that creates more engagement and understanding of the different personalities in the team and unleashes cooperation and team building. By understanding the four intelligences, each team member can develop a personal plan of goals and actions that will produce more clarity and energy for themselves.
High Performance Leadership Training
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Discover how to manage culture and create a collective mindset of positivity. See how leadership and culture is the strategic imperative; shifting from the past bias of management systems, to a growth mindset for a leading culture of innovation.
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Tap into the potential of team members to develop positive attitudes and thinking that supports the team and organizational culture.
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Develop leadership at every level in the team, where members learn to be more pro-active and strategic to solve problems. Give each team member the skill to be more resilient and positive in the face of adversity and negativity.
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Create a new level of authentic open communication that creates more engagement and understanding of the different personalities in the team and unleashes cooperation and team building. By understanding the four intelligences, each team member can develop a personal plan of goals and actions that will produce more clarity and energy for themselves.
Impact Workshops & Talks
- Global and local Trends in Wellbeing
- Systems Mapping for Maximising Impact
- AI and it’s impact on wellbeing
- Dealing with anxiety, burnout and stress
- Management Styles for Individual Consistution
- The Leader as a Coach
- Managing Stakeholders for Optimum Engagement
- High Performance Habits (Food, sleep, cleansing, movement, oiling etc)
- Living Holistically in Balance – from Surviving to Thriving
- Managing energy to increase capacity
About Us
Medicine Man Consulting is an independent agency partner for organisations wanting to take their approach to wellbeing to the next level. We work alongside forward thinking Leadership Groups, HR teams and Heads of Wellbeing to strengthen their organisation from the inside out by transforming their employee experience.
Our approach to wellbeing at work is Brand Purpose focused and Strategy led, resulting in bespoke programs that help transition our clients from ‘Companies’ to thriving ‘Communities Of Purpose’.
The Medicine Man Consulting Team
Benjamin Haynes
Benjamin is a highly experienced Brand Strategist and Wellbeing Practitioner with a double qualification in Ayurveda from the prestigious Australasian Institute Of Ayurvedic Studies.
Benjamin specialises in and is passionate about the unique role of brands and companies to radically improve global wellbeing through the creation of healthy internal cultures and by extension, healthy communities.
Lawrence Mitchell
Our Beliefs
We believe that wellbeing is holistic and goes beyond superficial tactics to create a genuine culture of wellbeing and a sense of real community. We believe every organisation is different and that true collaboration with the community itself is central to success. We believe wellbeing is an outcome that arises naturally within healthy communities. We believe that in order to thrive, wellbeing programs need to incorporate the following :
1. Brand purpose
Aligning your people and initiatives with the higher purpose and nature of your business
2. Belonging
Creating a shared identity-forming narrative and associated employee experience
3. Holism
Taking a whole-person approach to wellbeing to uncover true insights and opportunities
At Medicine Man Consulting, you’re in good company
Get in Touch
If you feel passionate about the positive role business can play in creating a healthier, happier world, we’d love to chat.