The Future of Work | JEN FISHER | TEDxMiami

You can be a high performer at work and also incredibly unwell. Jen knows because she was one of them. Chief well-being officer Jen Fisher shares her vision of a new world of work where burnout doesn't have to be the cost of a job well done and the three ways you can contribute to making this vision a reality. Jen Fisher is a leading voice on workplace well-being and creating human-centered organizational cultures. She’s a sought-after speaker and writer on the importance of mental health and social connection to workforce resilience, happiness, and productivity. Jen is the Life-Work Integration Editor-at-Large for Thrive Global and the host of WorkWell, a podcast series on the latest well-being trends. She’s also the co-author of the book, Work Better Together: How to Cultivate Strong Relationships to Maximize Well-Being and Boost Bottom Lines. As Deloitte’s first chief well-being officer, Jen evolved the US organizations health and wellness program into a first-of-its-kind holistic and inclusive well-being strategy. In her role, she pioneered the conversation around mental health at work that launched Deloitte’s Mental Health program focused on creating positive and meaningful behavior change for Deloitte’s people. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@alixlebec1524]

This is a critical Ted Talk. "Why do we give ourselves permission to rest when we have cancer but not when we're burned out?" Love this vulnerable and authentic talk by Jen Fisher and excited about how it is finally putting human sustainability on the priority list.

[@keivynreyes]

Your talks feel so personal, so vulnerable and so hopeful for a well-being first environment in life and at work. 😊

[@rudra2076]

I appreciate the candor, vulnerability, and insights! I wish you continued impact and success!!

[@AmyFields-vv2si]

Jen is is so authentic and relatable! I love that this Ted talk speaks to everyone and calls for real change!!!

[@odettefernandez9473]

Thank you so much for sharing your story and your purpose. You are so inspiring!

[@karamohr9433]

What a powerful and important message! Jen, your authenticity and belief in the possibility of change is inspiring. The future of work will require all of us taking care of ourselves and each other!

[@maitamariasmallwood4250]

I love how you’ve positively impacted thousands of employees and their families! One of them is mine!❤

[@robstephensonspeaks]

Great talk Jen, I am with you my friend!

[@anjelijayme4610]

Amazing. Great job Jen! You’ve broken barriers and created the platform for change. So proud to know you.

[@AnhPhillips]

"Why do we give ourselves permission to rest when we have cancer but not when we're burned out?" I love this call to reinvent and co-create our work environments to focus more on human sustainability. Thank you for sharing your personal story and for reminding us that we have an opportunity to shape the future of work.

[@theresarogers6129]

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[@aprillikins-stress-relief]

Jen, this is an excellent TEDx talk! I love where you said “productivity doesn’t always = well-being” and that “if you have an employee struggling with burnout, you cannot expect them to take a week off and come back to the same environment with different results.”

[@elyarpourakbar588]

Jen Fisher's insights are a wake-up call for the modern workplace. Burnout isn't a badge of honor; it's a red flag that we're steering our ship towards an iceberg. It's high time we navigate towards a future where well-being is the captain of our work-life ship.

Great talk, Jen. Thank you for pushing forward the conversation about how to create a well-being culture and what it really means.

[@KarenEber]

Jen - thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your story and ideas. It's an inspiring message and talk...we don't have to quit to make things better!

[@selenarezvani9994]

So powerful, real, and timely!! Thank you Jen for your candor and compassion.

[@heatherwhiteofficial]

Outstanding talk, Jen! Your story of cancer, your struggle with burnout, your humor, and your compassion makes this a powerful talk. Loved this line -- "Well-being isn't massages." It's so much more. The concept of REST is critical to our productivity. Thank you for sharing your journey with the world. (And Lenny Kravitz!)

[@unhustle]

Thank for sharing your inspirational story, Jen! Wellbeing is our future! Let's continue to move in this direction and let's hope more and more leaders join us!

[@richardheron8467]

Great job Jen - thanks for sharing your story, for showing that being human is not just OK, its an expectation

[@ConsultingHumor]

Jen Fisher is quite possibly the most grounded and inspirational leader at Deloitte

[@user-jn2kb8ot3c]

You are such an inspiration to so many Jen! Thank you for sharing your story so vulnerably and so powerfully, and for the continuous reminders to take care of ourselves and our employees.

[@MBAchic]

What a powerful, heartfelt Talk, Jen! Thank you for so openly and honestly sharing your journey through burnout and overcoming cancer, and for pushing this conversation of [workplace] wellness forward. This is a compelling case for what the Future of Work can and should look like. Congratulations!!

[@Ashish_id]

Jen, I really appreciate you sharing your story and insights on burnout. I think it's so important to talk about this issue, especially in the workplace, where it's so prevalent. I was particularly struck by your story about how your experience helped you to reframe your perspective on burnout. I especially agree with your point that well-being is a systemic issue, and that it's going to require systemic solutions. I think we need to start by challenging the way work is designed, and to create more sustainable and flexible work environments. I'm also inspired by your call to action to all of us to take care of ourselves and to set boundaries. It's so important to remember that our well-being is our responsibility, and that we need to make sure that we're taking care of ourselves first. Thank you !!!

[@SandyMora]

Thank you for being a coherent and credible advocate for wellbeing at work! I agree that we are at the point of re-inventing and co-creating the future of work. I think it is time for organizations to include emotional responsability as one of the 3 strategic pillars for sustainability, along with ecological responsability and social responsability.

[@JenniferMoss-uo4lz]

So proud of you my friend! Amazing talk - always love hearing your insights.

[@aliciajermaine]

I completely agree

[@aldea5129]

Powerful, moving and inspiring message. Thank you for sharing your story and for leading the way in creating a better and more human world of work!

[@eshanapoonmassymanichand8589]

Thank you for sharing your story, your time and most of all teaching us through your strength of vulnerability. You are so inspiring! Making a difference on human lives is self fulfilling!

[@djsilva95]

Awesome, encouraging and inspiring story! Keep up!

[@letsgogloballlc4084]

Wonderful

[@allykenna2253]

Love it!

[@traysjourneysouthflorida2265]

❤

[@elvan12581]

Lovely. But it will bever change. as long as human greed exisits the board and investors will always want more from its employees. It's human nature. Heck even people want more of this or that. The smart ones are the ones who realise that less is more. And priorities time with family and a handful of excellent friends.

[@serenarobak3640]

Funny how workers have been expressing this for God knows how l9ng but when a smart, educated, higher up puts it in a TedTalk, suddenly it's like a new revelation.