Tag Archives: wellness

Think Local, Eat Local

To wrap up this series on Think Local, Act Local, let’s take a look at  sustainable agriculture.  Sustainable agriculture protects water and soil quality, while preserving green space for healthy native habitats. Eating locally produced, sustainable food has personal benefits– …

StreetBall Tournament is 20 Years Old

The StreetBall Tournament hosted in the City of Neenah, Wisconsin – officially titled StreetBall 3-on-3 (www.streetball3on3.org) – is now 20 years old.  It was the brainchild of then Future Neenah Executive Director Randy Stadtmueller and is carried on today by …

Think local. Act local. – Part 1

While you may think the phrase “Think Global, Act Local” is about the environment, it really goes beyond that.  At its core, it is about sustainability, which is defined as providing the best for people and the environment—now and for …

Part II: Coping with the Five Types of Toxic Coworkers

In a prior post, we took a look at the five types of toxic coworkers. Here, we’ll discuss different ways in which you can cope with them. 

Part I: The Five Types of Toxic Coworkers

We’re all just trying to make a living and it helps to have friends who all get along – but some people are particularly adept at making it worse than it has to be by turning the workplace into a …

How About a Little Civility?

For me, the digital video recorder (DVR) is one of the best inventions – ever.  I get to record and watch programs whenever it’s convenient for me, PLUS, I can skip over all of the commercials. 

How does your clutter stack up?

Clutter is:  The boxes you never quite got to after the move; those piles of paper that keep getting bigger; those “things” you just had to have that now fill your basement. 

Health and Wellness in the Workplace

How healthy is your company? With increasing health care costs and more evidence supporting health conscious programs more companies are implementing health and wellness strategies. Also, now that Wisconsin is the 26th state to pass the smoking ban there’s no …