October 4 – 10, 2010

Week One - Being a Positive Workplace!

Keep yourself and your colleagues upbeat and you'll all feel great at work! Sometimes it's the little things that make work the best place to be. Here are some ways to brighten the workplace and yourself.

Organize Group Activities for a department, division or for your entire organization! Display posters and send reminders to promote it to your colleagues. The more that join in, the more your organization can earn! Learn more about earning points.

 

 Group Activities

Mind Body Work
Pay a Compliment to a Colleague Week "Know Your Numbers" Town Hall Meetings
Count Your Compliments Received Week Pot Luck Lunch Day/Week Flex Hours Week
Decorate your Workstation Day Healthy Food Recipe Swap Schedule Brief Breaks Throughout the Day
Decorate a Hallway/Reception/Meeting Room/Lunch Room Competition Massage Days Hold a Time Management Course
Start a Book/Video Sharing Club Healthy Vending Machine Choices Take Back the Lunch Break
Have a Sudoku Challenge Caffeine-Free Week Try the Feng Shui Way
Start a Meditation Group on Lunch Breaks Improve Sleeping Habits Offer a Work/Life Balance Support Program
Play a Game with your Coworkers Workplace Walks Redo Your Mission
Offer a Resilience Training Course Play a Sport During Your Lunch Break Play a Sport During Your Lunch Break
Offer a Stress Mastery Course Try a Team Building Sport Try a Team Building Sport
Offer a Financial Planning Seminar or Series 20 Minute Group Clean Up 20 Minute Group Clean Up
Monthly Wellness Newsletter Ask the Expert Have a "Wear your Jersey to Work Day"
Pat on the Back Cards Russ Kisby Walk/Activity  
  Have a Spa Day  
  Slow Pitch Game  
  Lunch Hour Strolls  
  Golf Tournament  
  Touch/Flag Football Game  
  Doubles Tennis Round Robin Event  
  Table Tennis Tournament  
  Ultimate Frisbee Games  
  Curling  
  Broomball  
  Bowling  
  Billiards Challenge  
  Healthy Lifestyles Lunch & Learn Seminars  
  CPR/First Aid Course  
  Stretch Breaks  
  Steps Count Challenge  
  Thank You Notes  

 

Individual Activities can be done anywhere, anytime by anybody in your organization! If you play soccer with your colleagues every week, count that as part of your activity list. Just keep track of your points for the week and let your organization representative know how you did. Maybe there's a prize for the most active department!

 

 Individual Activities

Mind Body Work
Test your knowledge Desk Stretches for a Week List your priorities at work
Visit the Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health Start a Checklist of Good Work Habits Re-organize your workstation, your tool chest, glove compartment, shelf or your desk and its drawers
Practice Stress Busters at Work – Meditate on your Break Clean! Change your Approach
Practice Stress Busters at Work – Do a Deep Breathing Exercise Ergonomic Adjustments Allotted Vacation Time
5 Minute Desk Clean Up Use a Different Printer!  
List your Work Stressors Take the Breast Cancer Risk Test  
Look outside for 1 minute at least once each hour for a day    
Take a proper lunch break    
Work on Self-awareness    

 

Champion Benefactor Supporter
The Great-West Life Sun Life Financial
Manulife Financial
Purolator RICOH
Carleton Ceridian
Hewitt Peel
Industry
Alterna Savings
BNQ Buffett & Company
Hill & Knolwton Human Solutions IAPA ParticipAction Vubiz

   Canada's Healthy Workplace Month would like to thank its sponsors for their continued support.

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