Las Vegas City Wire

A University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ Library Liaison Program employee has authored a book that focuses on cultivating within the workforce.

According to a university news release, Amy Tureen said her interest in the subject was sparked by a former boss, who insisted she take as much stock in her well-being as she did in professional achievements.

“Leadership wellness is multifaceted and can include any combination of the following established domains of wellness: emotional/mental, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social and spiritual,” Tureen said in the release. “While these domains of wellness are relevant for everyone, regardless of positional or occupational status, they are of particular importance in leaders because of the roles leaders have in establishing, maintaining and normalizing culture.”

Tureen heads the Library Liaison Program and is also an associate professor, who believes that the practice of well-being on the job has helped her in her career.

"Employees will look to leaders to see what the culture tolerates in terms of wellness," she said. "Employees who receive 10 p.m. action item emails from their supervisors may intuit an unspoken expectation to work extended hours, while employees who watch their boss pop up a 'quiet time' or 'thinking time' sign may well understand that work, in that culture, is not exclusively tied to deliverables. Leadership wellness asks leaders to monitor their own wellness as a barrier to establishing unofficial – or official – unhealthy expectations regarding accepted behaviors, traditions and norms.’’