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As an HR manager, leader, or executive, you’ve likely seen how escalating mental health challenges, stress, and burnout affect not just individuals but entire teams and organizations. While addressing acute crises is essential, you may wonder if there’s more you can do upstream—before these challenges reach a critical state. Wholebeing Institute, a global leader in the science of human flourishing, offers a proactive approach, equipping you and your staff with the tools to cultivate well-being, resilience, and meaningful engagement.

This is where the science of happiness comes in—not as a fleeting emotion, but as a practical, learnable skill that fosters sustainable growth and thriving—for individuals, teams, and entire organizations.

What Would Make You Happier Today? is a two-month program that gives your team evidence-based tools to explore what happiness truly means and how to foster it—both individually and collectively. This program empowers participants to build resilience, find deeper meaning, and create a ripple effect of positivity throughout your organization.

This is how we move from crisis management to culture building—with a new understanding, language, and actionable steps for thriving.

Overview
This program invites up to ten self-selected participants from your organization to dive into the science and practice of happiness and flourishing through:
A Kickoff Live Session:
Start with an engaging, one-hour live session led by Megan McDonough, Founder of Wholebeing Institute, to set the stage for the program and inspire participants to explore what makes them truly happy.
Self-Directed Online Course:

Participants will complete the four-week course What Makes You Happier? at their own pace. This course provides practical tools to foster happiness through systems thinking, growth mindset, full-body engagement, and more.Start with an engaging, one-hour live session led by Megan McDonough, Founder of Wholebeing Institute, to set the stage for the program and inspire participants to explore what makes them truly happy.

A Closing Live Session:

Conclude with a one-hour session to reflect on key takeaways, celebrate progress, and discuss strategies for applying insights in daily life and work.

Mentorship Circle:

Participants have the flexibility to join twice-monthly open office hours as needed, gaining personalized guidance, deeper exploration of the program’s concepts, and support in applying tools to real-world challenges.

The live sessions are led by Megan McDonough, an expert in positive psychology, leadership, and mind-body practices, and the Founder of Wholebeing Institute, a globally recognized leader in the science of human flourishing. All virtual sessions are hosted on Wholebeing Institute’s dedicated online learning platform.
Key Principles and Assumptions
  1. Flourishing is a skill: Happiness and resilience aren’t reserved for the few—they are learnable skills that anyone can cultivate.
  2. The ripple effect matters: When individuals flourish, their positive impact radiates outward, benefiting their teams, organizations, and communities.
  3. Thriving is a shared experience: Personal well-being and organizational culture are deeply interconnected; one cannot fully thrive without the other.
  4. Change begins with awareness: Self-understanding is the foundation for both personal and professional growth.
  5. Small actions, big impact: Incremental, intentional changes in daily habits can lead to profound and lasting shifts in well-being.
  6. Strengths are transformative: Building on strengths—not just addressing weaknesses—fosters resilience, engagement, and enduring growth.
  7. Organizations are systems: The health of an organization depends on the interconnected relationships and dynamics within it.
  8. Stress can be a guide: Skillfully held, stress becomes a valuable feedback mechanism, unlocking opportunities for deeper clarity and understanding. The goal is not a stress-free life. Stress happens.
  9. Belonging is essential: Feeling valued and connected is a foundational component of individual and collective flourishing.
  10. Growth requires engagement: True transformation, whether personal or cultural, demands intention, persistence, and active participation—it’s never a one-and-done process.

Course Outline

The 4-week, self-directed online course dives deeply into the question of what truly makes you happier. It offers participants practical tools and frameworks to explore happiness as a multidimensional experience rooted in meaning, strengths, and pleasure.
Key Topics Covered:

✓ Systems Thinking: Understanding the interconnected nature of happiness and its ripple effects.
✓ Growth vs. Fixed Mindset: Building a mindset and heartset that embrace change and opportunity.
✓ Full-Body Engagement: Cultivating presence and flow for more meaningful experiences.
✓ Detecting Meaning in the Mundane: Finding purpose in everyday moments.
✓ Wholebeing and Appreciative Inquiry: Approaching happiness through a holistic and strengths-based perspective.

By the end of the online course, participants will:

✓ Develop a deeper understanding of what happiness means to them and how to cultivate it.
✓ Learn strategies to foster resilience, connection, and meaning in their lives and work.
✓ Contribute to a culture of well-being, creating a ripple effect of flourishing throughout the organization.

Who this is for …

This program is designed for those who:
☞ Are navigating personal or professional transitions and want clear, actionable steps to find clarity and purpose.
☞ Are looking for a solid, evidence-based alternative to support those in the organization who are ready for positive change.
☞ Want practical tools to foster connection, engagement, and productivity within their teams.
☞ Need an additional resource in their toolkit when current approaches aren’t addressing all needs.
☞ Are committed to creating a culture of well-being and sustainable growth by addressing challenges proactively.
☞ Are ready to embrace flourishing as a practical foundation for personal growth and organizational success.

Why it matters …

In times of challenge or transition, happiness isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity. Flourishing individuals are more engaged, resilient, and productive, and they contribute to thriving teams and organizations.

What are the effects of happiness at work?

★ 300% More innovation (Harvard Business Review)
★ 44% Higher retention (Gallup)
★ 37% Increase in sales (Seligman)
★ 31% Increase in productivity (Greenberg & Arawaka)
★ 51% Less turnover (Gallup)
★ 66% Fewer sick days (Forbes)
★ 125% Less burnout (Harvard Business Review)
This program equips participants with evidence-based tools to cultivate happiness and well-being, unlocking greater meaning, connection, and resilience in their lives and work.

What people are saying …

Bonny Boice, Founder,

“Wholebeing Institute has been my strategic learning partner for over a decade, supporting my personal growth while enhancing my collaboration, leadership, and systems-thinking skills. If you are looking to build a culture that optimizes human functioning, Wholebeing Institute is the place to go.”

Bonny Boice, Founder,  BGB Consulting and Retreats, LLC
Andrea Vacca, Founder

“Understanding and applying the principles of positive psychology, including the importance of having a growth mindset, being resilient, and being mindful, has not only helped me to be a happier lawyer, but also a more successful one as I help my clients navigate their divorces.”

Andrea Vacca, Founder Vacca Family Law Group
Kathleen McLean, President/CEO

“Wholebeing Institute is the worldwide leader of teaching people how to apply positive psychology tools. Their courses have made me a better leader—one who works with less stress and more ease while helping others do the same.”

Kathleen McLean, President/CEO The McLean Collective
Val Williams, Founder

“A leader’s most important job is to bring the best out of yourself and the people you serve. That is what makes positive psychology essential. This solution-oriented perspective makes a real difference in these uncertain times.”

Val Williams, Founder Influential Presence, LLC
Heather Ettinger, Fairport Chairwoman

“Mindfulness and positive psychology have made me a better leader, co-worker, teammate, parent, and partner. And these are the skills Wholebeing Institute is known the world over for teaching.”

Heather Ettinger, Fairport Chairwoman Luma Founder, author of Lumination
Megan McDonough
Founder
Megan McDonough leads with divergent thinking and creative perspectives to build organizations and networks that harness the best in people for the greatest good. Founder of Wholebeing Institute and the Global Director of Growth for the Women President’s Organization, Megan is a passionate advocate for women’s leadership, with a focus on helping humans flourish. She has decades of leadership experience in diverse settings, in roles ranging from Alliance Manager at DuPont; to General Manager of RISE at Kripalu, the largest yoga retreat center in North America; to numerous online-learning startups. As such, Megan has plenty of real-life experience with stress! A yoga enthusiast, Megan has practiced for more than 20 years and taught for more than a decade, and brings that mindfulness practice to managing stress. Her degree in biology, natural science, and nuclear medicine, along with in-depth work in positive psychology, informs her evidence-based approach to stress. She is the award-winning author of four books on living mindfully.

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Every organization is unique, and so is its path to flourishing. Schedule a 20-minute conversation to explore how What Would Make You Happier Today? can meet the needs of your team and create a culture of well-being. Together, we’ll assess your goals, identify the best approach for your organization, and ensure this program delivers meaningful, lasting impact.

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