Dr. Nigel Girgrah leads with vulnerability and courage. He quite simply wants to make people feel good. As Chief Wellness Officer to over 30,000 employees, he models behaviors that create an open, empathetic and accepting workplace, where people care for each other and collaborate to achieve great things. Dr. Girgrah shares his own mental health challenges, career highlights, challenges, philosophy of building trust and of course how purpose plays a role in people’s wellbeing and performance. This episode is a must watch! There are so many nuggets in here for organizational leaders to take away, to embrace wellness as a core component to employee engagement and performance.

Dr. Nigel Girgrah is an experienced Physician Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Dr. Girgrah has become a national thought leader in the area of workforce well-being - an area he is passionate about and believes is fundamental to people’s engagement and performance. As Chief Wellness Officer at Oschner Health System, Dr. Girgrah oversees the wellbeing of over 30,000 employees and heath services providers who heal over 900,000 patients annually.

Dr. Girgrah has a strong healthcare services background with a Diploma focused in Managing Health Care Delivery from Harvard Business School. Prior to his current role, Dr. Girgrah held operational leadership roles including: Associate Medical Director of Medical Sub-specialties, Chairman of GI and Hepatology, and Medical Director Multi-Organ Transplant Institute.

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