Elements of a negative work environment that can affect wellbeing include:
• Dissatisfaction with job
• Authoritative rather than collaborative leadership
• Lack of trust and openness at work
• Lack of focus on individual strengths
Full-time employed individuals who say they work in a negative environment:
• Minnesota: 19.41 percent
• Nationwide: 20.34 percent
Source: Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index
Just as Lawrence Kazmerski, a top official at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was about to give the keynote address at the University of Minnesota's annual E3 conference at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, the lights went out, bathing the audience in darkness and a deep sense of irony.
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