Results.
Not Programs.
Most organizations manage workplace well-being as a program. I help build the strategy, alignment, and systems that connect it to the outcomes that drive organizational performance.
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Evan Thoman, PhD
Selected Impact and ROI Outcomes
- 6% Reduction in Burnout
- 6% Increase in Professional Fulfillment
- 11% Decrease in Intent to Leave
- 41,500+ Employees Impacted
- $2M+ Organizational Value Created
- 60% Improvement in Quality & Safety Outcomes
For more than 15 years, I have led enterprise well-being strategy in some of the most complex, mission-driven organizations in the country: NASA's Johnson Space Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and, most recently, Emory Healthcare, where I served as the inaugural Chief Well-Being Officer and led system-wide well-being strategy across the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, a 41,500-employee academic health ecosystem. I also currently serve in national leadership roles with the American Nurses Association as Co-Chair of the Nurse Fatigue Workgroup and past Co-Chair and current Emeritus Member on the Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation Advisory Committee.
Those experiences reinforced a clear lesson: while programs play an important role, sustainable improvements in workplace well-being require more than programs alone. They require leaders who are held accountable for the workforce experience, work design that eliminates friction, measurement that drives decisions, and cultures where people feel connected and supported. Workplace well-being is not one department's responsibility - it is an organizational strategy.
I founded E.L. Thoman Advisory to help organizations move beyond siloed programs and make workplace well-being a strategic driver of organizational performance. From strategy development through implementation, I help organizations build sustainable systems that enable people and teams to perform at their best.
How We Work Together.
You do not need more programs. You need a workplace well-being strategy embedded in how your organization leads, operates, and performs. The six advisory services below are organized across four areas of engagement: Lead, Build, Optimize, and Scale. Organizations can engage at any point based on their priorities, existing capabilities, and desired outcomes.
Most engagements begin with a complimentary discovery conversation to discuss organizational goals, workforce challenges, and potential opportunities for partnership. For leaders seeking focused guidance on a specific workplace well-being challenge, the Executive Advisory Session provides dedicated time for strategic discussion, actionable recommendations, and clear next steps. Larger engagements are customized based on organizational needs and may include executive advisory support, strategic planning, implementation support, or fractional leadership.
Executive Advisory Session
A focused advisory session for leaders seeking experienced guidance on a specific workplace well-being challenge. Unlike an introductory conversation, this session provides actionable recommendations, strategic perspective, and clear next steps.
Fractional Chief Well-Being Officer
Workplace well-being deserves executive leadership, even when a full-time executive is not the right fit. For organizations that need experienced executive guidance but are not ready for a permanent CWO, I embed at the leadership level to build strategy, create alignment, and ensure workplace well-being is represented where decisions get made.
Workplace Well-Being Strategy
Many workplace well-being efforts struggle because they are managed as activity calendars rather than organizational strategies. I work with you to build a clear strategy that aligns with leadership priorities, incorporates workforce design principles, establishes measurable objectives, and positions workplace well-being as a driver of workforce and organizational performance.
Workplace Belonging and Culture
Belonging isn't a feeling - it's a signal, and it often reveals itself long before people disengage, stop speaking up, or leave the organization. I help leaders strengthen the conditions that support belonging - psychological safety, connection, visibility, voice, and mattering — to improve engagement, retention, and team performance.
Well-Being Portfolio Review
Organizations often invest in multiple workplace well-being initiatives without a clear understanding of how those investments work together. I review existing efforts to identify strengths, gaps, redundancies, and opportunities to improve impact, alignment, and resource allocation.
Burnout Risk & Work Environment Assessment
Burnout is a signal that the work environment needs attention. I help organizations identify the workplace conditions and barriers driving burnout risk - and advise on where to focus, what to change, and how to prioritize action that improves the work environment and workforce performance.
Well-Being Champion Network Development
You cannot be everywhere, but influence can be embedded throughout the organization. I help organizations build well-being champion networks that create local ownership, strengthen communication, and extend strategic reach across departments.
Not sure where to start? Schedule a complimentary discovery conversation.
Ready to position workplace well-being as a driver of organizational performance?
Schedule a free 30-minute discovery call. No pitch deck. Just a discussion about the conditions impacting workplace well-being in your organization and where the greatest opportunities for partnership may exist.
