Boulder, Colorado, got a lot of publicity recently as being the nation's #1 Happiest city based on an ongoing Gallup Poll that rates attitudes and lifestyle behaviors to create a Well-Being Index. Boulder's main behavior that got them the #1 ranking was its citizens' commitment to fitness activities ... an active lifestyle whether intense or just fast walking.
So, where does Green Bay rank? It is ranked: #121 out of 188 cities. Madison was #6, Milwaukee #103. In 2009 we ranked 104.
Here's how we did:
2010 2009
Overall Rank 121 104
Life Evaluation 179 149
Emotional Health 23 33
Physical Health 52 25
Healthy Behavior 124 84
Work Environment 127 148
Basic Access 8 52
What dragged us down, obviously, is Life Evaluation. Here's how that is defined: It's a self-evaluation of two items: Present Life Situation, and Anticipated Life Situation 5 years from now.
Work Environment: Perceptions of four items ... job satisfaction, ability to use one's strengths, supervisor's treatment, and supervisor creates open/trusting work environment.
It would appear that our companies need to work on creating an improved work environment focusing on engaging and empowering employees.
It publishes its national index monthly.
For more information: http://www.well-beingindex.com
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Phil, I wonder where Knoxville was ranked...or if it was ranked? We've got Green Bay beat as regards weather but given the community spirit that we've seen in your town, I would have expected a higher ranking... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
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