​Pictured left to right: Dr. Alfred Johnson (Deputy Director for Management), Dr. Wilson Compton (NIDA Deputy Director), Kirkland Davis (NIDA) and Dr. Francis Collins (NIH Director).

At the NIH Director’s Award Ceremony on September 1, Kirkland Davis from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) received the first ever “Work/Life and Well-Being Champion” award. Sponsored by the Office of Human Resources (OHR) and the Office of Research Services (ORS), this award recognizes a supervisor’s exceptional performance or special efforts in supporting employees’ work/life and well-being while maintaining or improving productivity in support of the agency’s mission. Employee well-being is defined holistically across five dimensions, including: physical and mental wellness, work schedule flexibilities, social well-being, financial fitness and community involvement.

This award underscores the importance NIH places on its employees’ well-being. According to ORS Acting Director, Tim Tosten, “supervisors can have a big impact on employees’ holistic well-being. Whether informing employees of helpful NIH child care resources, or effectively managing multiple employees’ flexible work arrangements, supervisors’ efforts can make a huge difference in employees’ ability to thrive at work and home. When NIH employees are individually thriving, the NIH organization as a whole will be better able to accomplish its mission.”

If you are a supervisor and interested in learning how you can better support your employees’ well-being, you may be interested in the free supervisory training, Work/Life@NIH: A Supervisor’s Guide to Enhancing Workforce Well-being. The course is approved for two Continuous Learning Points, and you can register for upcoming trainings via LMS using Course #NIHWRD1003. See below for upcoming training sessions.

• February 21, 2018: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, in Building 31, Conference Room 6
• May 15, 2018: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, in Building 10, FAES Classrooms 6 and 7
• July 12, 2018: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, at 6001 Executive Boulevard, Conference Room A
• November 7, 2018: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, in Building 35A, Room 640 (Front Room)

For more information or questions about available training, please e-mail Courtney Bell at courtney.bell@nih.gov or Toni Peterson at toni.peterson@nih.gov.