Valued Voice

Retaining quality staff starts with improving workplace culture and the employee experience. Learn how becoming intentional about how you show up, how you connect and where you focus can transform your experience and your organization’s culture at the 2026 WHA Wisconsin Rural Health Conference June 8-10 at the Osthoff Resort & Spa in Elkhart Lake.

Culture By Design: Transforming Workplaces One Brain Pattern Interrupt at a Time 

Paul LongOur minds have the tendency to habitually focus on what’s wrong and why we’re frustrated instead of where we could be and what it would take to get there. Workplace culture expert Paul Long has discovered a powerful truth: Culture isn’t something you fix, it’s something you create through moment-by-moment choices. Through his principles of deliberate connection, he teaches leaders and teams how to implement “brain pattern interrupts” that shift attention from problems to possibilities. 

Hailed by multiple state hospital associations, Paul Long draws from his experience leading thousands to deliver actionable insights that energize teams, fuel engagement and bring meaning back to work.

ATTENTION: Hotel rooms at the Osthoff Resort & Spa are almost sold out. If you have not reserved your room yet, please do so as soon as possible.  Visit the Event Page and scroll down to Conference Information and Lodging. 

We have also secured a block of rooms at Siebkens Resort (adjacent to the Osthoff). This block expires on May 11 or whenever sold out. This information can be found here.  

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