- Shows mid-level HR professionals how to design and implement a workplace wellbeing strategy that increases engagement and reduces staff turnover
- Highlights the potential problems and pitfalls of wellbeing strategies and how to avoid them
- Explains how to analyse data to monitor and evaluate the success of wellbeing initiatives
- New to this edition: Research into presenteeism, digital technology including AI, sickness absence and hybrid working's effects on wellbeing; new real-world and interviews with HR leaders from Rolls Royce, CIPD and other major organizations.
Wellbeing at Work
How to Design, Implement and Evaluate an Effective Strategy
Equip HR professionals to design, implement and evaluate workplace wellbeing strategies that reduce stress, boost engagement and improve business performance in a changing world of work.
Key features at a glance
EAN: 9781398628830
Edition: 3
Published:
Format: 234x156
224 pages
About the book
Discover how organizations can build wellbeing strategies that truly improve engagement, resilience and performance.
Wellbeing at Work by Cary Cooper and Ian Hesketh is the practical guide for mid-career HR professionals, people managers and wellbeing leads who want to design evidence-based approaches that reduce stress, improve employee engagement and create healthier workplaces.
Now in its third edition, this fully updated book reflects the changing world of work and the latest developments in wellbeing strategy. Drawing on real-world examples from leading organizations such as Rolls Royce and the CIPD, it explores the new realities of hybrid work, digital overload and an ageing workforce.
You'll learn how to:
- Design and deliver wellbeing initiatives across the employee lifecycle
- Address presenteeism, absenteeism and early-career wellbeing effectively
- Support employees returning after absence with empathy and structure
- Embed kindness, compassion and psychological safety into leadership culture
- Monitor and evaluate wellbeing programs using proven frameworks and tools
With practical models, step-by-step guidance and the latest research insights, Wellbeing at Work helps mid-career HR professionals and managers create sustainable, measurable and people-centered wellbeing strategies that deliver lasting value.
Themes include: workplace wellbeing, hybrid work, employee engagement, resilience, psychological safety, HR strategy, leadership compassion
About the authors
Cary Cooper is Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Alliance Manchester Business School. As founding President of the British Academy of Management and Chair of the National Forum for Health & Wellbeing at Work, he has advised the WHO, ILO and WEF and was knighted for services to social sciences.
Ian Hesketh is an Organizational Psychologist and co-founder of the UK National Police Wellbeing Service, research wellbeing, resilience and leadership. A Fellow of the CMI and RSA, he holds honorary roles at Manchester, Durham, Lancaster and the Open University.
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