Wellbeing at Work: How to Design, Implement and Evaluate an Effective Strategy - Softcover

Hesketh, Ian; Cooper, Cary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749480688 ISBN 13: 9780749480684

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2019

Synopsis

Stress at work is rising year-on-year, long hours are becoming the norm and presenteeism is increasing across all industries. This is not only having a detrimental effect on employee health, happiness and productivity, but also impacting the organization's bottom line. HR professionals are uniquely placed to manage this modern workplace crisis by implementing a wellbeing strategy in the workplace. Wellbeing at Work is an essential, practical guide to designing and implementing an effective strategy which will reduce employee anxiety, increase staff engagement and improve overall productivity.

Written by leading experts in the field, Wellbeing at Work takes readers through the entire process from explaining why a wellbeing strategy is necessary and building momentum around it to communicating it to the workforce and monitoring, measuring and evaluating its impact. Full of advice, tools and insights, this is the only book you'll need to create a happier, more productive and more profitable organization.

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Review

"Wellbeing should be at the core of our thinking about work and the workplace for the future. This book provides great insights on why it is so important, and clear guidance on how to think strategically to make a real difference to all our people, which is good for them, good for positive organizational outcomes, and ultimately good for our wider economy and society as well." (Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD 2018-11-22)

"Hesketh and Cooper take cutting-edge science and their own pioneering findings and translate them into an essential practical guide for HR and organizational leaders. This must-have guide walks workplace leaders and HR through the right paths to healthy, more productive, and humane workplaces while avoiding pitfalls along the way. Now, follow the leaders!" (Dr. James Campbell Quick, Distinguished University Professor, University of Texas at Arlington, USA 2018-11-22)

"This is an important and timely book that offers excellent practical and current guidance for all leaders - helping them enhance the wellbeing of those they lead." (Chief Constable Mike Cunningham, CEO, College of Policing, England and Wales 2018-11-22)

Book Description

Shows how to design and implement a workplace wellbeing strategy to improve employee engagement, decrease staff turnover and avoid presenteeism

Highlights the potential problems and pitfalls of implementing a wellbeing strategy and explains how to avoid them

Includes information on what to measure and how to analyze the data so you can monitor and evaluate a wellbeing strategy

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0749480688
• ISBN 13: 9780749480684
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184