Welcome to the Evolve Workplace Wellbeing newsletter – September 2024
Apologies for the slightly early September email. We’re not wishing the summer away here, but various commitments mean that if this doesn’t go out now, it won’t go out until late September! As usual, pass this on to anyone who you think might find it helpful and encourage them to subscribe too.
| Why we should all be seeking feedback at work – new research
Recent research by Siyao Zhu from the University of East Anglia, and Bin Ma and Kristi Jain from IE Business School, suggests that when employees proactively seek feedback from their leaders and coworkers about their performance and role in the organization, they can foster a deeper sense of purpose in their work, which in turn encourages them to take initiative and achieve their career goals. This article explores what feedback-seeking looks like in practice, and how managers and HR professionals can cultivate this behaviour for wellbeing and performance benefits. both https://evolveworkplacewellbeing.org/why-we-should-all-be-seeking-feedback-at-work/ |
| New podcast available on the health and wellbeing of high risk workers
In the latest edition of the Evolve Workplace Wellbeing podcast, Professor Kevin Daniels speaks with Professor Paula Brough from Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. She is the Director of the Research Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing (WOW) and an expert on the topic of occupational stress and coping. She uses examples from her extensive research to talk about tackling stress and burnout in high risk occupations – those occupations where challenge and even danger are part of the job. |
| Evolve Network Insight and Discussion session – September 2024
The Evolve Network will continue, with quarterly online meetings for members. Our next insight and discussion session is at 11am on Thursday 26th September. The topic is ‘How to check the value for money of wellbeing initiatives’ and our speaker is Evolve team member Professor Sara Connolly (University of Leicester). Applications to join the Network are open and membership is free to practitioners with direct wellbeing responsibilities in organisations. Read more about joining the network here: The Evolve Workplace Wellbeing Network – evolveworkplacewellbeing.org |
| OTHER INTERESTING LINKS
In this section we compile other evidence-informed links to pieces on workplace wellbeing that we have found interesting. The following are not produced by the Evolve Workplace Wellbeing team. · Major new study into health and well-being promotion in Irish firms launched at UCC (cubsucc.com) · Hybrid Workers Less Likely to Quiet Quit | People Management |
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