Newsletter #28 – November 2024

In this episode of the Evolve Workplace Wellbeing podcast, Dr Helen Fitzhugh of the University of East Anglia speaks with Dr Balissa Greene, an occupational psychologist working in Accenture’s Leadership and Culture practice. Balissa has a strong track record of driving impactful change in diversity, inclusion and wellbeing across the public and private sectors. In this conversation, Balissa shares her insights on how to do ‘real world’ impactful research and how to overcome resistance to projects that are necessary.

Curiosity and vulnerabilty: real world research for equity and inclusion

On 18^th October, Prof Kevin Daniels (UEA) delivered a talk on ‘Sustaining Workplace Health & Wellbeing Programmes’ as part of the Wellbeing Research Centre’s seminar series at the University of Oxford. The video can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-d5RTNYlyY

If you have attended one of our Evolve or PrOPEL Hub workshops or talks, you may have heard about the 5 C’s of workplace wellbeing. They are evidence-based principles you can use to inform how you implement your workplace wellbeing programmes and strategies. While we have worked extensively with this content before and it is mentioned in our main guide to workplace wellbeing, this is the first time we are making available a document just on the 5 C’s. It draws on extensive case study evidence to show real life examples of how people tackle the 5 C’s in practice.

Read more here: https://evolveworkplacewellbeing.org/the-5-cs-of-workplace-wellbeing-available-in-new-format/

Download direct here:  https://evolveworkplacewellbeing.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-5Cs.pdf

Dr Helen Fitzhugh and Prof Sara Connolly will both be attending the CIPD Annual Conference in Manchester and presenting as part of Evidence Lab Live. If you are going too, they would love you to come along to their events and say hello!

·         Helen will present and take questions as part of: Workplace wellbeing for people professionals (and beyond). 6^th November, 16:15 – 17:00.

·         Sara will present and take questions as part of: Supporting parents to thrive across the workforce. 7^th November, 14:15 – 15:00.

The link to book tickets can be found here. Please note that Evidence Lab Live is offered as part of the ‘Exhibition’ ticket.

If you are interested in hearing more about Sara’s research on parenthood and job quality with Rose Cook and Minna Cowper-Coles, a recording of their recent webinar hosted by the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership is now available on their YouTube channel.  You can access the full report, Who can ‘have it all’? Job quality and parenthood in the UK, here.

As promised, the How to check the value for money of wellbeing initiatives insight and discussion session has been rescheduled. It is now on Tuesday 12^th November, 15:30 – 17:00.

The January session time and date is already confirmed:

Financial Wellbeing in the UK – what is it and what can we do to promote it? Dr Bryony Davies. 15^th January 2025 – 11:30 – 13:00.

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

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.

·         How to Compassionately Manage an Employee with a Terminal Illness

·         Why it’s time to promote staff wellbeing in universities | BPS

·         Is workplace safety training working? Insights from the World Risk Poll (Lloyds Register Foundation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWjQFiyTGN4