Workplace Wellbeing: where's the evidence?

Description

Myths, fads and fashions abound, and it's easy to invest time and money in wellbeing interventions that have at best absolutely no impact. The missing ingredient? Scientific evidence. Bringing an evidence-based mindset to workplace wellbeing means organisations can invest in the initiatives that actually work.

Are you responsible for wellbeing at work? Do you want to boost employee using methods and approaches that actually work? Are you considering launching a wellbeing programme? 

This is the event for you. 

In this half-day workshop, the team from WorkLifePsych will share what evidence-based practice is, outline how to be a more evidence-based practitioner, explore some of the common myths and misunderstandings when it comes to workplace wellbeing initiatives, and share a pathway for addressing wellbeing in a more holistic and impactful way.

You'll leave the session understanding how to adopt an evidence-based perspective, how to communicate it to your stakeholders, and how to commence your journey to introducing wellbeing programmes that actually work.

Dr. Richard MacKinnon

Richard is a Chartered Psychologist, Chartered Scientist and coach with over twenty years of experience as a practitioner. He founded WorkLifePsych ten years ago to provide an evidence-based approach to people development at work, providing coaching, training and development programmes to clients worldwide. Richard specialises in workplace wellbeing, productivity and interpersonal effectiveness. He's a Fellow of the Centre for Evidence-based Management and the host of the fortnightly podcast 'My Pocket Psych'.

Dr. Rachael Skews

Rachael is a Chartered Psychologist and experienced consultant and academic, whose passions lie in an evidence-based approach to developing people at work. Her PhD explored the mechanisms through which coaching can be used to boost Psychological Flexibility in the workplace. In addition to her core research interests, Rachael is an advocate of evidence-based practice in management and occupational psychology. She is interested in how evidence produced by academics and practitioners can help organisations and individuals to perform better, and enhance their wellbeing, so performance is sustainable.