Workplace Wellbeing: What works?

While workplace wellbeing is on the agenda for more and more organisations in the UK, how it's addressed varies widely - both in quality and quantity. 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.

In this half-day workshop the team from WorkLifePsych and World of Work 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.

Please arrive at 09:00 for coffee and conversations.

The workshop will commence at 09:30 and we will finish at 13:00.

Dr. Richard MacKinnon, WorkLifePsych

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'.

Jane Stewart, World of Work Project

Jane is a change and leadership consultant specializing in supporting small and scaling organisations in the UK. She is Project Director at World of Work Project CIC, founder and owner of Mint Decisions Consultancy and a trustee at Personal Best Foundation.

She spent 20 years leading people and projects in sports organisations in the UK developing a strong desire to improve peoples experience of work and volunteering especially in smaller and non-profit organisations so returned to university and set up her own consultancy to support small organisations with their strategy and people development. Since 2019 she has completed her MSc in Organisational Psychology and her postgraduate Psychology Conversion and co-founded World of Work Project podcast and CIC to provide cost-effective consultancy and learning and development to charities and start-ups. She lives in Edinburgh with her partner and is currently completing her Professional Doctorate in Occupational Psychology at Birkbeck College in London.

James Carrier, World of Work Project

James is an Edinburgh based leadership and management development specialist with more than ten years of experience in the field. He spent the first half of his career working as a Chartered Accountant and Project Manager in financial services, before discovering his love of helping people and teams grow and develop. In 2019, James and Jane co-founded the World of Work project CIC to improve the experiences of people in work and the performance of their organizations. When James isn’t podcasting, exploring organizations or helping people develop, he enjoys running, food and travel.

Please note, the cost of this event is £20.00 which covers the cost of the venue, refreshments and facilitator travel to Edinburgh. If price is a barrier to you, please just let us know and we'll see if we can help.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

CodeBase, 37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, United Kingdom