Acknowledgements

Foreword – Professor Sir Cary Cooper, CBE

Section 1 – Welcome to Wellbeing

1 – Introduction

A working definition of wellbeing

The emergence of the wellbeing role

No set path to wellbeing

Why write a book on working in wellbeing?

The Wellbeing Practitioners

Who is the wellbeing lead?

Chapter outline

Working in wellbeing: The interviews

References

2 - The Wellbeing Lead

The Wellbeing Lead

Defining wellbeing: the theory

Interpreting wellbeing

Defining Wellbeing

Perceptions of Workplace Wellbeing

Credibility and Standards

References

Section 2 - What is workplace wellbeing?

3 – Working across disciplines

Where do Wellbeing Leads come from?

Wellbeing in the organisational hierarchy

Wellbeing across the disciplines

Health and Safety

Human Resources

Organisational Psychology

Occupational Health

Employee Rewards and Benefits

Public Health

Corporate Social Responsibility or Sustainability

Do I need to work with all these professionals?

Where should wellbeing sit?

References

4 – The work of wellbeing

No day is the same – from strategy to delivery and a lot in between

Strategic direction

The top two topics - Mental health and Musculoskeletal disorders

The management of psychosocial risk

Factors impacting employee health and wellbeing

The logistics of managing health and wellbeing

The work of wellbeing is broad

References

5 – Knowing the business

A brief history of national measures of wellbeing

How do we understand wellbeing in an organisation?

Measures of workplace wellbeing

Models of psychological wellbeing

Models to assess psychosocial hazards and risk

Models to assess workplace wellbeing

A final note on measurement

How do the Wellbeing Professionals integrate wellbeing into their organisations?

Knowing the business

References

Section 3 - Skills for a wellbeing lead

6 – The need for Workplace Wellbeing

Making the case for workplace wellbeing

Context

Workplace wellbeing and business outcomes

What does the law say about health and wellbeing?

What works for workplace wellbeing?

How do you find evidence-based approaches?

Change and uncertainty in the workplace

Work factors

Global and societal risks

Global and societal opportunities

The experience of change

The need for workplace wellbeing

References

7 – Skills for success

Requirements of the wellbeing role

Contextual awareness and business understanding

Relationship management

Technical knowledge and evidence-based practice

Communication and engagement

Professional frameworks

The Professional Framework for Workplace Wellbeing

Comparisons between the Wellbeing Professionals and Professional Framework

References

8 – Looking after yourself

Prioritise your own wellbeing

Make a difference

What can I do to stay well?

References

9 – Tips from wellbeing leads

Top Ten Tips

Keep learning

Find your network

Where else can you find a community?

The top tips

Section 4 – Let the wellbeing work begin

10 – Summary

What does a wellbeing lead do?

What does it take to be a wellbeing lead?

The themes and sub-themes revisited

Foundations for the wellbeing role

Interpreting wellbeing

Application of workplace wellbeing

Navigating change and uncertainty

Requirements for the role

Let the wellbeing work begin.