The vision for Center for Work Wellbeing

The vision for the Center for Work Wellbeing is to improve wellbeing at work.

Our goal is to make a difference in the world of corporate wellbeing by helping companies enhance the wellbeing of both the organisation and its employees.

The aim is three-fold:

1. Create a network of companies who want to improve wellbeing.
2. Identify evidence-based practices that can be applied successfully in organisations.
3. Build and share a body of insights and knowledge with interested clients, professionals and academics.

I am the founder of Center for Work Wellbeing, and I had become increasingly concerned about the rising numbers of poor mental health across the working population since the COVID-19 pandemic.

While attending London School of Economics for my executive Masters in Behavioural Science, I was inspired by the debate on society’s responsibility for population wellbeing, especially the general decline in mental health, and what could be done by society collectively. Despite the focus on public policy and intervention research, there was a noticeable lack of discussion on corporate responsibility.

Motivated to understand what was happening with mental ill-being at work, I conducted a comprehensive scientific scoping review of ‘Mental Health at Work’ at the LSE in 2021-23.

It was an eye-opening and insightful experience, providing lots of evidence of what is working well and what is not.

I combined the scoping review with a qualitative investigation of the how large companies were approaching mental health at work. Despite individual leadership recognition that mental health was in the need of more focus, there was a general hesitancy towards approaching in any substantial way, such as relating to policy, structure, prescribed processes or even guidelines. Part of the hesitancy was due to not being sure about what to do, or how far they should go.

The research project resulted in four thought-provoking conclusions:

• Poor mental health at work is on the rise despite significant corporate spending on wellness programs.
• Corporate wellness initiatives have close to zero impact on mental wellbeing.
• Many effective interventions or strategies that could be applied at work are not being utilised.
• There is a lack of direction and coordinated approach within organisations, and leaders find it difficult to navigate.

The findings directly influenced the creation of the Center for Work Wellbeing with its aim to build a stronger focus on wellbeing at work, and support businesses in their efforts to enhance employee wellbeing. 

We already have solutions ready which we are looking forward to share with interested companies and leaders, so get in touch for an informal introduction.

Everyone is also encouraged to tap into our knowledge and insights that we will post in our blog, articles, and other media. Check out our Resource page and sign up for regular up-dates.

Our aim is also to build a network of leaders, professionals and academics who are interested in strengthening the field of employee wellbeing by sharing findings, practices and other evidence of positive results.