Wellbeing at Work: How to Design, Implement and Evaluate an Effective Strategy

Discover how organizations can build wellbeing strategies that truly improve engagement, resilience and performance.

Wellbeing at Work by Cary Cooper and Ian Hesketh is the practical guide for mid-career HR professionals, people managers and wellbeing leads who want to design evidence-based approaches that reduce stress, improve employee engagement and create healthier workplaces.

Now in its third edition, this fully updated book reflects the changing world of work and the latest developments in wellbeing strategy. Drawing on real-world examples from leading organizations such as Rolls Royce and the CIPD, it explores the new realities of hybrid work, digital overload and an ageing workforce.

You'll learn how to:
- Design and deliver wellbeing initiatives across the employee lifecycle
- Address presenteeism, absenteeism and early-career wellbeing effectively
- Support employees returning after absence with empathy and structure
- Embed kindness, compassion and psychological safety into leadership culture
- Monitor and evaluate wellbeing programs using proven frameworks and tools

With practical models, step-by-step guidance and the latest research insights, Wellbeing at Work helps mid-career HR professionals and managers create sustainable, measurable and people-centered wellbeing strategies that deliver lasting value.

Themes include: workplace wellbeing, hybrid work, employee engagement, resilience, psychological safety, HR strategy, leadership compassion

Ian Hesketh is the Senior Responsible Owner for the National Police Wellbeing Service UK, Wellbeing Lead for the UK College of Policing and works with the National Forum for Health and Wellbeing at Work at the Alliance Manchester Business School. He is a visiting fellow at Durham University Business School and the Open University.

He has authored numerous papers on workplace wellbeing, change and public value and most notably, introduced the concept of Leaveism to explain human behaviours associated with workplace workload and stress.

Sir Cary Cooper, CBE, is the 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the ALLIANCE Manchester Business School. Based in Macclesfield, UK, he is also the Chair of the National Forum for Health and Wellbeing at Work.

He was President of the CIPD, the British Academy of Management, RELATE and Institute of Welfare. He has been voted the Most Influential HR Thinker by HR Magazine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Management.

He is President of the British Academy of Management, is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute and one of the first UK based Fellows of the (American) Academy of Management. He is also the President of the Institute of Welfare and Chair of the UK's Academy of Social Sciences.

He is a leading commentator on workplace issues and wellbeing, having authored and edited numerous books and articles on the subject, as well as being a frequent contributor to national newspapers, TV and radio.

He was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by the Queen in 2001 for his contribution to occupational health, and awarded a Knighthood by the Queen in 2014 for his contribution to the social sciences.