Worker wellbeing in six steps

+Cary Cooper is one of the UK’s leading authorities on workplace stress and wellbeing. In this first instalment, he lays out his recommendations for organisations... 

Improving wellbeing – a six point plan

1) Conduct a wellbeing audit – all the instruments are out there eg ASSET

2) Identify where the problems are, then use focus groups with staff to develop a change plan

3) Ensure that your managers are ‘socially skilled’, by training and recruitment

4) Don’t just allow flexible working, encourage it

5) Eradicate the long working hours culture

6) Trust and value your people, and you’ll get improved engagement

Cary Cooper is Distinguished Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School. He has written over 150 books on a range of topics, including stress and wellbeing at work. You can follow Cary @ProfCaryCooper.