Issues in workplace wellbeing – continuity and change

About this episode

Dr Helen Fitzhugh interviews Michael Whitmore about recurring issues in workplace wellbeing and the research behind the Evolve Workplace Wellbeing toolkit.

In this episode, Dr Helen Fitzhugh of the University of East Anglia speaks with Michael Whitmore, Research Leader at RAND Europe, specialising in health, work and wellbeing. RAND Europe is a not-for-profit research organization and Michael's team were involved in the programme of research that led us to establish the Evolve Workplace Wellbeing toolkit. Michael talks about the issues in workplace wellbeing he has seen recur during his years of experience in this area - but also highlights the ...

People in this episode

Host: Dr Helen Fitzhugh

Guest: Michael Whitmore

Topics covered

• workplace wellbeing
• health
• research
• employee wellbeing
• organizational change

Keywords

• workplace wellbeing
• health
• research
• Evolve Workplace Wellbeing toolkit
• employee wellbeing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RAND Europe, University of East Anglia

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