In this episode, host Sarah Cunningham sits down with two inspiring leaders in the world of workplace wellbeing: Jen Fisher and KeyAnna Schmiedl. They share their personal and professional journeys, offering a refreshing perspective on what it means to create workplaces which truly put people first.
Jen Fisher is a best-selling author, award-winning podcaster and influential speaker. Formerly Deloitte US's first Chief Wellbeing Officer, she is a preeminent expert on work wellbeing, and we are thrilled that she has recently joined the World Wellbeing Movement as our US Brand Ambassador.
KeyAnna is Workhuman’s Chief Human Experience Officer, and a leading voice on bringing human connection, belonging, and recognition to work wellbeing. She brings years of experience advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in both educational and corporate settings, and has received the Diversity Leader Award from Diversity Journal for her exceptional work in fostering an inclusive workplace. She has also featured on Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list and was named a DEI Trailblazer by Business Insider.
This episode tackles a pressing question: how can organisations prevent employee burnout and instead promote human sustainability and wellbeing?
Together, we unpack the organisational barriers that stand in the way of progress, uncovering some of the root causes of poor workplace wellbeing, and urging leaders to stop over relying on individual level interventions that add more to an employees’ (already very long) to-do lists.
We discuss the essential ‘wellbeing leadership skillset’ - skills that can be taught to leaders so that they are properly equipped to foster wellbeing and build happy and productive teams. Whether you’re leading a team or advocating for change within your organisation, this conversation offers actionable insights to help workplaces move toward healthier, happier, and more sustainable futures.
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We are all Working on our Wellbeing daily, but not everyone has access to the latest cutting-edge research into the science of wellbeing … until now. From our home at the World Wellbeing Movement, within the University of Oxford, we have created the Working on Wellbeing podcast so that you can be a fly on the wall during our conversations with the world’s leading wellbeing experts.