64: On Aon’s Better Being Series - Part 6: The World Wellbeing Movement with Rachel Fellowes and Sarah Cunningham

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Companies around the world are already seeing the benefits of increasing their focus on mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. But macro-level momentum surrounding wellbeing still has a long way to go. In the sixth episode of our Better Being series, host and Aon’s Chief Wellbeing Officer, Rachel Fellowes, is joined by Managing Director of the World Wellbeing Movement, Sarah Cunningham, to discuss why it’s so important that wellbeing strategies and company culture need to align, the wellbeing workplace paradox and the work of the World Wellbeing Movement.

• [6:55] The purpose and vision of the World Wellbeing Movement
• [11:44] The importance of measuring four key dimensions of employee wellbeing
• [16:12] Combating the workplace wellbeing paradox
• [21:28] Evidence that wellbeing has a positive impact on company performance
• [25:46] Increasing the momentum surrounding wellbeing
• [30:55] The potential future impact of the World Wellbeing Movement

Additional Resources:

Aon’s website

Aon’s 2022-2023 Global Wellbeing Survey

On Aon’s Better Being Series - Part 3: Measuring Wellbeing with Rachel Fellowes and Nic Marks

Sarah Cunningham’s LinkedIn

Working on Wellbeing Podcast

World Wellbeing Movement

World Wellbeing Movement on LinkedIn

Tweetables:

• “I observed over a 25-year career that the world of work was becoming a more stressful place at a macro-level.” — Sarah Cunningham
• “If I could make one single change tomorrow, it would be that employers measure not only how employees are feeling using comparable science-based metrics but also measure why people feel the way they do.” — Sarah Cunningham
• “You cannot treat wellbeing in isolation. Your wellbeing benefits have to be aligned with your company culture.” — Sarah Cunningham