Employee wellbeing: how measurement is key to improvement
A new toolkit that provides a framework to measure employee wellbeing is launched by Highsight Analytics and the University of Cambridge Psychometrics Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School. While employee wellbeing has recently vaulted to the forefront of organisational thinking,…
Celebrating pioneering social enterprises with £10,000 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize
Four social entrepreneurs pioneering new approaches to mental health, wellbeing, employment training, and publishing have been recognised with the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, awarded by Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge, and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge…
Phys: Remote working is ‘mixed bag’ for employee wellbeing and productivity, study finds
Adapting remote and hybrid work policies to employees’ specific work-life situations can result in increased well-being and productivity, but many employees are stuck in an increasing number of low-quality meetings when working remotely, says new study co-authored by Thomas Roulet,…
Why does remote working lead to unproductive meetings?
Remote working has resulted in more meetings of lower quality, harming productivity, says study by Cambridge Judge Business School and the Vitality Research Institute published in MIT Sloan Management Review. We've all known the feeling since lockdowns began in 2020:…
Remote working mindset
Are people more productive and emotionally positive working remotely? A new study co-authored by Dr Jochen Menges of Cambridge Judge Business School finds the answer may be in the mindset of employees. The coronavirus pandemic has sparked plenty of debate…
Navigating a career
Olivia Coffey, a Cambridge MBA alumna and a member of the US Olympics rowing team, outlines five tips regarding competition and career. Olivia Coffey (Photo credit: Cambridge University Boat Club) Olivia Coffey (MBA 2017), an alumna of the Cambridge MBA…
Looking after workers
Companies need to revisit their values and identify their top cultural challenges in ensuring employee wellbeing in the post-coronavirus world, says an article in MIT Sloan Management Review co-authored by Dr Thomas Roulet of Cambridge Judge Business School. The COVID-19…
MIT Sloan Management Review: How organisations can promote employee wellness, now and post-pandemic
Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses how organisations can support employees’ wellness. “The COVID-19 pandemic, which has left many of us working at home for months, has intensified the impact of…
Cambridge Independent: New mental health charity to ask the question: You Okay, Doc?
A surgical trainee in cardiothoracics at the Royal Papworth Hospital Daniel Gearon (MSt in Entrepreneurship 2019) founded the charity You Okay, Doc? hoping to support the mental health and wellbeing of doctors and healthcare workers. “Hospitals have wellbeing services for…
Cambridge Independent: Cancer survivor sets up a startup and offers free course in response to COVID-19 crisis
Sheila Kissane-Marshall has established Boutros Bear rehabilitation company that now offers a free 12-week exercise and mindfulness programme helping to cope with coronavirus. Sheila, who is also a startup coach at Accelerate Cambridge programme, says a combination of exercise, mindfulness…