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Wellbeing at Work, 3rd Edition
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Wellbeing at Work, 3rd Edition

by Ian Hesketh, Cary Cooper
September 2026
Beginner
240 pages
6h 10m
English
Kogan Page
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2 Getting started

Introduction

This chapter outlines the significance of getting a good team of Human Resource Management (HRM) professionals involved in strategy setting and the importance of them understanding your people. In the working environment we have described in Chapter 1 and the challenges the modern workforce face, having employees that must cope and even thrive in this world has become an even bigger ask. Even if your business is relatively small and you do not have dedicated HRM, the importance of having people who understand how this can set the scene for all work is, we feel, a high priority. In this chapter we first look at the critical areas for wellbeing, those being to lead a meaningful and purposeful working life. You will ...

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