Workplace Wellbeing

This week, we have a real treat for you in the form of a one-on-one interview between Julia and Sir Cary Cooper. He is professor of Organisational psychology and health at Manchester Business School and is recognised as one of the world’s foremost experts on the topic of workplace issues. Cary was honoured with a knighthood in 2014 for his services to social science. And that service includes his writing and editing over 160 books covering occupational stress, women at work and organisational psychology. Plus, one he co-authored with Stefan called 'Myths of Management'. We cover a number of those topics in today’s conversation: the relationship between workplace stress and general wellbeing, how the pandemic has shifted the conversation around mental health, and what his extensive research has taught him about how best to battle workplace stress.  And if that wasn’t enough for you, the broadcaster, journalist, political commentator Ayesha Hazareka will also fill us in on her working life...