Setting the Standard for Wellbeing Leadership

Created by Wellbeing Leaders, For Wellbeing Leaders

We set out to redefine wellbeing leadership. Over 18 months, we interviewed 21 remarkable individuals on our Working Well Beings Podcast—each with firsthand experience driving health, happiness, and fulfilment at work. Their shared wisdom revealed the qualities, habits, and skills that set truly extraordinary wellbeing leaders apart.

The 9 Habits of Effective Wellbeing Leaders

  • Habit 1: Cultivate Empathy and Build Relationships

    Meet people where they are, listen deeply, and forge connections that strengthen trust and community.

  • Habit 2: Demonstrate Resilience and Flexibility

    Persist through setbacks and accept that progress isn’t always immediate. Adapt with patience, model perseverance, and show your team how to learn, grow, and remain steady through every challenge.

  • Habit 3: Embrace Long-Term Strategic Planning

    Look beyond the quick fixes. Shape a vision that endures, embedding wellbeing into the core of your organisation’s future.

  • Habit 4: Focus on Preventative Wellbeing

    Anticipate needs, reduce stressors, and prevent harm first. Create environments that help individuals thrive before problems arise.

  • Habit 5: Leverage Data for Decision Making

    Harness insights to guide your actions. Use evidence to shine a light on where to improve, ensuring meaningful, measurable results.

  • Habit 6: Personalise and Respond to Needs

    Recognise that no two people are the same. Tailor your approach to uplift individuals, celebrating their uniqueness and worth.

  • Habit 7: Develop Leadership Skills and Mentor Others

    Keep learning, growing, and investing in self and others. Nurture the next generation of wellbeing champions, ensuring values endure.

  • Habit 8: Apply Positive Psychology and Foster Meaning

    Highlight strengths, celebrate achievements, and create workplaces where purpose, optimism, and pride are part of everyday life.

  • Habit 9: Integrate Across Functions and Build Community

    Break down silos, unite teams, and ensure that wellbeing is a shared, guiding principle woven into the very fabric of your organisation.

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