Before Investing in an Employee Wellbeing Platform Read This!

"An organisation is the sum of its parts'. 

Those were the words I used in a recent keynote talk to a group of aspiring Unicorn Founders about the link between mental health and high performance.

When I worked in HR over a decade ago, the focus was definitely on high performance, but not on mental health.  Yet today, if I ask what's keeping HR managers awake at night, it's mental health! Or more specifically, choosing the right company wellbeing programme to support their people.

The topic of mental health and employee wellbeing is vast, leaving many HR professionals and even Wellbeing Managers feeling out of their comfort zone.  And I really understand.  If I were to rewind back to my HR days, I wouldn't have know where to start when it came to investing in employee wellbeing programs and wellbeing platforms.  And I also understand the pressure to get it right and maxine your training budget. 

And when you have invested in an employee wellbeing platform, how do you know you've made the right choice?

One area I see organisations investing in is e-learning platforms.

E-learning was around back in my HR days (I know I sound like a dinosaur but we have come a long way on the employee wellbeing front since 2012!) and focused on topics like Health and Safety.  Fast forward ten years and the e-learning space has exploded. And what strikes me is that there's an e-learning course to cover pretty much any topic, including mental health at work.

The Benefits of E-Learning Training

There are benefits to be had from taking the e-learning approach with training.

• E-learning modules can be monitored for completion
• E-learning can be issued to new starters
• E-learning is cost-effective versus face-to-face training
• Everyone gets the same training, ensuring a level of consistency

Is Your Employee Wellbeing Training Giving You Results?

As part of the employee wellbeing strategy we were developing for an organisation, I conducted a review of the organisation’s employee e-learning platform, focusing primarily on mental health and wellbeing modules.

What I came across seriously shocked me!

This e-learning platform may have been OK if it were delivering mental health training to children under 10, but not for adults in professional job roles.

The HR Director of the organisation hadn't appreciated the shortcomings in the training until I gave her access to our employee wellbeing platform.  What she saw was chalk and cheese and immediately agreed their wellbeing platform was not fit for purpose.

As she shared, many HR professionals are not trained in mental health and some clever marketing and a good sales pitch can leave you feeling you've made the right investment. 

Ready to Find Out If Your Wellbeing Strategy Is Really Working?

If reading this made you pause and question whether your current wellbeing platform or strategy is truly delivering — you’re not alone.

I’ve worked in HR for over a decade. I know the pressure of being asked to create a wellbeing strategy without having formal training in mental health, behavioural science, or organisational psychology. Most HR leaders are doing what they think is right — but they’re not always given the expertise, guidance, or resource to know what will genuinely move the needle.

That’s why I offer Employee Wellbeing Strategy Reviews.

This isn’t a tick-box audit. It’s a deep-dive diagnostic,  a chance to get expert eyes on your current approach and uncover what’s working, what’s missing, and what may be undermining your efforts altogether.

You’ll have me:

• Reviewing your strategy, platform, and initiatives

• Bringing both wellbeing expertise and a commercial, strategic lens

• Clarifying what your strategy is actually trying to achieve — and how to align it with real outcomes

Because here’s what I see far too often — even in global organisations:

A “finger in the wind” approach to wellbeing.
No clear goal. No measurable outcome. No integration with culture or leadership behaviour.

That’s not just ineffective — it’s expensive.

So if you’re ready to make sure your wellbeing strategy is doing what it’s meant to do — reducing absence, increasing retention, and creating the kind of culture people stay for — let’s talk.

🟡 Book your Employee Wellbeing Strategy Review here.
You'll walk away with clarity, direction, and a personalised roadmap to elevate wellbeing across your organisation.