Putting world-class expertise to work for our partners

Turning workplace wellbeing into a measurable driver of performance through advanced data science and strategic advisory

Evidence-Based Approach

We work with organisations to move toward a disciplined, evidence-based approach that enables work wellbeing to be measured, understood, and actively managed as part of core business strategy

  • So you can track and compare. We establish a robust measurement framework, audit existing data, and strengthen how wellbeing is measured. From there, we can benchmark results across teams, over time, and against relevant external standards.

  • So you know where to focus. We help you make sense of your data to identify the drivers that matter most, delivering clear, prioritised insights into where to act and why.

  • So you can improve performance. We design and support targeted interventions that address root causes. We help you embed change across leadership, systems, and ways of working, with evaluation built in.

  • So you can lead internally and externally. Across each stage, we support leaders in building alignment, strengthening the business case, and communicating progress with credibility.

Our Team

  • Photo of Dr. Jan-Emmanuel de Neve, smiling in a black suit jacket and white shirt against a blue background.

    Prof. Jan-Emmanuel De Neve

    FOUNDING DIRECTOR

    Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science & Director, Wellbeing Research Centre, University of Oxford

  • Adriana Drulla

    SENIOR PROJECT LEAD

    Master in Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, Founder of Mind Summit, Ex-Morgan Stanley

  • Photo of Dr. William Fleming, with dark hair smiling against a blue background, wearing a light-colored, collared shirt.

    Dr. William Fleming

    SENIOR ANALYST,  DATA SCIENCE

    PhD University of Cambridge, Unilever Research Fellow at the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford

Featured Research

  • “Leading organisations in the World Economic Forum Chief Health Officer community — including Unilever, HSBC and Siemens — are adopting the De Neve and Ward framework for measuring workplace wellbeing.”

  • "For us, adopting this approach wasn't just about adding another metric. It's the next evolution step - one that truly keeps people at the center as we transform."

    Anna Borg, Head of Psychosocial Health and Wellbeing | Siemens

  • “How people feel at work is a leading indicator of downstream business consequences.”

    Professor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, World Economic Forum 2025

  • "Organisations have to change the workplace and not just the worker."

    William Fleming, Fortune, 2024

  • "When employees believe AI is being introduced to make their work better, they engage with curiosity and a sense of agency."

    Why Companies That Choose AI Augmentation Over Automation May Win in the Long Run by Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Jeffrey T. Hancock and Kate Niederhoffer

  • “Belonging is probably the best predictor of workplace wellbeing… more so than the pay cheque attached to the job.”

    Professor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Financial Times, 2023

  • "Happy workers are about 13% more productive. Happier workers convert more calls into sales and make more calls per hour."

    George Ward, BT Call-Centre Productivity Experiment

  • "Workers without influence over decisions face greater stress and worse outcomes."

    Cherise Regier, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2023

Our Partners

We work alongside global organisations to unlock stronger business performance through the measurement, insight, and advancement of workplace wellbeing