Designing a Workplace That Improves Wellbeing and Productivity

In this practical 90-minute session, we will explore how workplace design (in the office and for hybrid teams) influences day-to-day wellbeing and performance - and what SME leaders can do about it without major budgets or big redesign projects.

You will leave with a simple framework for spotting the biggest friction points, plus a set of low-cost, high-impact actions you can apply straight away.

We will cover:

• The key workplace factors that most influence stress, focus and energy
• Practical improvements for offices and hybrid teams that are affordable and realistic
• A quick self-check you can use to prioritise changes in your own business
• How to turn workplace tweaks into better retention, engagement and productivity

The session will include time for Q&A. Places are limited, so early registration is recommended.

Who it's for: SME founders, leaders, and people/ops managers shaping office or hybrid working.

Takeaway: Attendees leave with a practical framework and a short list of quick wins to apply in 30 days.

Please note: this webinar is for alumni of Help to Grow Management, please only book the alumni tickets if you have taken part in the course: https://smallbusinesscharter.org/help-to-grow-management (course alumni may invite a colleague- please do email s.white@kingston.ac.uk to let us know if you plan to). There are also limited tickets avaliable for businesses who are non-alumni to select but they must have at least 5 employees to be eligible to attend.

Expert Speaker:

Josh Jackman, PhD is a workplace strategy and human performance specialist who helps organisations design work environments and working practices that support wellbeing, focus and sustainable performance. He combines evidence-led insight with practical, business-friendly recommendations, and has worked across workplace strategy, wellbeing and employee experience projects with a range of organisations. Josh is a Kingston Business School Help to Grow: Management alumni (2023) and regularly speaks and writes on the science of high-performing workplaces.

Help to Grow Alumni Program

The Alumni Workshop series are designed to help managers and key decision makers of SMEs create nurturing work environments through supportive peer ecosystems. The initiative is part of the Help to Grow Programme at Kingston University led by Dr Bahare Afrahi since 2021.

For questions about these events please email Sophie White, SMEs relation lead, s.white@kingston.ac.uk.

The Help to Grow Management programme

Our Help to Grow Management programme is a 12-week course designed for managers and small business owners who are interested in innovation, resilience, and improving. Since 2021 we have successfully helped over 600 SME owners’ managers to grow their business and take it to the next level since.

To find out more about more including upcoming start dates at Kingston Business School contact Maliha Haider, Marketing lead of the programme at Kingston University London. S.M.Haider@kingston.ac.uk