10-10-2026ASK THE EXPERTS

Nobody trusts HR. It’s up to companies to fix it

‘Employee well-being needs to be managed the same way companies manage all other important business objectives. Someone at the top has to own it.’

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Earlier this year, I wrote in Fast Company that 2026 could be the year companies finally begin taking employee well-being seriously. I also challenged HR leaders to seize the moment and help drive the requisite cultural change within their organizations.

Many people subsequently reached out to me to argue that well-being cannot be just an HR initiative and that, to truly succeed, it requires the full buy-in and ownership of leaders at every level, including........

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