Is your wellbeing strategy fit for today's workplace?

The Wellbeing Paradox is the book the modern workplace has been waiting for; it’s timely, practical and deeply human. Sarah Taylor cuts through the noise of quick fixes to show how real wellbeing emerges from how we think, lead and work together

Petra Velzeboer
Leading Mental Health and Digital Wellbeing Expert and Speaker

The Wellbeing Paradox moves us beyond initiatives and into honest inquiry about the dynamics of work that sustain or deplete us. It brings blind spots into clear view and offers a generous and deeply human reframing of what workplace wellbeing truly requires. 

Elaine Carnegie
CEO, Beingworks

Powerful, thought- provoking and practical, this book will change how you think about wellbeing at work.

Paul Devoy
CEO, Investors in People

The Wellbeing Paradox is a powerful invitation to reimagine people leadership for a new era. It reminds us that true wellbeing cannot be delivered through programmes or metrics but emerges when leaders create workplaces and spaces with meaning, connection and renewal.

Morvern McLean
Head of Global Leadership and Talent Development, Arla Foods

Sarah brings exceptional rigour and fresh thinking to the complex challenge of workplace wellbeing. The Wellbeing Paradox is a powerful call to rethink our current approach. The Five Shifts framework offers practical, actionable guidance for creating conditions where wellbeing can truly thrive.

Martin Taylor
Head of Professional and Organisational Development at Heriot-Watt University

The Wellbeing Paradox provides important practical steps that can be taken to develop the type of thriving work environments that many of us in organizations are aspiring to create.

Mark Hoolahan
CEO, Thistle Foundation

Sarah Taylor shows that burnout is not a problem to ‘fix’ but a signal that the system has forgotten the human soul inside it. This book is a steady, intelligent invitation to rebuild work as a place where people can live, not just endure.

Dr Dale Whelehan
Assistant Professor in Psychology at Trinity  College Dublin

This is the wisest and most compassionate guide for creating organizational cultures of wellbeing I have read in a very long time. Sarah’s clarity and caring permeate every page. From her wisdom and experience, she offers organizational and personal practices that call forth our reliable human capacities for creativity, generosity, contribution and belonging.

Dr Margaret Wheatley
Author, teacher, speaker and management consultant