With Nicola Gillen and Charlotte Hermans, AECOM

Based on a holistic approach to wellbeing, AECOM is undertaking a new body of research to investigate key predictors of wellbeing and performance in office worker populations. A comprehensive model has been tested to identify the most influential factors of work (e.g., job design, management, culture) vs. workplace (e.g., quality of work settings, noise, air quality) in predicting physical, mental, social, intellectual, spiritual and material dimensions of wellbeing, performance and satisfaction. Nicola Gillen will present findings of two initial tests of the model.

Nicola Gillen is an architect with a business degree. This provides her with a complimentary perspective on the physical and business environments, through understanding the complex and often contradictory interests of the owner, users, designers and managers of buildings. Nicola leads Workplace Strategy at AECOM Globally and drives thought leadership around the future of work, regularly publishing and speaking at conferences.

Charlotte Hermans is an organisational psychologist with a background in workplace consulting and change management. She is an advocate of evidence-based practice and seeks to underpin strategic workplace advice with a blend of real-time data and academic theory. Her core ambition is to safeguard the human element in designing and facilitating organisational change journeys by taking a psychological perspective and focussing on optimising employee wellbeing. Charlotte has previously worked as a workplace consultant at YNNO (The Netherlands) and holds a master’s degree in Organisational Psychology from City, University of London.  She currently works as a change manager and workplace strategist at AECOM Strategy Plus.Nicola Gillen and Charlotte Hermans, AECOM

Based on a holistic approach to wellbeing, AECOM is undertaking a new body of research to investigate key predictors of wellbeing and performance in office worker populations. A comprehensive model has been tested to identify the most influential factors of work (e.g., job design, management, culture) vs. workplace (e.g., quality of work settings, noise, air quality) in predicting physical, mental, social, intellectual, spiritual and material dimensions of wellbeing, performance and satisfaction. Nicola Gillen will present findings of two initial tests of the model.

Nicola Gillen is an architect with a business degree. This provides her with a complimentary perspective on the physical and business environments, through understanding the complex and often contradictory interests of the owner, users, designers and managers of buildings. Nicola leads Workplace Strategy at AECOM Globally and drives thought leadership around the future of work, regularly publishing and speaking at conferences.

Charlotte Hermans is an organisational psychologist with a background in workplace consulting and change management. She is an advocate of evidence-based practice and seeks to underpin strategic workplace advice with a blend of real-time data and academic theory. Her core ambition is to safeguard the human element in designing and facilitating organisational change journeys by taking a psychological perspective and focussing on optimising employee wellbeing. Charlotte has previously worked as a workplace consultant at YNNO (The Netherlands) and holds a master’s degree in Organisational Psychology from City, University of London.  She currently works as a change manager and workplace strategist at AECOM Strategy Plus.