Chief Happiness & Wellbeing Officer Masterclass

09th - 10th February 2026

Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai - U.A.E.

This intensive 2-day masterclass equips leaders and HR professionals with strategic frameworks and evidence-based methodologies to design, implement, and sustain comprehensive wellbeing and happiness initiatives. Aligned with the UAE’s National Programme for Happiness and Wellbeing, this programme integrates the proven 5R framework (Mind, Physical, Emotion, Purpose, Connection) with advanced resilience-building techniques and employee engagement strategies.

Interactive case studies from United Arab Emirates organizations allow participants learn to translate happiness initiatives into measurable business outcomes: reduced absenteeism, enhanced productivity, improved retention, and sustained organizational performance. This masterclass provides actionable implementation roadmaps, measurement frameworks, and leadership strategies to position attendees as transformational Chief Happiness and Wellbeing Officers.

Jared Shippel

ared Shippel is an accomplished people development professional with over 20 years of experience in executive, wellness, leadership, and multigenerational coaching. With graduate qualifications in Psychology and Public Health, Jared has driven high-impact leadership and wellbeing programmes across technology, finance, healthcare, retail, supply chain, logistics, education, and manufacturing industries globally.

Learning Outcomes

Key Topics

Strategic Leadership & Implementation

Design comprehensive organizational happiness and wellbeing strategies aligned with UAE National Happiness Agenda and business objectives
Demonstrate ROI for wellbeing initiatives
Build key stakeholder engagement strategies

The 5R Framework Mastery

Apply the 5R Framework (Mind, Physical, Emotion, Purpose, Connection) to address burnout, stress, and disengagement personally and in your team
Implement evidence-based interventions as part of your wellness approach
Master practical techniques such as emotional anchoring, progressive muscle relaxation, purpose-finding exercises

Resilience & Engagement Excellence

Understand the science of resilience and develop organizational resilience-building strategies
Create psychologically safe environments that enhance adaptive capacity
Utilise listening strategies and assessment tools to develop multi-generational engagement strategies
Foster cultures of recognition, appreciation, and belonging

Data-Driven Decision Making

Understand how to utilise wellbeing assessments, pulse surveys, and analytics to inform programme design
Translate wellbeing metrics into business language for executive reporting

Create communication strategies to promote and sustain wellbeing initiatives

Reason

To Attend This Training

Transform Organizational Performance

Boost productivity by up to 91% using evidence-based strategies
Reduce absenteeism, quiet quitting, and turnover costs
Build organizational resilience to navigate change and uncertainty

Gain Competitive Advantage in UAE Market

Align with UAE National Priorities and position your organization as a wellbeing leader
Learn from Emirates success stories and case studies
Navigate cultural nuances of implementing wellbeing programmes in GCC region

Acquire Implementable Tools & Frameworks

The complete 5R Framework with ready-to-use interventions
Assessment tools, and planning templates
Measurement systems demonstrating impact

Develop Strategic Capabilities

Articulate wellbeing ROI to CFOs and Boards
Master stakeholder engagement and overcome resistance
Position yourself as a strategic business partner and profit centre

Course

Details

DAY 01

Foundations, Strategy & The 5R Framework

Session 1: The Strategic Imperative of Happiness & Wellbeing

Business case for happiness: Linking wellbeing to productivity and performance
UAE National Programme for Happiness and Wellbeing alignment
The evolving role of Chief Happiness & Wellbeing Officer
Interactive Activity: Dubai organization wellbeing challenge analysis

Session 2: Building Your Wellbeing Strategy

Conducting organizational wellbeing assessments and listening strategies
Designing comprehensive strategy: Vision, objectives, key pillars
Stakeholder mapping and securing C-suite buy-in
Creating measurement frameworks and demonstrating ROI

Session 3: The 5R Framework – Mind & Physical

Mind – Restore Your Mind: Neuroscience of stress, self-regulation, locus of control, mindfulness and meditation
Techniques: 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding, Mindfulness Breathing, Cognitive Reframing
Physical – Revitalize Your Body: Stress response, parasympathetic/sympathetic nervous system
Technique: Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
Experiential Exercise: Practice stress-regulation techniques

Session 4: The 5R Framework – Emotion & Purpose

Emotion – Regulate Your Emotions: Emotional intelligence, classical conditioning, anchoring
Technique: Emotional Anchoring (New Behaviour Generator)
Purpose – Reinvigorate Purpose: Science of purpose, learning from great leaders, legacy thinking
Facilitating difficult conversations leading to passion and purpose alignment
Interactive Activity: Purpose Discovery

DAY 02

Resilience, Engagement & Implementation

Session 5: Building Organizational Resilience

Defining resilience: Individual, team, organizational levels
Science of resilience and adaptive capacity
Psychological safety as a foundation of resilient organizations
Building resilience in multigenerational and multicultural workforces
Workshop: Resilience capacity assessment and action planning

Session 6: The 5R Framework – Connection & Integration

Connection – Reconnect with Yourself & Others: Relationships, isolation, Gap Theory, inclusion
Dealing with cliques, groupthink, bias, and stereotypes
Building authentic connection in virtual, hybrid, and office environments
Integration: Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits linking all 5R elements
Interactive Activity: Connection-building exercises and inclusion simulation

Session 7: Mastering Employee Engagement

The engagement equation and diagnosing engagement gaps
Recognition, appreciation, and meaningful work
Engaging across generations: Boomers to Gen Z
Manager’s role as engagement champions
Emirates Case Study: DEWA and Dubai Government engagement strategies
Workshop: Design engagement intervention for specific employee segment

Session 8: Implementation, Change Management & Impact Measurement

Creating 90-day, 6-month, and 12-month implementation roadmaps
Change management and overcoming resistance
Communication strategies: Building awareness and adoption
Wellbeing KPIs, pulse surveys, and analytics
Reporting to leadership: Translating data into business narratives
Final Workshop: Complete personalized action plan

Session 9: Masterclass Conclusion

Key takeaways and commitments to action
Certificate presentation

Course Fees

Registration Fees:

Book 1 delegate - Pay USD 2,795
Book 2- 3 delegates Pay USD 2,595
Book 4 or more -Pay USD 2,395

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