Workplace Wellbeing Initiative 2025 Trends The modern workplace requires a strategic approach to wellbeing. This means moving beyond a scattered menu of programs to embed wellbeing into an organization’s culture. Such efforts position workforce wellbeing as a strategic business priority rather than a reactive response to a specific challenge. Leading organizations are integrating wellbeing into governance and policies, leadership training, and workflows & operating practices.…
A Holistic Approach to Weight Management in the Workplace: What HR Leaders Need to Know By: Gloria Treister, HHP With the increasing popularity of GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound, HR and benefits leaders are now faced with an important question: How can we support employees in achieving sustainable, long-term weight management? The answer lies in a comprehensive, functional wellness approach—one that…
Observations from the field: Workplace Wellbeing Trends from a Global Tour Photo Credit: Ave Calvar Author: Rachael Riggs, CMP, DES, SEPC; General Manager – Environmental Strategy & Wellbeing SME, Maritz In a November LinkedIn post, I shared my experiences from a whirlwind global tour, highlighting key observations and trends in workplace wellbeing. This journey, spanning five cities across two continents over six weeks, provided me…
Burnout: A Multidimensional Challenge Requiring Multidimensional Solutions Author: Talya Landau In a world where ‘busy’ is worn as a badge of honor, burnout has become the silent epidemic ravaging our workforce. I sometimes hear leaders say that it’s the employees who need to learn how to deal with the demands of work and life, and I also hear employees who say that it’s the sole…
Reframing Health at Work: Shaping a Prevention Economy Author: Elizabeth Bachrad, MA, MSc Companies are increasingly interested in defining their social purpose and impact in wider society, but there is reluctance on the part of businesses to increase their responsibility for the health outcomes of their workforce. Why is this so important to get right? Because the UK, and arguably countries across the world, have…
June 2024 – A Celebration of Workplace Wellbeing Month In June this year, the Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI) Workplace Wellbeing Initiative launched a global online summit to bring greater recognition to Workplace Wellbeing and to present the expertise of a powerful line-up of International Experts who delivered relevant and often ground-breaking content. As is always the case, GWI is about stepping into the future…
