Conversations That Are Reimagining the Future of Work Guest Author:Â Laura Putnam, MA A LinkedIn Live Wellbeing at Work Series in Partnership with the Global Wellness Institute This past year, I had the honor of hosting a series of LinkedIn Live conversations in partnership with the Workplace Wellbeing Initiative of the Global Wellness Institute. Each conversation tackled a defining question of our time. Why are so…
Why Workplaces Need a Solution That Quantifies and Ends Adult Bullying Resource Recommendation by Grant Ian Gamble, WorkRight23 Contributor Why This Resource Matters Adult bullying in the workplace is a widespread yet often invisible problem. Many employees and volunteers endure undue stress due to bullying, and while managers may recognize this, they often lack the expertise or tools to address it. WorkRight23 breaks that cycle…
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic are lowering the US obesity rate–Gallup News A new Gallup poll indicates that the rate of obesity among US adults has declined over the past three years as GLP-1 use by adults rose sharply from 6% in early 2024 to 12% today. Obesity fell from 40% of the population in 2022 to 37% in 2025 (the equivalent of 7.6 million…
A large observational study (2025) from Australia’s Monash University, spanning a decade and involving over 10,000 people over 70, found that people who listened to music most days slashed their risk of developing dementia by 39% compared with those who did not. The regular music-listeners also had a decreased risk of experiencing general cognitive decline and performed consistently better on memory tasks and cognitive function…
New GWI Report Shows UAE’s Wellness Economy Has Surged to $41 Billion Last week, at the sold-out Global Wellness Summit in Dubai, the GWI released a new Geography of Wellness report on the UAE, revealing its wellness market grew an eye-opening 14.3% annually between  2019 and 2024, making the country the wellness growth leader in the Middle East-North Africa. Standout markets for growth: the UAE’s…
The GWI just released the Global Wellness Economy Monitor 2025, its annual report packed with new data and insights on the wellness market and its 11 sectors. It’s a story of continued––and accelerating––growth. Since 2013, the wellness economy has doubled and saw a 7.9% increase from 2023 to 2024, reaching a new peak of $6.8 trillion. Over the last five years, it experienced…
