Reframing Health at Work: Shaping a Prevention Economy

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…

From Disconnected to Connected: Bringing Spirit Back Into The Workplace

From Disconnected to Connected: Bringing Spirit Back Into The Workplace Written By: Jocelyn Pepe, Global Wellness Institute, Workplace Wellbeing Initiative Are you living a life that feels true to you? When you pause for a moment, what does it feel like? Organizations are facing multiple challenges today with high burnout rates, mental health struggles and declining employee retention, engagement, and satisfaction.  Deepening our connections to…

Revisiting Bereavement & Grief in the Workplace

Revisiting Bereavement & Grief in the Workplace The Dying Well Initiative’s Trend #5 for the year 2022 was, “A refocus on bereavement leave policies in workplace bereavement.”  Better late than never, we recently hosted a webinar exploring this important topic, which is more pressing than ever following the global pandemic. With the significant loss and grief that was wrought by COVID-19, alongside population aging, there…

Workplace Wellbeing Initiative Collaborations

  Wellness at Work Initiative Collaboration: Leading in the Next Normal: Setting the Agenda to Thrive Part 1: A Conversation about Leadership with VP’s at The Coca-Cola Company & Barilla Every organization has been touched by the global pandemic and the deep unrest emerging in its wake. To help navigate our way through these uncertain times, the GWI’s Wellness at Work Initiative is hosting a…