Workplace Wellbeing Initiative Resources

Wellbeing Intelligence: The Leadership Competency Organizations Can No Longer Ignore
Wellbeing Intelligence: The Leadership Competency Organizations Can No Longer Ignore In today's rapidly evolving workplace, organizations invest billions in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and technological advancement. Leaders master finance, operations, and technology as core competencies. Despite these investments, employee engagement ... Read More

Humanity Meets Machine: How AI Can Amplify Workplace Wellbeing Without Replacing It
Humanity Meets Machine: How AI Can Amplify Workplace Wellbeing Without Replacing It Author: Grant Gamble In today’s workplaces, artificial intelligence is becoming an ever-present co-pilot—tracking metrics, automating workflows, and even assessing mood and morale. But as organizations strive to create ... Read More

Together, We Can Change How We Work (and Live)
Together, We Can Change How We Work (and Live) Guest Author: Laura Putnam, MA “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” - African Proverb This month I officially kicked off an ... Read More

Celebrate World Workplace Wellbeing Month: June 2025
June is World Workplace Wellbeing Month, a time when organizations and individuals worldwide come together to champion the health, happiness, and full potential of employees. This year, the Workplace Wellbeing Initiative of the Global Wellness Institute is especially excited to ... Read More

Why Recovery Deserves a Seat at the Leadership Table
Why Recovery Deserves a Seat at the Leadership Table Author: Ahna de Vena, BFA Sleep and recovery are rarely mentioned in boardrooms, yet failure to protect it quietly undermines performance at every level of modern organizations. While we continue to ... Read More

Joyspan as a Cornerstone of Longevity: Enhancing Wellbeing and Productivity in the Workplace
Joyspan as a Cornerstone of Longevity: Enhancing Wellbeing and Productivity in the Workplace Author: Elizabeth Bachrad, MA, MSc and Talya Landau, Bsc, CHC Photo credit: Getty Images / Unsplash The concept of joyspan highlights the significance of time spent experiencing ... Read More

Workplace Wellbeing Initiative Trends for 2025
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 ... Read More

A Holistic Approach to Weight Management in the Workplace: What HR Leaders Need to Know
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 ... Read More

Observations from the field: Workplace Wellbeing Trends from a Global Tour
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 ... Read More

Burnout: A Multidimensional Challenge Requiring Multidimensional Solutions
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 ... Read More

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 ... Read More

June 2024 – A Celebration of Workplace Wellbeing Month
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 ... Read More

FinWELL (Financial Wellbeing) Guide For Employers
FinWELL (Financial Wellbeing) Guide For Employers Five Steps by FinWELL Step 1 – Ask your people what they want The biggest barrier we see with employers of all sizes when it comes to approaching financial education and wellbeing is where to ... Read More

Mind, Mood, & The Microbiome: A Healthy Gut at Work (& Why It Matters)
Mind, Mood, & The Microbiome: A Healthy Gut at Work (& Why It Matters) By Gloria Treister, HHP “All disease starts in the gut.” Hippocrates made this profound statement more than 2,000 years ago, and we are just now beginning ... Read More

Culture of Well-Being and Care Questionnaire
Culture of Well-Being and Care Questionnaire Are you ready to build a culture of well-being and care at work? Here are 15 questions to help you get started. VIEW FULL ARTICLE ... Read More

Ten Shifts Driving a New ‘Thrive’ Revolution at Work
Ten Shifts Driving a New ‘Thrive’ Revolution at Work Prepared by Renee Moorefield, CEO of Wisdom Works Group and Chair of the Wellness at Work Initiative Ten crucial shifts that are fueling the new focus on thriving in the workplace have been ... Read More

AI’s Role in Enhancing Wellbeing In the Workplace and Beyond
AI's Role in Enhancing Wellbeing In the Workplace and Beyond Author: Grant GambleAI is playing an increasingly significant role in enhancing general wellbeing and specifically impacting workplace wellbeing through various innovative applications and platforms. By leveraging AI technologies, it's possible ... Read More

Workplace Wellbeing Initiative Trends for 2024
Workplace Wellbeing Initiative 2024 Trends The current landscape of the workforce is marked by several significant trends. There is a noticeable increase in precarious employment, emphasizing the need for new methods to support workers' health, including their mental health. Technology-driven ... Read More

World Workplace Wellbeing Online Summit – Videos Now Available!
“A World Where Wellbeing Is a Priority in all Workplaces” The First World Workplace Wellbeing Online Summit Covering Trends, Insights, Case Studies & Thought Leaders Recently, the Global Wellness Institute’s Workplace Wellbeing Initiative organized a 24-hour online Summit covering the ... Read More

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 ... Read More

GWI Real Talk on Spirit in Workplace
From Disconnected to Connected: Bringing Spirit into the Workplace Never have organizations been faced with the unprecedented challenges of burnout, employee disengagement with their work, and voluntary quit rates. Never have employees reported such low levels of happiness, dissatisfaction with ... Read More

GWI Initiatives Are Instrumental in Empowering Wellness Worldwide
GWI Initiatives Are Instrumental in Empowering Wellness Worldwide The nonprofit Global Wellness Institute (GWI) supports a wide range of important industry initiatives that further the growth of the various sectors of the wellness economy. Led by Initiative Chairs who are ... Read More
Workplace Wellbeing & Mental Health Real Talk Series, 2023
Workplace Wellbeing & Mental Health Real Talk Series, 2023 ... Read More
The Workplace Wellbeing Real Talk Series, 2022
The Workplace Wellbeing Real Talk Series, 2022 The Workplace Wellbeing Real Talk series was developed in order to foster an authentic dialogue around sensitive workplace issues - and help organizations understand the real stories behind the statistics we see in ... Read More
From Disconnected to Connected: Bringing Spirit into the Workplace
From Disconnected to Connected: Bringing Spirit into the Workplace Never have organizations been faced with the unprecedented challenges of burnout, employee disengagement with their work, and voluntary quit rates. Never have employees reported such low levels of happiness, dissatisfaction with ... Read More

Workplace Wellbeing Infographic: Where is wellness at work today? Where has it been? And where it is going?
Workplace Wellbeing Infographic Where is wellness at work today? Where has it been? And where it is going? This infographic tells the story in a snapshot. We hope you find it useful as you explore wellness approaches for your organization ... Read More

Workplace Wellbeing Expert Directory
Workplace Wellbeing Expert Directory Part of our goal as an initiative is to make Workplace Wellbeing more understandable AND accessible for companies. As a result, our team is constantly looking for people who are experts in wellbeing who provide services ... Read More

Past Workplace Wellbeing Events
Workplace Wellbeing Events November 10–13, 2020 - The virtual Global Workplace Wellness Summit 2020, is a chance to engage in rich dialogues on workplace wellness with a global perspective. The summit will host two roundtables exploring the wellness mindset at ... Read More

Workplace Wellbeing Articles & Reports
Workplace Wellbeing Articles & Reports 2020 - Creating a Culture of Health: This link from the Consumer Goods Forum shares insights from global reports and businesses leading the way in employee health, including: new research on what employees really think ... Read More

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 ... Read More
The Global Wellness Institute serves as an umbrella organization for numerous Initiatives, that are independently chaired and run. The resources, editorial, research and opinions presented by the Initiatives do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Global Wellness Institute.