Healthy Workforces

A global business collaboration making the workplace a driver for holistic health
Work has a profound impact on our holistic health, encompassing physical, mental, social, and spiritual health. Positive work experiences are correlated with higher holistic health, lower burnout symptoms, and better employee performance. Yet, worldwide, more than one in five employees is experiencing symptoms of burnout, making them three times more likely to leave their jobs. With 3.5 billion people employed globally, employers can seize the tremendous opportunity that exists to advance the holistic health and well-being of their workers. The result? A thriving workforce driven by a strong sense of purpose.

OUR FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE

Strengthen the holistic health of your workforce.
Join MHI’s flagship Employee Health & Well-being Initiative

Our research shows that the absence of burnout symptoms alone is not a good indication of good holistic employee health. If employers want to improve holistic health and reduce burnout, they need interventions at the individual, job, team, and organization levels. These interventions include reducing toxic workplace behavior, enabling job autonomy and customization, and increasing inclusivity and equity.

We provide data, insights, and tools that enable employers to be a positive force in improving employee health and well-being. The goal is to drive change at scale and reflect what helps employees, business, and broader communities.

Engaging with this initiative offers several benefits to leaders and their organizations:

Research and insights
Access to the latest thinking around supporting employee health, along with examples of employer actions that make an impact
Employee Health Platform
Explore our free evidence-based tools to help your organization support the health and well-being of your employees
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Dynamic community of peers
Connect with a dynamic community of peers interested in improving employee health and well-being

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Featured Collaborations

Business in the Community (BITC) logo

We collaborated with Business in the Community (BITC) to co-publish a milestone report on workplace well-being, entitled Prioritise People. BITC is the United Kingdom’s largest and most influential responsible business network dedicated to building a fairer and greener world together. BITC inspires, engages, and challenges purposeful leaders to take practical action to mobilize their collective strength as a force for good in society. MHI co-published the workplace well-being report in April 2023, and continues to actively collaborate with BITC on thought leadership on employee health and well-being.

Business in the Community
MindForward
We are collaborating with MindFoward, a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to transforming work culture and supporting businesses in creating mentally healthy workplaces, to further scale our no-cost employee mental health and well-being survey by deploying it to their members. By participating in the MHI survey, employers will not only receive valuable insights about their employees' mental health and well-being to inform actions that further support their workforce and businesses but will also have the opportunity to become part of the solution by contributing to broader knowledge development and research on ways to improve employee mental health and well-being. MindForward Alliance.
MindForward Alliance
World Wellbeing Movement
We are a founding member of the World Wellbeing Movement, a coalition of global leaders from business, civil society, and academia that have come together to help put well-being—including employee mental health—at the heart of decision making in the public and private sectors. The coalition develops evidence-based measurements and approaches to improve well-being while building a community that shares best practices, takes action, and creates momentum for positive change. With our fellow coalition members, we are pursuing solutions and ideas aimed at improving health and well-being globally.
World Wellbeing Movement
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Featured Insights

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Working nine to thrive
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Better aligning employment with modifiable drivers of health could unlock years of higher-quality life and create trillions of dollars of economic value.
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Article - McKinsey Health Institute
Reframing employee health: Moving beyond burnout to holistic health
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A new McKinsey Health Institute survey across 30 countries offers insights into how organizations can help create a workplace that prioritizes physical, mental, social, and spiritual health.
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Present company included: Prioritizing mental health and well-being for all
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A McKinsey Health Institute survey across 15 countries highlights how employers can make mental health a reality, especially for young workers.
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Prioritise People: unlock the value of a thriving workforce

Demonstrating the compelling business case for allowing employees to be at the heart of their organisational purpose and business strategy, this report, specifically developed for CFOs has been prepared by Business in the Community’s (BITC) Wellbeing Leadership Team with support and research from McKinsey Health Institute (MHI). It contains input from leading UK CFOs and expert collaborators.
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Featured Collection

Well-being Insights Collection
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Well-being in the Workplace

This collection explores fostering mind, body, and sense of purpose in individuals, teams, and organizations for a more resilient workforce and improved well-being in the workplace

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