Contributors World Economic Forum Ruma Bhargawa Lead, Health and Healthcare Andrew Moose Head of Health and Wellness Jahanara Rahemtulla Lead, Health and HealthcareMcKinsey Health Institute Jacqueline Brassey Senior Fellow, McKinsey Health Institute; Co-Leader, Healthy Workforces; Director of Research Science Barbara Jeffery Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-Leader, Healthy Workforces Shail Thaker Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company Brooke Weddle Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company The World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company would like to acknowledge the valuable contributions of the following experts who contributed to the development of this document Ameena Adileh Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company Minke Bergsma Associate, McKinsey & Company Yasper Bos Junior Associate, McKinsey & Company Erica Coe Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-Leader, McKinsey Health Institute Hans De Witte Full Professor Work Psychology, KU Leuven Ishan Khalsa Early Careers Programme, World Economic Forum Sophie Merckelbach Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company Roxy Merkand Research Science Specialist, McKinsey & Company Elizabeth Newman Executive Editor, McKinsey Health Institute Wilmar Schaufeli Emeritus Professor, Work & Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University Frédérique Schellekens Fellow, McKinsey & Company Liseli Sumbwanyambe Associate, McKinsey & Company Maxime Velzeboer Fellow, McKinsey & Company Case study contributors Alessandra Del Pino Director, Engagement and Growth, On Nadia El-Salanti Organisational Psychologist, Novo Nordisk Caroline Fisher Head, Communications, Asics Lisa Fujisawa General Manager New Ventures, Wellhub Vlad Gheorghiu Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kyan Health Rogerio Hirose Senior Vice-President, New Ventures, Wellhub Deepak Jobanputra Chief Sustainability Officer, Vitality Jennifer Kaczmarek Vice-President; Head, Strategic Messaging and Engagement, Global Consumer Health Communications, Bayer Stephanie McCahon Global Propositions Manager, Swiss Re Caroline Meledo Vice-President; Head, Sustainability Integration and Inclusive Growth, Bayer Consumer Health Ryan Montgomery Head, Sport Business and Governance, Asics Verena Schär Learning and Development Manager, Swiss Re Tobias Schiergens Senior Global Medical Officer, Swiss ReAcknowledgements Thriving Workplaces: How Employers can Improve Productivity and Change Lives 37

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