The McKinsey Health Institute’s recent report, Thriving Workplaces: How Employers Can Improve Productivity and Change Lives, highlights the immense value of investing in employee health and wellbeing. Research shows that prioritizing employee wellbeing is both a business and cultural imperative, unlocking up to $11.7 trillion in global economic value and delivering proven returns through higher productivity, reduced absenteeism, lower healthcare costs, and improved retention.
HealthNEXT brings these insights to life by operationalizing McKinsey’s six evergreen principles through a proven, evidence-based framework that embeds wellbeing into the core of organizational culture and strategy. HealthNEXT’s approach empowers organizations to move beyond one-off wellness programs to create sustainable, high-impact cultures of health and wellbeing that deliver measurable business results.
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McKinsey’s 6 Evergreen Principles—and How HealthNEXT Brings Them to Life
- Understand the Baseline Health Status of Employees and the Value at Stake
HealthNEXT conducts comprehensive assessments using advanced analytics and data from multiple sources to identify key health risks, cost drivers, and improvement opportunities. This creates a tailored roadmap for action.
- Develop Initiatives for a Sustainable Healthy Workforce
Initiatives are designed for long-term impact, addressing the full spectrum of employee health needs—from prevention to chronic condition management—while remaining adaptable as workforce needs evolve. By embedding these programs into organizational culture and strategy, employers can help ensure ongoing relevance and effectiveness as their workforce and business environment change.
- Pilot Interventions to Test and Learn
HealthNEXT helps organizations launch targeted pilot programs, gather real-world insights, and refine strategies before scaling successful initiatives across the enterprise. By testing new initiatives on a smaller scale, organizations can gather real-world insights, identify what works, and refine strategies before expanding successful programs more broadly.
- Track Three to Five Metrics to Measure Success
By aligning key performance indicators with business goals and conducting regular data reviews, HealthNEXT ensures organizations can clearly measure progress and make data-driven decisions.
- Ensure Leadership Commitment and Sponsorship
HealthNEXT engages leadership at every step, fostering visible commitment and aligning wellbeing initiatives with organizational priorities to drive participation and accountability.
- Embed Employee Health into Organizational Culture
Wellbeing becomes part of the organization’s DNA, with health-focused values, policies, and peer champions driving engagement and lasting change at every level. This deep integration results in higher employee engagement, improved retention, and stronger performance, as employees feel supported, valued, and motivated to contribute their best.
Key Takeaway:
HealthNEXT transforms McKinsey’s strategic vision into actionable steps that deliver real, sustainable results. By operationalizing these evergreen principles, employers can create thriving workplaces and achieve measurable improvements in workforce health and performance. To get started, contact HealthNEXT today.
