Rethinking workplace well-being
The alarming cost of mental health in the workplace
The cost of disengaged employees, these are your people sat at their desks but not actively engaged in their work, is staggering.
The Gallup Global State of the Workplace 2025 report put the cost of lost productivity from disengaged at $9.6 trillion per year.
What you are watching in real time is the productivity cost to UAE business, which tops at out more than $42 billion per year.
That’s $24 million per hour
Here’s a simple fact, two-thirds of companies put productivity before organizational well-being.
This causes burnout and lost profits.
But focusing on well-being can bring big rewards.
At mentl we know it is good business to be a good business.
In fact, the recent Thriving Workplaces: How Employers can Improve Productivity and Change Lives by the World Economic Forum and McKinsey reveals that investing in well-being can add nearly $12 trillion is economic output.
Again, mentl has crunched the numbers and you are watching the amount of economic value that could be created in the UAE in real time if companies embrace well-being.
Annually this could at more than $60 billion…
or…$34 million per hour
Put simply … well-being is the smartest investment your organisation can make.
Contact us today at hello@mentl.space and we can model – based on your employee numbers – what you could be losing, and more importantly…what you could be gaining…
Thriving people, thriving profits
When your people thrive, so do your profits.
We’re here for the win – win. Simple.
At mentl, we are storytellers and strategists, content creators and consultants.
Grounded in proven behavioural science, our methods don’t tick boxes they move needles.
We are trusted mental health advocates who start conversations, reach hearts and minds, and change cultures.
Stop throwing stones
Imagine you drop a pebble into a pool, all too soon the ripples die away.
This can cause well-being initiatives to fail or fall short. If they are delivered in silos, and not communicated effectively, internally or externally, their impact is less.
Think of it this way – how often do you talk to your customers? The communication is always on for a reason.
You don’t let the ripples fade away with them – we don’t with your people.
A connected strategy
We create bespoke campaigns tailored to each of our client’s needs. We build strategies that keep the momentum of culture change vibrant.
Then we wrap storytelling around moments in time, such as workshops delivered by regionally and globally renowned experts, town halls, and public events.
Grounded in proven behavioural science, our methods don’t tick boxes they move needles.
We are trusted mental health advocates who start conversations, reach hearts and minds, and change cultures.
The missing piece
We are the missing part of the puzzle, we complete your well-being picture.
Do you have a well-being strategy? We can review it, build on it, add to your initiatives with our activities and experts, and amplify that, internally and externally.
Don’t know where to start?
We build you a well-being strategy from A to Z, empowering your organisation to begin its journey to greater productivity and happier people
Innovative solutions
Town Halls 2.0
Organisations that hold regular town hall meetings see a 20% increase in employee engagement.
Companies that conducted town hall meetings at least once a quarter had a 30% lower employee turnover rate.
We create a safe space for
conversation with ‘the mentl space: live’ podcast, blending your town hall with thought leadership, insightful questions, and informal networking.
Let us tell your story: The power of podcasts
Podcasting offers a unique
opportunity to connect with your stakeholders on a more personal level, creating a deeper connection with your teams, your leaders, your customers, and your community.
Let us share your values. We’ll bring ‘the mentl space’ podcast to you.
We can also plan, produce and publish your own branded podcast.
Deep dive on best practice with our round tables
We open up communication and collaboration, allowing new ideas to be aired, and best practice shared.
And, research shows that when employees feel their voices are heard, there is a noticeable increase in engagement and job satisfaction.
Round tables open up dialogue in teams and this leads to greater transparency and trust within the organization.
Encourage blue-sky thinking
Our retreats can help stimulate creativity and innovation by providing a change of environment and breaking up the daily routines.
Studies show that individuals who are exposed to new environments and experiences are more likely to come up with creative solutions to problems.
By bringing employees together and giving them time to connect and bond, our retreats establish a sense of shared values and goals.
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Our expert network
From globally-renowned clinicians, world adventurers, inspiring advocates and team-building gurus to behavioural scientists, business psychologists, and human performance specialists, our network of experts builds you the programme you need.
From the meeting room to the mountaintop, from ice baths to insights, we’ll create a compelling narrative that engages your people.
Case Study: Cigna Healthcare
Since launching mentl has partnered with the global healthcare giant to help tell its story, shape its narrative to its people and to the wider community.
This has included
mentl partnered with Cigna Healthcare to transform it’s ConnectForHealth online webinar into a vibrant live podcast which is broadcast live to its members and then shared with the wider community via podcast channels and YouTube.
mentl curated and hosted the live webinar for the regional launch of Cigna Healthcare’s 5 Percent Pledge, a campaign aimed at reaching leaders inside organisations and inspiring them to devote 5 percent of their time to promoting well-being in their companies.
As part of it’s ongoing partnership with mentl, Cigna Healthcare has sponsored ‘the mentl awards’ each year, one part of that friendship is leadership podcasts which re-inforce the company’s message to both its own people and the public.
Each year mentl is the trusted partner in the region to crunch the numbers on Cigna Healthcare’s Global International Healthcare Study. We both author the reports, and support their launch events.
Credentials: 7.8 million reasons to choose mentl
Case study: On World Mental Health Day, October 10, 2024 mentl took on the challenge to Tear Away The Silence from mental health, launching a series of events reaching into the community, supported by Viatris.
We took our message to some of the biggest stages in the UAE, such as the Dubai Fitness Challenge, the Fifth Abu Dhabi Integrated Mental Health Conference and Abu Dhabi Global Health Week, uniting the highest levels of government with CEOs, leading clinicians, community activists, elite athletes and celebrity voices.
The result? Our blend of live events, videos and podcasts have reached more than 7.8 million people with our message that all should thrive.
Testimonial
Project: Men’s Mental Health webinar – Deloitte Middle East
Deloitte wanted to create a safe environment for dialogue, to promote awareness and understanding.
“Through the power of storytelling, it was great to welcome Scott as a speaker to help put a spotlight the importance of this topic.
“Scott ran a session that attracted hundreds of attendees, with the aim to not only address this topic with men in the room, but also women in the business, as an important conversation for us all to have. He did not disappoint.
“Scott was engaging and authentic as a speaker, from his journey to the research and insights he provided.”
A personal mission
For mentl founder Scott Armstrong this is a deeply personal mission having lost his father to mental illness.
He believes passionately in creating spaces where teams feel safe, valued, and empowered to deliver their best.
Scott was a multiple award-winning journalist, editor, and communications strategist for more than three decades before launching mentl.
Do your values align with ours?
Here are just some of the organisations we’ve worked with as we continue our mission.
Passionate about your people? Let’s work together and celebrate your values.
Together we thrive.
Email us: hello@mentl.space
