At MHI, our work begins with a simple belief: people matter. We share research from respected organizations because it helps us understand who we are, how we develop, what gives life meaning and what allows people and organizations to flourish.
Featured Research
What does it mean to flourish?
The Global Flourishing Study | Harvard University, Baylor University & Gallup
The Global Flourishing Study follows more than 200,000 people across 22 countries, looking beyond happiness alone to health, meaning, character, relationships and financial security.
Why MHI is paying attention: The research deepens a question at the heart of our work: what allows a human being to flourish? WHO you are. HOW you show up. WHAT you contribute.
Explore the study →Purpose & Meaning
Purpose changes the experience of work.
Gallup & Stand Together
Purposeful work is associated with stronger engagement, lower burnout and stronger retention. Meaningful work does not require the perfect career. It grows when people can see how their contribution matters.
Why MHI is paying attention: Your work is not necessarily your purpose. It can be one place where your purpose finds expression.
Explore research →Strengths
What happens when people get to be more of who they are?
CliftonStrengths Research | Gallup
Strengths give us clues about how we naturally think, build relationships, influence others and get things done.
Why MHI is paying attention: Knowing your strengths is only the beginning. Self-awareness becomes valuable when it changes how we live, lead and contribute.
Explore research →Leadership & Engagement
The manager matters.
State of the Global Workplace 2026 | Gallup
Gallup found that global employee engagement fell to 20 percent in 2025. The experience of managers fell sharply as well.
Why MHI is paying attention: We cannot focus exclusively on employees. We have to support the people leading them.
Explore research →Wellbeing & Performance
People first is not the opposite of performance.
Wellbeing Research Centre | University of Oxford
Oxford research connects workplace wellbeing with productivity, retention, customer loyalty and financial performance.
Why MHI is paying attention: Organizations perform through people. People and performance are connected.
Explore research →Hope
Hope is more than positive thinking.
Positive psychology & the science of meaning
Hope helps us imagine possibility and gives us something to move toward.
Why MHI is paying attention: Hope is not the denial of difficulty. It is our capacity to see that possibility still exists.
Explore research →Connection & Belonging
We are built for connection.
World Happiness Report 2026
Contemporary wellbeing research continues to show the importance of relationships, trust, connection and belonging.
Why MHI is paying attention: In organizations, belonging is built through thousands of ordinary interactions: how we welcome, listen, respond, include and lead.
Explore research →What We're Watching
Human flourishing · Purpose and meaning · Strengths · Identity and character · Hope · Happiness and wellbeing · Leadership · Employee engagement · Belonging and social connection · Psychological safety · Workplace culture · Organizational performance
Good research should help us ask better questions about how we live, lead and work together.
