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How Closely Are You Thinking About These 3 Ways To Recruit and Retain Talent?

Every time an economically seismic event happens, the recovery phase is accompanied by change and adapting to that change. This time around, employees everywhere are evaluating their current situation and feel empowered to ask for more from their employer… or else they’ll find a new one that will provide them with what they need. And it’s incumbent on organizations to understand the “great resignation” isn’t just about work flexibility — the root cause is much deeper.

Return to work with mental wellbeing in mind

Mental health disorders are among the most complex health concerns for businesses and have only worsened during the extraordinary challenges of the last 18 months. Employees at all levels have experienced moments of anxiety, emotional ups and downs, exhaustion, and witnessed friends and colleagues struggle with mental wellbeing. And while the pandemic continues to be a significant challenge, amid its volatility and uncertainty lie hidden opportunities for learning, reinvention, and adaptation.

Vaccine Hesitancy — How Employers Can Influence Acceptance

chart of vaccine hesitancy versus purpose in life shows the the more purpose one has in life the more willing they are to get a vaccine

Kumanu Founder and CEO Vic Strecher, Ph.D., MPH, Patrick L Hill, and Anthony Burrow recently published a research paper Sense of purpose in life predicts greater willingness for COVID-19 vaccination. A summary of the findings and practical steps employers can take to improve vaccine hesitancy is discussed below. With a strong purpose, one’s mindset can shift toward an interest in protecting yourself — not just for you — but to be able to remain purposeful every day.

Watch — Courage to be Kind: The Surprising Power and Benefits of Kindness

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We all know we should be kinder, yet many opportunities to do so escape us. But did you know that we are also wired towards kindness? Doing good makes us and others feel good. Kindness is powerful with research showing that being kind boosts your energy and happiness, and even increases your lifespan, preventing pain and anxiety. In this PurposeCast, Vic Strecher will speak with Brandon Peele to explore ways to build your kindness muscle, both to harness its benefits and to bridge differences with others.

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Kumanu Partners with Aunt Bertha to Better Connect Employees to Community-based Resources

Austin-based Public Benefit Corporation teams up with Kumanu to help employers solve social, mental, and economic challenges — often called Social Determinants of Health. Aunt Bertha connects people seeking help with verified social care providers and resources, improving the way companies support their employees, helping people meet their essential needs with dignity and ease. This partnership expands the abilities of our recently-launched employer-based solution, Resourceful, which supports employers by addressing employee essential needs not traditionally addressed with employer-based solutions such as food, transportation, and childcare.

Future of Work Fuels Kumanu’s Record Growth

“The silver lining in a very difficult 2020 is that a growing number of diverse employers discovered the powerful impact purpose and a people-centered approach to wellbeing can have on their people’s lives and on their ability to retain and bring out the best in their people,” Strecher said. Amid its rapid growth, Kumanu secured a round of Series A funding and launched key partnerships with ProMedica, the Harris Poll, and the South Carolina Hospital Association, among others. It expanded globally to service employees in major markets like the UK, Canada, Australia, the EU, and elsewhere.

Watch — Livestream: Is your wellbeing strategy keeping up with changing employee needs?

Employee wellbeing is changing. For good. And organizations today must move their wellbeing strategy from a sideshow solely focused on exercise and nutrition to something central to your employee experience, centered around the new wellbeing outcomes: meaning, purpose, connection, authenticity, inclusion, and growth. But where should you start to rethink your approach to employee wellbeing?

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July Newsletter — Bridging the gap in employee wellbeing

As pandemic regulations and realities rapidly shift, and our doors begin to reopen, your employees need more support than ever. But even though it feels like we’re finally seeing the horizon and hearing answers to questions that have kept us awake for over a year, we’re all wounded by the impact of COVID, social injustice, and lingering uncertainty. Organizations need to move their wellbeing strategy from a sideshow solely focused on broccoli and treadmills to something central to your core employee experience, focused on new wellbeing outcomes: meaning, purpose, connection, authenticity, inclusion, and growth.

Watch — Mindset: The Power and Impact Our Beliefs Have on Our Lives

Few of us have been spared adversity this past year– we’ve collectively endured a pandemic and reckoned with upheavals of norms and comforts we once enjoyed. Whether we faced these challenges head-on or avoided them depends on our mindsets. Mindset is what we feel and believe about our talents and capabilities and has a profound effect on how we lead our lives. In this PurposeCast, Heidi Grant, Ph.D., a former student of Carol Dweck, will help us understand how to shift our mindset towards growth

Research Minute – Retain talent with Purpose

How can you close those gaps and make your organization a place people want to stay? Start by re-centering your approach around the new wellbeing drivers: meaning, purpose, connection, authenticity, inclusion, and growth. Employees who report their employer supports their personal purpose are 3.5 times as likely to have a strong sense of dignity at work — and as a result, they are 2.3 times more likely to stick around / not leave for greener pastures.