Engagement is a very complex issue. It’s an issue I’ve personally studied for decades and come around to the conclusion that a single percentage describing engagement is almost always an oversimplification of reality. The real proof in the pudding is not how frequently a person “touches” an application, which can easily be manipulated by financial incentives. It’s whether people change their lives for the better, and we know that even this measure has different meanings for different people.
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Let’s go from theory to practice. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Participation incentives produce health behavior change
2. Incentives tied to biometric outcomes lead to improved outcomes
3. When it comes to engagement with apps or web portals, the more the better.
Which sounds right to you. All three? None of the above? Read on for the answer.
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How can you reduce (or eliminate) incentives for your employee wellbeing strategy without sacrificing engagement?
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Let’s start with this question: what is engagement, anyway, and why do we care so much about it? Is engagement what happens on the wellness portal, or is it what happens in my daily life and work? Am I gaining confidence, skills, and inspiration, or am I clicking for points? If I engage with wellbeing apps or resources for just a while, or once in a while, BUT I build new mindsets and habits, and stronger purpose and connection lasting a lifetime, is that a success, or a failure?
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In our January 2023 Kumanu-Harris Purpose Poll, we found that LGBTQ+ individuals feel less socially connected compared to heterosexuals. This is after statistically adjusting for age. We also find, as many others have, that lack of connectedness is associated with anxiety, burnout, and depression. Along with greater social isolation, LGBTQ+ individuals, again after adjusting for age, report lower levels of emotional self-regulation, life purpose, and hope for the future.
Are there ways we can build these characteristics?
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Pride Month is a time to celebrate the diversity and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. It is also a time to reflect on how each one of us can create a more welcoming and supportive environment for others.
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Dr. Jessica Grossmeier, author of Reimagining Workplace Well-Being, joined Eric Zimmerman for our most recent Wellbeing 3.0 conversation. They discussed ways to get unstuck in the areas of engagement, incentives, and implementing a more holistic wellbeing approach.
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