Energizing Engagement, Inspiring Change
- How teams help drive a workplace culture of health
- Why team competitions boost participation and engagement
- How to do wellness teams well with 10 Keys to Success.
Why Gamifying? Business questions
Strategies of consumer gamification
Cases:
Entertainment– NBC Ford Escape Route
Enterprise – Siemens, Cisco
Retail – Best Buy, Wendy’s
Media & Publishing – Top Chef
eCommerce – CampusFood.com
Health/Wellness – Everyday Health
Education – Pearson/Alleyoop
For good – Nickelodeon, Half The Sky
Common mistakes
More examples
Leading Edge Magazine | Summer 2012 | SikichSikich LLP
The summer 2012 issue of Sikich's Leading Edge Magazine focuses on making better business decisions--specifically, through business functions, operations and financials.
We share several critical data in this presentation to make the case that women have now transformed the healthcare decision making landscape – they are not just family decision makers, but influencers of broader communities. Here’s what healthcare marketers need to know.
Pitch Perfect: How to Gain Internal Buy-InmStoner, Inc.
You know that what your institution calls a brand is actually a logo and a worn tagline. It’s time to get serious about your brand positioning. You need research, critical thinking, creative brilliance, and a digital-first strategy. And you need a website that serves as the flagship for your newly articulated brand.
How do you get your senior leadership to understand and buy into the time and resources necessary for a branding initiative and website redesign done right?
In this webinar, mStoner and our branding partner BVK arm you with the tools — the data, the stories, presentation approach and techniques — you’ll need to build and deliver a persuasive pitch to your decision-makers.
What You'll Learn:
The process, timeline, and potential costs involved in a brand-to-website project.
Options and alternatives for sequencing work, particularly in the face of institutional milestones or strategic planning process.
Ways to justify a large investment using data and information that will resonate with your institution’s decision-makers.
Companies that exist within regulated industries have a different element to consider than most when growing their social media presence: Staying compliant. While it requires a thoughtful strategy and organized approach, there are multiple ways for any company in a regulated industry to have a strong social media presence, regardless of compliance.
Why Gamifying? Business questions
Strategies of consumer gamification
Cases:
Entertainment– NBC Ford Escape Route
Enterprise – Siemens, Cisco
Retail – Best Buy, Wendy’s
Media & Publishing – Top Chef
eCommerce – CampusFood.com
Health/Wellness – Everyday Health
Education – Pearson/Alleyoop
For good – Nickelodeon, Half The Sky
Common mistakes
More examples
Leading Edge Magazine | Summer 2012 | SikichSikich LLP
The summer 2012 issue of Sikich's Leading Edge Magazine focuses on making better business decisions--specifically, through business functions, operations and financials.
We share several critical data in this presentation to make the case that women have now transformed the healthcare decision making landscape – they are not just family decision makers, but influencers of broader communities. Here’s what healthcare marketers need to know.
Pitch Perfect: How to Gain Internal Buy-InmStoner, Inc.
You know that what your institution calls a brand is actually a logo and a worn tagline. It’s time to get serious about your brand positioning. You need research, critical thinking, creative brilliance, and a digital-first strategy. And you need a website that serves as the flagship for your newly articulated brand.
How do you get your senior leadership to understand and buy into the time and resources necessary for a branding initiative and website redesign done right?
In this webinar, mStoner and our branding partner BVK arm you with the tools — the data, the stories, presentation approach and techniques — you’ll need to build and deliver a persuasive pitch to your decision-makers.
What You'll Learn:
The process, timeline, and potential costs involved in a brand-to-website project.
Options and alternatives for sequencing work, particularly in the face of institutional milestones or strategic planning process.
Ways to justify a large investment using data and information that will resonate with your institution’s decision-makers.
Companies that exist within regulated industries have a different element to consider than most when growing their social media presence: Staying compliant. While it requires a thoughtful strategy and organized approach, there are multiple ways for any company in a regulated industry to have a strong social media presence, regardless of compliance.
You Got Served: Email Marketing Ideas for RestaurantsiContact
Mega food and beverage brands now spend more money on mobile digital marketing than any other medium, and who can blame them when 75% of Americans say they use their smartphones most often to check email. No matter how many restaurant locations you currently market—whether it’s one or many—you can do everything the big brands do with email marketing, digital coupons, and online reviews. Going digital with your advertising and marketing is easier than you think — if you pick the right partner; plus, you’ll spend less, know more about your customers, and have more time to run your restaurant!
Join David Gonynor, CEO of That’s Biz, the restaurant digital marketing agency that’s distributed over 500 million digital coupons since 2007, and iContact’s Content & Creative Manager, Jess Knight (previously with newBrandAnalytics d.b.a. Sprinklr), as they spill the beans on everything you need to be successful with email marketing.
On this free webinar, you’ll learn about:
• The best- and worst-performing subject lines sent by restaurants
• Sending single use coupons customers can show on their smartphones
• Email design tips sure to get your customers opening and clicking more
• Where to put your Email Club signup offer on your website and social
… And many more tips and tricks!
SCA Promotions - Your Source For Promotions That MotivateJulie Davis
SCA partners with advertising agencies, big brands, and other ROI-minded clients to implement the most effective, high-return promotions, sweepstakes, games, and contests in the industry. SCA offers an entire suite of classic promotions and cutting-edge digital promotions from which to choose, each proven through years of successful implementation to meet or exceed client marketing objectives.
B2B Content Marketing Research: Focus on Documenting Your StrategyMadalina Balaban
This reserach - B2B Content Marketing 2015: Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends — North America, produced by Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs and sponsored by Brightcove, reflects the progress our industry is making in exciting new ways.
21st Century Branding: Positive Change Agents Ann Odell
Good Business & Good Branding are synonymous.
Together they are the foundation of any enterprise & inextricable. Making a decision about one informs & shapes the other.
21st Century BRANDS reflect our ideals, values, aspirations, passions.
A GREAT BRAND TODAY UNITES EMPLOYEES & CUSTOMERS AROUND A BIG IDEA OR PURPOSE MUCH LARGER THAN SELLING. Brands that offer people the OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE STORY, THE EXPERIENCE, THE BIG IDEA, THE PURPOSE, whether they’re inside or out, are the ones that are winning.
Existing on the continuum of: cave paintings, fireside chats & yellow brick road experiences, 21st Century BRANDS CAN & DO SERVE AS POSITIVE CHANGE AGENTS.
Presented is a capture of best practice Brand Strategy Case Studies, including four I've supported development on. What we see is that big Vision, more Meaning, Inclusivity, Authenticity & a few Fun surprise are foundational to all of their success.
Own The Room is a training company like no other. We bring a uniquely experiential approach to learning and development. Using our highly interactive and innovative methodology, our expert Coaches keep you so energized and entertained that you may not even realize you’re at a training. No matter which of our programs you experience, you’ll be armed with real-life knowledge and long-lasting skills you can apply immediately.
Since our founding in 2003, we’ve partnered with more than 200 companies to deliver trainings in 46 countries and in 7 different languages. We empower individuals and teams with breakthrough skills they need to drive progress, increase efficiency, and improve collaboration -- all while boosting the bottom line.
Throughout this report, you’ll see how technology marketers have changed their content
marketing practices over the last year and how they compare with the overall sample of B2B
marketers who completed our annual content marketing survey
Social support through positive, health-promoting relationships can have a significant impact on motivation and long-term success. Otherwise, the health risk can increase dramatically. For example, when someone close to a participant becomes overweight, their chances of becoming overweight increase 45%-171% (depending on the nature of the relationship).
This paper focuses on the advantages of social support, with ideas for your organization to take advantage of these findings.
How Financial Incentives/Disincentives Undermine WellnessHES
Making wellness rewarding without rewards
- Examine why paying employees to get healthy is a bad idea
- Learn 20 ways to foster intrinsic motivation, the linchpin for lasting behavior change
- Confirm your commitment to build a culture of health in your organization.
You Got Served: Email Marketing Ideas for RestaurantsiContact
Mega food and beverage brands now spend more money on mobile digital marketing than any other medium, and who can blame them when 75% of Americans say they use their smartphones most often to check email. No matter how many restaurant locations you currently market—whether it’s one or many—you can do everything the big brands do with email marketing, digital coupons, and online reviews. Going digital with your advertising and marketing is easier than you think — if you pick the right partner; plus, you’ll spend less, know more about your customers, and have more time to run your restaurant!
Join David Gonynor, CEO of That’s Biz, the restaurant digital marketing agency that’s distributed over 500 million digital coupons since 2007, and iContact’s Content & Creative Manager, Jess Knight (previously with newBrandAnalytics d.b.a. Sprinklr), as they spill the beans on everything you need to be successful with email marketing.
On this free webinar, you’ll learn about:
• The best- and worst-performing subject lines sent by restaurants
• Sending single use coupons customers can show on their smartphones
• Email design tips sure to get your customers opening and clicking more
• Where to put your Email Club signup offer on your website and social
… And many more tips and tricks!
SCA Promotions - Your Source For Promotions That MotivateJulie Davis
SCA partners with advertising agencies, big brands, and other ROI-minded clients to implement the most effective, high-return promotions, sweepstakes, games, and contests in the industry. SCA offers an entire suite of classic promotions and cutting-edge digital promotions from which to choose, each proven through years of successful implementation to meet or exceed client marketing objectives.
B2B Content Marketing Research: Focus on Documenting Your StrategyMadalina Balaban
This reserach - B2B Content Marketing 2015: Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends — North America, produced by Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs and sponsored by Brightcove, reflects the progress our industry is making in exciting new ways.
21st Century Branding: Positive Change Agents Ann Odell
Good Business & Good Branding are synonymous.
Together they are the foundation of any enterprise & inextricable. Making a decision about one informs & shapes the other.
21st Century BRANDS reflect our ideals, values, aspirations, passions.
A GREAT BRAND TODAY UNITES EMPLOYEES & CUSTOMERS AROUND A BIG IDEA OR PURPOSE MUCH LARGER THAN SELLING. Brands that offer people the OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE STORY, THE EXPERIENCE, THE BIG IDEA, THE PURPOSE, whether they’re inside or out, are the ones that are winning.
Existing on the continuum of: cave paintings, fireside chats & yellow brick road experiences, 21st Century BRANDS CAN & DO SERVE AS POSITIVE CHANGE AGENTS.
Presented is a capture of best practice Brand Strategy Case Studies, including four I've supported development on. What we see is that big Vision, more Meaning, Inclusivity, Authenticity & a few Fun surprise are foundational to all of their success.
Own The Room is a training company like no other. We bring a uniquely experiential approach to learning and development. Using our highly interactive and innovative methodology, our expert Coaches keep you so energized and entertained that you may not even realize you’re at a training. No matter which of our programs you experience, you’ll be armed with real-life knowledge and long-lasting skills you can apply immediately.
Since our founding in 2003, we’ve partnered with more than 200 companies to deliver trainings in 46 countries and in 7 different languages. We empower individuals and teams with breakthrough skills they need to drive progress, increase efficiency, and improve collaboration -- all while boosting the bottom line.
Throughout this report, you’ll see how technology marketers have changed their content
marketing practices over the last year and how they compare with the overall sample of B2B
marketers who completed our annual content marketing survey
Social support through positive, health-promoting relationships can have a significant impact on motivation and long-term success. Otherwise, the health risk can increase dramatically. For example, when someone close to a participant becomes overweight, their chances of becoming overweight increase 45%-171% (depending on the nature of the relationship).
This paper focuses on the advantages of social support, with ideas for your organization to take advantage of these findings.
How Financial Incentives/Disincentives Undermine WellnessHES
Making wellness rewarding without rewards
- Examine why paying employees to get healthy is a bad idea
- Learn 20 ways to foster intrinsic motivation, the linchpin for lasting behavior change
- Confirm your commitment to build a culture of health in your organization.
Check out these steps to making a better and more effective wellness program for your work environment. For more information visit http://www.wellsource.com/
http://www.wellsource.com/home.html | By actively providing wellness activities and developing a culture of health at your organization, you are investing in the greatest asset in your company – the health and well-being of your staff. It will pay rich dividends in goodwill, increased productivity, and ultimately lower healthcare costs.
Bridging behaviorism: A new approach to employee engagementHealthFitness
HealthFitness’ Dennis Richling, M.D., chief medical and wellness officer, and Ed Framer, Ph.D., director of health and behavioral sciences, joined Fred Hanna, Ph.D., professor of counselor education, University of Northern Colorado, to discuss a new approach to employee engagement at the 23rd Annual Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference March 20-22, 2013.
Listen to an audio recording of the presentation here: http://healthfitness.com/insights/events/
1. Digital health can help drive engagement
2. Access: People love convenience and connectivity.
3. Mobile interfaces: health information and tools when they need it and are most motivated to connect.
4. Digital engagement: delivery of information in a more cost-effective way
5. Data Capture: assessment tools and tracking of participant behavior
Running head Week Five Reflection Week Five R.docxjeffsrosalyn
Running head: Week Five Reflection
Week Five Reflection By: Kaylee Shiveley
Abstract
Organizational Behavior is made up of many components, down to the moods, personalities, and communication of an employee. Knowing about how businesses utilizes communication within and leadership will allow the business to reach their goals.
Week Two Reflection
Organizational Behavior is based around multiple concepts, including knowing how to effectively communicate and the affects of leadership in the workplace. .
What’s The Most Worthy? In chapters eleven and twelve we learned communication and leadership. I believe both of these chapters cover extremely important information since businesses rely heavily on good communication and leadership skills. The most worthy of these I believe is leadership. Although communication is just as important, communication can be taught with the right leadership. Leadership in the workplace is one thing; good leadership in the workplace is another. Some benefits of a good leader can include “improved productivity of the workforce, improved ability to succeed under pressure, increased emotional intelligence, improved charisma and seriousness in business operations, growth in confidence in your tem, improved listening and communication skills, increased awareness of diversity in the workforce, improved innovation and creativeness, and a dependable, reliable, competent workforce” (www.rapidboostmarketing.com). With these leadership highlights comes effective communication. Communication is hit on within these leadership goals as well as many other important aspects of a successful business. The Importance of Communication and Leadership Communication and leadership are both important concepts in life alone. Having these skills in the workplace can help with both internal and external factors. Internally, having a good leadership team to teach new employees can help set the expectations for the company. If managers focus on instilling leadership qualities into their employees, the employees will naturally work with a leadership mind set. If everyone in the company is trained this way, the business will reap the benefits externally. If the outsiders of the business can physically see that company doing well, making improvements, and focusing on the future of their business, they are more likely to choose them as a place to give their business to.
How Leadership is used in Society and / or Business
Leadership is something can be instilled into someone at a very young age. Although it may be difficult to see leadership qualities in young children, its noticeable if it’s looked for. Leadership is important in many aspects of life including academics, sports, music, and even your personal life. In school, kids can be leaders for other people their own age. Whether there is group work for a project or a group game at recess, having someone to keep everyone in check and take over and, more or less, be the “boss” of the.
Consulting with professionals is a great choice if you need advice or information outside of your area of expertise. Professionals such as registered dietitians, personal trainers, and weight reduction coaches can give individualized recommendations, create specialized food and activity programs, and offer continuous encouragement. Your efforts to lose weight will benefit immensely from their knowledge and guidance.
Intermediate Draft
Stacey Schultz
BUS4802
Change Management
Capella University
Purpose of Team Development Meeting
Our wellness program has previously been referred to as the Achieving Better Health Wellness Program. With the launch of our new wellness program, we are rebranding our program. The new name of this program should reflect the values of the wellness committee as well as those of the company as it promotes the education of employees about wellness objectives and opportunities.
This team has been assembled to become champions for the new and improved wellness program. This committee has been established to promote a culture of safety and wellness among the company’s employees and their families. Safety is a top priority, and we recognize the direct connection between health and safety.
Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:
· Brainstorm and collaborate with peers to create and promote wellness and safety opportunities within Air Liquide.
· Assist/facilitate wellness challenge administration
· Identify opportunities to encourage and support well-being among coworkers to promote preventative care, well-checks and disease management
Participants
Team Leader –
· Stacey Schultz is a buyer in our Chanhassen office and her favorite activity is yoga.
Team Members –
· Becky Riesgraf works in human resources in our Chanhassen office and her favorite activity is walking
· Amanda Whalen is a Business Analysis in our Dallas office and her favorite activity is running.
· Matt Anderson is in the Dallas office and is a Mechanical Engineer with his favorite activity as softball.
· Nicole Feist is a marketing coordinator in the Chanhassen office with boxing as her favorite activity.
· Mark Stang is a Project Manager in our Chanhassen office and his favorite activity is weight lifting.
Change Management
Change is scary; there is no doubt about it. We were scared to leave our parents homes for the real world. We are scared to leave relationships and jobs or start new ones for fear of the unknown. Sometimes you just need to jump in with both feet and face the unexpected; it might be the next best thing.
Change is endless and constant. We have no choice in the matter except for one aspect; mastering our ability to adapt and to learn. In short, the single most important reason for change mastery is survival. Nature has provided us with many examples of species that have adapted over millions of years in order to survive and thrive until this day. Modern man is one of those examples of adaptation and survival. We as a species did not become the pinnacle of creation by waiting for mutations or relying on physical strength. We mastered our ability to apply what we learned and adapt accordingly.
The first part of each change management is to shift a negative view, a resistance to the change. The second part is to create more positive spin, looking at the change with open eyes. By shifting your focus.
Proko's Guide to Positivity and Effective Employee EngagementLeeWills3
Proko allows your employees to easily share good things about your culture and career opportunities, or simply acknowledge the people that are making work great.
Create e-cards and other sharable assets that employees can select, personalize, and share.
Import content to an easy-to-use, customizable microsite.
Track sharing activity and leverage those insights for future employer branding and employee advocacy activities.
Website: https://www.proko.co/product
Perfect imbalance 1 day workshop overviewJeff Weigh
A PERFECT IMBALANCE
…is a new way of thinking.
One where we will achieve more in our lives and be more fulfilled by having periods of time with more and sometimes less balance.
A Perfect Imbalance dispels the myth of a work-life balance.
Motivation is the reason that drives all of our actions. An individual expects that if they behave a certain way or perform certain tasks, they will achieve their desired outcome. In the workplace, this outcome, as long as it’s positive, is the driver that can impact if and how the tasks given to employees are performed. The key to reaching the highest possible results lies in being able to identify the factors that drive each individual in a workforce. In this SlideShare we discuss 9 main components that contribute to employees motivation.
The Business Case for Targeting Family Health and Well-Being
- Why family health matters
- How work life and family life are linked
- Steps your organization can take to promote family well-being.
Changing ingrained health behaviors is a complex, highly individualized task. It doesn’t happen in a straight line; the course is dotted with hills, valleys, plateaus, u-turns, and roundabouts. Neither small steps nor giant leaps alone are effective approaches to lasting behavior change; in this paper, we’ll show you why.
At HES we’ve been creating knock-your-socks-off worksite wellness challenges for more than 20 years — centered on 3 simple ideas: challenging goals, fun themes, and social support. This SlideShare lays out the science behind our approach and the success of hundreds of thousands of participants each year.
Campaigns vs. Challenges: Why Experience Matters More Than EverHES
Wellness campaigns (as we define and design them) are rich experiences… they get participants immersed in a theme as well as setting and working toward a very ambitious goal. While we apply many of the same features as the challenge model, our content focuses on the theme more than the health habits.
Millennials: The Best Career Advice You’ll Ever GetHES
Looking back some 22 years, there are purposeful steps as well as seemingly random events that combine to produce a productive, satisfying career. And while your life ambitions are your own, here are some things I’ve learned that could help you while keeping stress in check as you build success.
We all agree that health behaviors like regular exercise, good nutrition, and stress management skills matter. So how do you create messages that promote engagement and, ultimately, behavior that leads to mastery? Focus on employees’ basic needs for autonomy, competence, and connectedness with every wellness communication.
From a very young age, intrinsic motivation drives us to explore, play, learn, and master new skills without external rewards. But as we get older, life can pound the motivation right out of us. Maintaining and enhancing intrinsic motivation require supportive conditions. Employers should seize every opportunity to cultivate a workplace that encourages this — for wellness behaviors as well as positive job performance.
Do small steps like taking the stairs or eating 1 vegetable serving a day mean significant, long-term changes in health and well-being? No! This SlideShare tells you why challenging goals with gratifying outcomes are a better strategy for wellness program participants.
1000 Wellness Campaigns in 2 Years: Want to Know What We've Learned?HES
Did you know that management support for wellness campaigns really doesn’t matter all that much? That’s 1 of 8 insider secrets we share from the results of more than 1000 implementations in the last 2 years. Find out what does matter, and how you can leverage it for your programs and participants - from the world leader in workplace wellness campaigns.
We'd like to think people sign up for wellness programs because of something we can control -- like a cool platform, eye-catching incentives, and irresistible marketing. Although these extrinsic factors influence participation to an extent, it's the intrinsic, personal factors that inspire involvement and lasting success.
Valuable to anyone involved in designing or implementing wellness programs, this SlideShare examines misconceptions and uncovers the real reasons people participate. We include 7 ways to inspire your target population through hope -- a major factor.
Why Wellness Campaigns Should Be No Longer Than 12 WeeksHES
What is the ideal length of time to run a wellness campaign? It depends… on the topic, audience, time of year, frequency, previous program experience, the goal and whether it meets participant needs. This SlideShare examines these variables and offers the pros and cons of shorter or longer wellness campaigns.
A Wellness Story: Natalie's Personal Journey to Well-BeingHES
This is a true story of how one girl triumphed over her excess weight. It highlights the damage done by extrinsic motivation (dieting to please others) and the benefits of moving toward intrinsic motivation by changing eating and exercise habits because they feel good, taking daily walks, and teaming up with a friend. The results of Natalie’s new strategy include increased energy, positive outlook and self-image, a new best friend — and a lasting 60-pound weight loss.
The Power of Teams and Social Connections: A Wellness StoryHES
“I never thought I would feel this good again,” said a misty-eyed participant when asked how her wellness program participation had worked out. Though before she couldn’t even walk a ¼ mile without a break, after 3 months she was walking 35-40 minutes 5 days a week and strength training twice a week. How did she transform her life and gain a mountain of strength and energy? “My friends meant everything to me…” she explained. This heart-warming SlideShare details why friendship and camaraderie are far more powerful than simply knowing that exercise is good for you.
Wellness Participants Need a Community, Not a NetworkHES
Adding social features to organizational wellness campaigns can increase participation and engagement, so more is better, right? Wrong. Too many connections can dilute the impact and damage the outcome. This presentation highlights the differences between a large social network and a smaller community of support, plus suggestions for optimal structure and size.
Self-Fulfilling Fallacies of the Wellness IndustryHES
If people understand their disease and mortality risk, will they naturally want to change their behavior? Do employees need an incentive/disincentive to improve health habits? We explain these 2 wellness fallacies plus a couple more. Beyond them lies the truth, and this presentation clarifies what's wrong with the fallacies as well as what wellness programs should do instead to help improve health.
It depends. In this presentation, we explore the question and warn that too many wellness challenges might be detrimental. We give the pros and cons of offering more or fewer, along with the impact on your population, plus cautions against basing the number on participation levels.
Like all of our employee wellness campaigns, Passport is designed with fun as a top priority. Experienced wellness professionals know that achieving high levels of participation and engagement can be difficult, and offering an exciting wellness challenge will increase chances for success. But fun by itself is not enough; to succeed in improving health, the program must be effective. Hiding the science of wellness behind an enjoyable, social, meaningful platform is our specialty. This presentation details Passport elements and the research that supports their inclusion.
Being nice sounds like a great attribute; it makes sense that many wellness professionals fit into this category. But can you be too nice? The answer is YES -- if you’re not getting what’s needed to accomplish program goals, if you attempt to avoid offending at all costs, or if you hire and tolerate mediocrity. This presentation helps you realize that being too nice can be bad for your career, your organization, and your wellness program.
"Get Healthy... Or Else" Is the Wrong Approach to WellnessHES
Should employees take personal responsibility for their health and well-being? Yes; but they need information, skills, and support – not threats or manipulation.
For more wellness resources, visit: HealthEnhancementSystems.com.
RMD24 | Retail media: hoe zet je dit in als je geen AH of Unilever bent? Heid...BBPMedia1
Grote partijen zijn al een tijdje onderweg met retail media. Ondertussen worden in dit domein ook de kansen zichtbaar voor andere spelers in de markt. Maar met die kansen ontstaan ook vragen: Zelf retail media worden of erop adverteren? In welke fase van de funnel past het en hoe integreer je het in een mediaplan? Wat is nu precies het verschil met marketplaces en Programmatic ads? In dit half uur beslechten we de dilemma's en krijg je antwoorden op wanneer het voor jou tijd is om de volgende stap te zetten.
Discover the innovative and creative projects that highlight my journey throu...dylandmeas
Discover the innovative and creative projects that highlight my journey through Full Sail University. Below, you’ll find a collection of my work showcasing my skills and expertise in digital marketing, event planning, and media production.
3.0 Project 2_ Developing My Brand Identity Kit.pptxtanyjahb
A personal brand exploration presentation summarizes an individual's unique qualities and goals, covering strengths, values, passions, and target audience. It helps individuals understand what makes them stand out, their desired image, and how they aim to achieve it.
What are the main advantages of using HR recruiter services.pdfHumanResourceDimensi1
HR recruiter services offer top talents to companies according to their specific needs. They handle all recruitment tasks from job posting to onboarding and help companies concentrate on their business growth. With their expertise and years of experience, they streamline the hiring process and save time and resources for the company.
Putting the SPARK into Virtual Training.pptxCynthia Clay
This 60-minute webinar, sponsored by Adobe, was delivered for the Training Mag Network. It explored the five elements of SPARK: Storytelling, Purpose, Action, Relationships, and Kudos. Knowing how to tell a well-structured story is key to building long-term memory. Stating a clear purpose that doesn't take away from the discovery learning process is critical. Ensuring that people move from theory to practical application is imperative. Creating strong social learning is the key to commitment and engagement. Validating and affirming participants' comments is the way to create a positive learning environment.
"𝑩𝑬𝑮𝑼𝑵 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯 𝑻𝑱 𝑰𝑺 𝑯𝑨𝑳𝑭 𝑫𝑶𝑵𝑬"
𝐓𝐉 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐬 (𝐓𝐉 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬) is a professional event agency that includes experts in the event-organizing market in Vietnam, Korea, and ASEAN countries. We provide unlimited types of events from Music concerts, Fan meetings, and Culture festivals to Corporate events, Internal company events, Golf tournaments, MICE events, and Exhibitions.
𝐓𝐉 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐬 provides unlimited package services including such as Event organizing, Event planning, Event production, Manpower, PR marketing, Design 2D/3D, VIP protocols, Interpreter agency, etc.
Sports events - Golf competitions/billiards competitions/company sports events: dynamic and challenging
⭐ 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬:
➢ 2024 BAEKHYUN [Lonsdaleite] IN HO CHI MINH
➢ SUPER JUNIOR-L.S.S. THE SHOW : Th3ee Guys in HO CHI MINH
➢FreenBecky 1st Fan Meeting in Vietnam
➢CHILDREN ART EXHIBITION 2024: BEYOND BARRIERS
➢ WOW K-Music Festival 2023
➢ Winner [CROSS] Tour in HCM
➢ Super Show 9 in HCM with Super Junior
➢ HCMC - Gyeongsangbuk-do Culture and Tourism Festival
➢ Korean Vietnam Partnership - Fair with LG
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2. Energizing Engagement, Inspiring Change
Team Wellness Challenges
As 21st century businesses strive for lean operations and profitability, the
appeal of work teams has never been higher. A well established method for
driving efficiency and innovation, teamwork pays off in productivity as well
as promoting worker cooperation, camaraderie, and commitment.
Likewise, the team wellness challenge is a powerful catalyst for health
behavior change — by boosting participation and engagement. Few can
resist the appeal of teaming up to test their mettle against coworkers —
across the hall or across the country — for better fitness, nutrition, or
weight loss. Striving to reach common wellness goals creates a supportive
environment where employees are more likely to succeed at adopting
a healthier lifestyle. 1, 2
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3. When done well, team-based wellness competitions and
buddy features are naturally fun and social, infusing the
hard work of behavior change with a sense of enjoyment
and play. The shared experience of working together toward
a challenging goal strengthens relationships, bolsters
accountability, and gives each member a tremendous
amount of support.
Business, social, and health research suggests a team-
based approach offers great potential for enhancing wellness
program effectiveness:
• The power of a positive influence. Simply observing
others working toward a goal can motivate people to
pursue the same goal, whether or not they realize it.
This effect is most potent when people share a group.3
The typical workplace is full of groups — departments,
units, functions, as well as physical work areas — giving
team-based wellness initiatives a familiar format.
• All together now. By aiming for similar wellness
goals — such as being more active or eating more
produce — wellness team members reinforce the
behaviors in each other.4
Because team success
requires individual success, members become mutually
accountable for staying on track.
• Contributing to something larger. There’s a reason
community volunteering and sports teams are so
widespread. People enjoy working alongside others
with similar interests to reach a target — and feel they’re
contributing to something bigger than themselves.
It happens in the workplace, too. Studies show that
employees are more likely to make a positive contribution
to the organization if they’re part of a team and feel their
work plays a role in group performance.5
In The Wisdom
of Teams, Katzenbach and Smith describe it this way:
“The deepest, most satisfying source of enjoyment comes
from having been part of something larger than myself.”6
Teams Increase Wellness Motivation, Participation,
and Results – Without Financial Incentives
• A sense of belonging. In addition to autonomy and
competence, a strong kindred feeling is a key element
of intrinsic motivation, whether for work performance or
wellness behaviors.7
Team membership cultivates group
identification and cohesiveness — and keeps the goals
in focus.8
As team relationships are strengthened,
members are more likely to learn from each other,
also raising effectiveness.9
• Better wellness engagement and outcomes. A
statewide team-based program resulted in weight loss
(.8-1.2 BMI units), with obesity falling from 39% to 31%
by the end of the study.10
In reviewing the literature on
weight loss competitions, researchers concluded that
team competition was more effective than individual
competition in improving both participation and
weight loss outcomes.
• Built-in social support. A 10-month weight loss study
found recruiting people along with 3 friends in a strong
social support intervention decreased the number of
dropouts — and pushed up the percentage of those
maintaining weight loss over 6 months — compared
to those recruited alone. Team members also had a
33% greater weight loss at 10 months than
those recruited alone.11
• Enhanced confidence, cooperation, and security.
Teams are less threatened by change than individuals
tackling it alone.12
Their commitment to a common goal
energizes and inspires each member to do the difficult
work of achieving lasting behavior change.
• Team pride inspires action. When the Electric Eels see
Terry’s Trekkers pulling ahead in the standings, they’ll
double down to maintain position. Pride and group
accountability are strong motivators — employees who
would never start a walking program on their own find a
way to get it done when teammates are counting on them.
The praise received for sticking with it reinforces resolve.
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4. Social norms and networks exert intense influence on health behaviors — for better or worse. Team-based wellness programs
tap into this and help establish more positive social norms for physical activity, nutrition choices, and other health behaviors.
• Resetting workplace cultural norms. A study of over 3600 women suggests social norms are good predictors of physical
activity and eating behaviors, independent from social support.13
Researchers speculate those who observed others
practicing healthy habits may have seen these behaviors as socially desirable and in turn adopted them.
• Strength in numbers. When a group of coworkers strives for the same wellness goals, the healthy behaviors required to
reach those goals are reinforced. A study of social networks found individuals are more likely to adopt new health habits
when surrounded by dense clusters of social connections — people they already know, living or working nearby. These
connections offer the support needed to make complex changes — like adjusting lifestyles to make exercise a daily habit,
eat more produce, or get enough sleep.14
The same research also suggests that healthy changes will spread more rapidly
through grouped social networks compared to random networks. This underscores the idea of encouraging workers to form
their own wellness teams rather than assigning them.
• Enhanced problem solving. When individuals run into difficulties, the team can help. Working together improves problem
solving and decision making for individuals — by at least 20% for many.15
It’s effective for healthier lifestyles as well as for
workplace productivity.
• Loyalty. Wellness teams may even boost commitment to the organization. In a study of production employees, those with
positive perceptions of their work teams were significantly more committed to the employer than those with negative or
neutral perceptions.16
• Personal perks. For reasons that aren’t completely understood, team motivation can have positive impact on personal
motivation and well-being.17, 18
Personal accountability could be a big factor — it’s easy to put off making healthy changes if
no one else is paying attention. In addition, supporting others in a team effort offers employees the side benefit of becoming
more aware of — and accountable for — their own behavior, inspiring them to become role models and intentionally set a
good example. The desire to help others achieve their goals could result in a greater likelihood of personal success. The
more they focus on coworkers’ success, the more personally successful each team member can become. Helping others
has also been linked with increased positive emotion,19
better health,20
and reduced mortality.21
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Teams Help Drive a Workplace Culture of Health
5. Employees Love Team Competitions
When it comes to workplace wellness, nothing beats a friendly competition for making
participation fun; enjoyment is a huge factor in keeping employees on board and enthusiastic.
Team-based wellness participation fosters a sense of camaraderie and spirit that inspires
members to achieve behavioral goals — for the sake of team pride as well as a personal
sense of accomplishment.
But not just any wellness campaign will appeal to employees and drive lasting behavior change.
Effective team-based programs for a healthier, more productive workforce — and reduced
healthcare costs — include the following fundamentals:
• Fun. With captivating themes, good-natured competition, and light-hearted activities, effective
wellness campaigns are fun — without being silly. If they’re not fun, why would anyone
participate — even with the shallow promise of a financial reward? (Which, by the way, we
don’t recommend — read our white paper, How Financial Incentives/Disincentives Undermine
Wellness.) We never outgrow a need for play — and fun wellness programs help
meet that need.
• Social connections. Wellness campaigns that facilitate social connections make positive
results more likely — for individuals and populations. Design elements — such as interactive
walls for user status updates or the ability to share online trails — should make it easy for
participants to make contact and cheer each other on.
• Challenging goals. The best programs offer goals that inspire participants to aim high. In
contrast to the concept of taking small steps toward wellness, evidence points to the value
of striving for larger goals. With a difficult-but-possible objective, the brain can more easily
detect a discrepancy between current and desired behavior and create a level of discomfort
that helps motivate you; with baby steps, not so much.22
When coworkers participate in a team challenge to lose weight, walk daily, or eat more produce,
they get to know each other better; they share resources and wisdom to spur team progress.
They also learn how to hold each other accountable, provide encouragement, and give or
receive support when the going gets tough. These are the skills needed for
success in the workplace too — fostering the kind of productive,
positive environment where people and businesses thrive.
The enhanced communication and camaraderie
last long after the wellness campaign is over.
That’s a big win, whether you need effective
teamwork on the factory floor, in the
c-suite, or somewhere in between.
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6. An effective team component can boost wellness program
participation and completion rates by 50% or more. Here are the
keys to getting it right every time.
1. Keep it clear and simple. Team wellness challenges
should be easy to understand and participate in. Too
many competition elements or rules are a turnoff and
complicate communication.
2. Make all elements real. While online tools make
administration and support easier, team challenges should
have a heavy dose of on-the-ground, face-to-face activities.
Live kickoff events, weekly group activities, and celebratory
wrap up gatherings create memorable moments teammates
can share for years — something you just can’t achieve
virtually, no matter how many badges you give out.
3. Set challenging, yet achievable team wellness goals as
the measure of success. Objectives should be entirely
group focused, with each participant having a meaningful
role in contributing to the team’s overall success.
4. Limit wellness challenge team size. Social loafing occurs
when members slack off because they feel less responsible
for team results — usually because the team is too big.
It’s a phenomenon in all types of teams, and it undermines
success. Limiting teams to 3-8 members (4 or 5 typically
work best) keeps everyone more accountable and prevents
social loafing.
5. Put team progress front and center. Update data in real
time as much as possible so teams can view their progress
in relation to others. Focus on improvement to keep the
emphasis on health rather than winning/losing.
6. Encourage sustainable wellness habits. Emphasize
consistency over super-human (and ultimately unsustainable)
achievements. Keep in mind that health is a journey, not a
destination, and you’re trying to reinforce habits that can be
maintained over the long term.
7. Be cautious with inter-department challenges. You want
team participation to be voluntary so motivation bubbles up
naturally. Overbearing department managers trying to “win”
the wellness challenge can turn off the very people you’re
trying to help most and blunt intrinsic motivation.
8. Highlight achievements of the average participant.
While the exploits of an uber-competitive VP of
Finance may have interest to the rest of your
organization’s triathletes, more people will be able to
relate to the 15-year employee on the line who finally
turned a corner through the support of teammates
and coworkers.
9. Keep recognition team-oriented. Pride swells when
individuals feel they’ve made a significant contribution
to the team and increases the chances of long-term
personal health improvement. Don’t cheapen the
accomplishments with cash rewards or
lavish incentives.
10. Evaluate, rinse, repeat. You’ll learn something new
each time you evaluate a wellness team challenge.
Ask 2 simple, open-ended questions:
a. What did you like most about the
wellness campaign?
b. What did you like least?
Then categorize the comments so you can focus on
the things you want to build on and those you
need to fix.
A lot of wellness programs focus on throwing health
information at people. Get more exercise, get more
vegetables, get more sleep, get preventive care… blah,
blah, blah. It’s the wrong approach because it’s
boring — and because feeding people the facts
doesn’t change behavior.
When done right, team wellness competitions offer a more
human approach — they appeal to our sense of fun, our
thirst for meaningful social connections, and our appetite
for a good challenge. Most of all, they give us a reason to
try harder than ever because the success of our team
is at stake.
Team members benefit from collective knowledge,
experience, and wisdom. They’re each other’s advocates
as they all aim for the same targets together — a healthier
lifestyle and enhanced well-being.
If you’re not tapping into the power of team challenges,
you’re missing a huge opportunity to infuse your wellness
program with the energy and inspiration needed to make
a real difference in your population.
Doing Wellness Teams Well:
10 Keys to Success
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7. Conclusions
• Team-based wellness challenges boost participation
and engagement because they’re fun, social, and give
participants the satisfaction of contributing to the
success of a group.
• Friendly team wellness competitions cultivate and
reinforce a positive, productive work environment and
help reset workplace norms that foster a culture of health.
• The team challenge approach to wellness results in better
engagement and results.
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Leadership Matters
Managers and other leaders can amplify team participation and results with these tips:
• Be a role model. Join a team to experience the challenge along with everyone else —
and share your success story. You’ll send a message that wellness is a top priority and
everyone needs to be involved.
• Set expectations. Without leadership support, your wellness program will fall flat. Make it
clear that all leadership levels are expected to participate in and support wellness initiatives
— better yet, build it into performance reviews.
• Deliver team training. Practices that enhance team effectiveness translate into better
individual performance as well:23
improve wellness engagement, improve productivity.
• Recognize wellness achievements. Publicly call out high-performing wellness teams,
thanking them for their efforts toward a more vital workforce and successful organization.
High-Performing Wellness Teams
Before launching wellness challenges, coach employees on the basics of effective
teamwork, including these tips:
• Zero in. Establishing clear goals and making sure each member understands how
individual performance contributes to team success are essential. In fact, team goal
setting improves cohesion and cooperation, making success more likely.24
Setting
SMART goals — specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timed — will get
teammates moving together in the right direction.
• Become a valuable team player. Team members who communicate well, set a good
example, provide helpful advice, and stay focused on team goals can’t be taken for
granted. Spell out specifics on how teammates can contribute to the good of the group.
• Build a tight team. Each member can have a hand in strengthening team connections
by taking the initiative to reach out to others — forming walking groups, sharing meals,
recognizing successes, and solving problems together.
8. 1. Have teams come up with their own names to promote team spirit and a sense of group identification — plus, it adds to the fun.
2. Encourage teams to eat together once a week — simply sitting together or holding a potluck featuring their favorite healthy
recipes. Relaxed conversation over a meal is a great way to strengthen bonds.
3. Cultivate opportunities for group physical activity such as walking, running, stair climbing, or onsite fitness classes. Promote
team participation in 5K/10K runs or volkssport walks. There’s something about being active together that makes people
more invested in each other’s wellness success.
4. Urge team members to recognize accomplishments. They could send motivational texts or e-cards, invite others to join in
a lunchtime workout, or offer virtual high-fives on the program discussion board. Acknowledgment from someone who’s
noticed your hard work is inspiring.
5. Fan the flames of friendly competition by reporting on team progress through internal social media. “Facilities Fiends are
pulling ahead of the Winter Wanderers… and have moved up 3 slots in the overall rankings.”
6. Give away T-shirts to the first 10 teams that register; ask members to wear them on Fridays. Even something this simple
helps build team identity and pride.
7. Provide each team a $5/member budget to design and print their own team T-shirts or mugs (they’ll no doubt have to kick in
extra money, but that too contributes to a feeling of being invested in their team).
8. Hold fun competitions during lunch breaks. Program-related trivia challenges, a bake-off, and a food drive for charity are
just a few ideas.
9. Applaud team efforts throughout the challenge — and not just those in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. Give a shout-out to teams
that have made the most progress in the program’s first few weeks, those with the most team spirit, or those showing an
outstanding level of teamwork. A little recognition goes a long way in keeping teams engaged and motivated.
9 Easy Ways to Enhance Wellness Teams
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9. Team Participation Dramatically Improves
Registration, Engagement, Outcomes*
When it comes to specific objectives, participants on teams are more likely to reach
the target by a wide margin…
5 or more produce servings a day and 30+ minutes of exercise, 5 or more
days a week: +84%
Energy balance and stress reduction behaviors: +59%
Daily walking goal of 30 minutes, 5 or more days a week: +42%
Daily walking goal of 10,000 steps a day: +44%
5 or more produce servings a day: +90%
30+ minutes of exercise, 5 or more days a week: +64%
*Team participation results in Health Enhancement Systems programs, 2009-2012.
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10. Martha, a 4’ 11” 30-something woman I knew only in passing
at my Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas job as fitness manager,
came up to thank me during our wrap up celebration for
the Presidential Fitness Award program. “You’re welcome,”
I replied. “How did it work for you?” Her eyes immediately
went misty and she proceeded to tell me how she never
thought she would feel this good again. While I could tell the
100 or so folks at the event were clearly pleased with what
they had accomplished and many had shared encouraging
successes along the way, Martha’s story was different.
Diagnosed with arthritis in her teens, she’d been getting
progressively more limited in everyday activities while battling
increasing inflammation and pain. She had joined our center
just a year earlier. While the water aerobics class Martha
attended on Tuesdays and Thursdays was a brief respite
from her constant affliction, it hadn’t helped her get better,
but merely slowed the march of the insidious disease.
Then Linda, a friend she’d shared a ride with to our facility,
asked Martha if she wanted to join her and a couple of others
in the new fitness challenge. She initially declined, saying
there was no way she could keep up with Linda’s non-
arthritic friends. But after much persistence and assurance
that they weren’t out to win, but to support each other in
doing more, Martha’s commuter buddy convinced her to
make the commitment.
“I had no idea how I was going to make it” Martha explained.
“I couldn’t even walk around the track twice without needing
to take a break.” (The center has an indoor track that’s 14
laps to a mile.) But after 3 months of consistent exercise,
where she pushed herself to do a little more each day,
Martha was not only walking 35-40 minutes a day, 5 days
a week, she was strength training twice a week. “If you
had told me back in January that I could walk over 2 miles
without stopping and could lift 15-pound dumbbells 20
times, I would have laughed at you.”
“My friends meant everything to me…”
Although the program didn’t have a formal team competition,
the 4 women decided to participate as a team. They met
weekly to outline how many miles they would walk or jog and
how many total exercise minutes they would accumulate.
They exercised together at least once a week and kept a
team progress chart. They called each other when someone
missed a scheduled exercise day. And they had fun.
Dean Witherspoon
is President and Founder of
Health Enhancement Systems
A Wellness Story:
The Power of Teams and Social Connections
“My new friends didn’t cut me any slack because of my
condition. It was just assumed that we would all contribute in
equal amounts. I’ll be honest — it scared me at first. This was
more exercise than I had done since I was a little girl. What if
I couldn’t do it? What if I let my friends down?”
As Martha continued to take me along her 3-month journey
she shared not just the thrill of achieving something
physically that she never thought she could do, but also her
mental and emotional transformation. “I went from the idea
of trying to cope with my illness to conquering it. About 2
months into the challenge, it suddenly hit me that I was in
control, not my arthritis.” This is the point where my eyes got
a little watery, too. “Just 3 months ago I honestly thought that
for the rest of my life my disease would only get worse…”
In that moment, early April 1986, Martha’s story changed my
outlook on wellness and behavior change (and ultimately led
to founding Health Enhancement Systems 8 years later). I
had been trained in exercise physiology — where everyone
was supposed to go through a fitness test, get an “exercise
prescription,” and consult their doctor if they had been
sedentary. The prevailing idea was if people simply knew
what to do and that it was good for them, they would do it.
Martha changed all that for me. She showed me that
overcoming big health challenges is about people… not
heart rates, or METS, or exercise prescriptions. She showed
me the strength of friends working together to achieve
something greater than they could do alone. She showed me
that even when the odds are stacked against you, a person’s
unwillingness to let their friends down can overcome not only
inertia, but physical pain. She showed me my life’s work.
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