As corporate wellness has matured from anti-smoking efforts and onsite gyms to today’s focus on overall employee well-being, so have the data and science to back it up. While many may think of well-being as “fluff” – the science behind it proves otherwise.
In these webinar slides, Limeade Chief People Officer Dr. Laura Hamill dives deep into the science of well-being.
18. Engagement matters
Companies with high employee engagement:
Organizations with high engagement…
Outperform
the stock
market
>65%
have higher
shareholder
returns than
average
Are more
lucrative
Have strong
internal
metrics
78%
more
profitable and
40% more
productive
5x
More likely to
achieve high
performance
with high
engagement
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22
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19. Engagement mattersBenefits of an engaged workforce
Performance
87%
less likely to
leave the
organization
Safety
Growth
Stock price
growth
2.5x
that of peers
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5xLess likely
to have
safety incident
24. Survey questions you can ask
Overall, my
employer supports
me in living a
healthier life
“ The leaders of this
organization are
good role models
for well-being
improvement
“Overall, my
employer cares
about the health
and well-being
of it’s employees
“
26. Average sick leave days used per year
Example data
Lower use of sick leave
Higher
well-being
Lower
well-being
25% lower
turnover
rate
$1.6M or
3X more
spent on employee
replacement by low
well-being agencies
27. 78%
of positive job
satisfaction for higher
well-being agencies
(71% for lower
well-being)
Higher employee
job satisfaction
Example data
$1.6 Million
or 3X more
spent on employee
replacement by low
well-being agencies
62%
positive fit with
organization for higher
well-being agencies
(54% for lower
well-being)
Higher fit with the
organization
43. Q&A
L A U R A H A M I L L , P H . D .
Take our quiz:
Does your organization’s culture
support employee well-being?
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44. References
1. Gallup
2. Limeade Well-being Model
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Performance.
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45. References (cont.)
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60E58640FF7B/leadership_workshop_2010/towers_perrin_global_workfor.pdf
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60E58640FF7B/leadership_workshop_2010/towers_perrin_global_workfor.pdf
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Practice, and Competitive Advantage, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444306538.ch1
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Practice, and Competitive Advantage, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444306538.ch1
18. Aon Hewitt (2009). POV What Makes a Company a Best Employer?
19. Vance, R. (2006). Employee engagement and commitment. SHRM Foundation.
http://shrm.org/about/foundation/research/Documents/1006EmployeeEngagementOnlineReport.pdf
20. Witters D and Agrawal, S. (2015). Well-Being Enhances Benefits of Employee Engagement. Gallup.
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engagement.aspx?g_source=WORKPLACE&g_medium=topic&g_campaign=tiles
21. Macey, Schneider, Barbera and Young, 2009
22. Aon Hewitt (2009). What Makes a Company a Best Employer?
23. Gallup, Inc (2011). Employee Engagement.
24. 2007 SHRM Research Quarterly, Leveraging Employee Engagement for Competitive Advantage: HR’s Strategic Role,
25. SHRM “Employee Engagement and Commitment,” Robert J. Vance Ph.D.
26. Giving Everyone the Chance to Shine, Hay Group, 2010.