Employee Health and Well-Being Megan McDonough, Heidi Dadow, Allison

Stephens, Brittany Jones, Miriam Holbrook

Using Motivators

Connect behaviors to personal motivation

Create social motivation

Use extrinsic rewards 3rd

Using Incentives

Rewards should1. Immediately follow a behavior 2. Directly relate to the behavior

Reward the Process

Reward right behaviors and right results

Using Punishment

Use punishment appropriately and wisely

Use punishment only after using all of the motivators

Provide a clear warning before using punishment

Activity One

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http://www.framingham.edu/counseling/self-help/

Work Environment:Things Matter!

At Work: How accessible

is your supervisor?

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Make It Obvious

Creating visual cues draws attention

into conscious awareness

The correct decisions become clear

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Multiple Data Streams

Representative Heuristic: biases our decision making

Get accurate statistics

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The Importance of Space

Propinquity

Distance creates mistrust

Create spaces for collaboration

Messy desks can be a good thing

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Make it Easy and Unavoidable

Move things to change behaviors:Employers: Schedule positive behaviors

Where is your exercise equipment?

Consider the access you have to junk food

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Activity Two: Office Space

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Organizations & Employee Well-Being

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