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Jay Kelley
President & CEO, Spire Labs Inc
Using Social Networks to Bridge the
Employee Engagement Gap and Build
Healthy Culture at Work
Let’s Start With
A Personal Journey
(specifically that of Spire’s CEO, Jay
Kelley)
My 30s: A Recipe for Rapid Aging
✦ The good: some exercise
✦ The bad: unsustainable
stress, lack of sleep, poor
nutrition, punishing travel
✦ The ugly: adrenals, digestive
issues, inflammation,
strained relationships
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Happy 40th Birthday:
Time to Start Aging in Reverse
New Coworkers =
New Social Network
My new company culture:
✦ Organizational commitment: “workout bonus”
✦ Leadership obsessed with self-improvement
✦ Focus on experimentation & quantification
✦ Support/encouragement/accountability
My 3-Year-Health-Journey network
1. Soccer
3. Running Streak
2. 5Ks & 8Ks
5. 10-Minute Workouts
6. Mindfulness
7. Nutritional Biohacking
8. Yoga
9. Rock Climbing
10. Mountain Biking
4. Trail Running
Jonathan Yagel &
Ben Wagner(Spire Co-workers)
My Son(8 years old)
Mark Covert(US Record Holder
for Longest Running Streak)
My Wife
Ryan
Picarella(WELCOA)
Sean Foy(Author:
10-Min Workout) Dr. Roy Elam(Vanderbilt Center
for
Integrative Health)Michael Brooks
(Spire Co-Worker)
My Two Sons(4 and 10 years old)
My Brother(Crossfit/Enduranc
e Athlete)
Ryan Kocher (CIGNA)
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Culminating in a
40-mile Mountain Bike Race With My Brother
Plus, support from family, friends, co-workers, business
acquaintances, Spire members and anyone else who would listen.
Personal Summary
✦ 11 key influencers in my network; much
larger group of supporters
✦ 10 different personal wellness
“experiments”
✦ Culture that values wellbeing - at home
and at work
✦ Social, personal, purposeful
What Is Going On Here?
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In 2007, Harvard researchers found that you
are
171% more likelyto become obese if a friend becomes obese.
1. “The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years,” Christakis and Fowler, New England Journal of Medicine, 2007
Unhealthy behavior is
“a kind of social
contagion that
spreads through the
network.”
Their conclusion:
1.”Study Says Obesity Can Be Contagious,”
New York Times, July 25, 2007
Social Network:
Invisible Web of Human Relationships
(includes: Friends, Family, Neighbors, coworkers)
Social Media:
Digital Platform That Can Scale
And/Or Deepen A Social Network
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So, What If You Could Use
The Same Social Network (And Media)
To Spread Health And Happiness?
- Are less likely to
develop a cold 3
- Are 22% less
likely to develop
Type 2 diabetes4
People With Strong
Social Support…
+ Live longer by
7.5 years 1
+ Lose far more
weight on
diet plans 2
1. “Social Relationships and Mortality Risk”, Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Brigham Young University and UNC
2. “Involving support partners in obesity treatment”, Dr. A Gorin, Miriam Hospital/Brown University
3. “Social Support, Stress and the Common Cold”, Dr. Sheldon Cohen, Carnegie Mellon University
4. “Work characteristics as predictors of diabetes incidence”, Dr. Sharon Toker, Tel Aviv University
Impact On Gene
Expression!
✦ Eudaimonic well-being = social
connection; sense of purpose/meaning
✦ Decrease in pro-inflammatory genes
✦ Increase in genes for antibody synthesis
“A functional genomic perspective on human well-being,” Barbara Fredrickson at UNC,
03.20.13
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Employee Engagement →
Purpose-Driven Wellbeing
✦ “Engagement” = emotional commitment to org and it’s
mission + deeper connection with co-workers
✦ Engagement and wellbeing are a “virtuous circle”
How Do You Make Healthy Culture
Scalable and Sustainable?
From 2008 to 2012:
300%increased use of
social media by adults
These dayssocial media drivesculture
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Look for ways to align
social support
social networks
social/mobile media
to shape a culture
of health and wellbeing.
Use Culture To Change Culture
2 Definitions:
✦ 1: Human capacity to represent experiences with symbols
✦ 2: An integrated system of learned behavior patterns
Use #1 to shape #2 to create #1…
Sean Astin - Runner/Movie Star 12 Olympians Posting from London Co-Promo: NBC’s Biggest Loser
So What Does
Healthy Culture
Look Like?
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This.
What We’ve Learned About
Building Healthy Culture
Make It Mobile, Intuitive
And Inviting
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Make Currency
Social
Make
Challenges
Social
Make
Health Coaching
Social
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Make
Incentives
Meaningful
Make The Experience Personal
Give Data
Its Due
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But Emphasize
Encouragement
And Keep
Social Support
At The Center
Building
Healthy Culture
At Work
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An Example:
Around The World Competition
Participants were challenged to log their steps and share their progress, as they cumulatively
tracked their movement around the world.
Participants Sharing Progress, Supporting Others
Team Enthusiasm In High Resolution!
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Burst In Fitness Metrics (vs. Previous Month)
Steps Taken increased by over 2x(18.9M → 39.1M)
Active Calories Burned increased by 3.3x(453k → 1.5M)
Hours Active increased by 2.6x(7,393 → 19,428)
Members Syncing increased by 1.5x (172 → 250)
Multi-Month Pilot
76% felt more motivated to
improve health
72% said group culture was
healthier
65% reported positive impact
on emotional wellbeing
65% reported increase in daily
exercise
This year-long study
demonstrated
statistically significant
improvement in:
coping with stress,
feeling support from
leaders, reduced
compassion fatigue,
and decreased
burnout.
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Brave New World of Personalization.
Brain Research and Biological Instincts
Biological Instincts
Clusters
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Beyond Demographics
Engagement Principles
1. Maximize positive social interactions
2. Leverage culture (#1) to shape culture (#2)
3. Change/evolve/adapt at consumer speed
4. Work with partners
5. Allow for deep personalization
6. Be ready for multi-year journey
Tactics For Building A Culture Of Health While
Boosting Engagement
1. Executive support.
2. Survey for interests and culture.
3. Identify and empower leaders to champion initiatives and reward them.
4. Architect sub-communities and build challenges to promote
interaction/encouragement.
5. Recognize efforts/results in company meetings, via company media (paper or digital).
6. Build flexible wellness policies/incentives, allow employees to personalize interests.
7. Leverage non-enterprise social media (FB, Twitter, Instagram)/fitness tracking apps.
8. Launch enterprise SaaS provider that includes all of the above.
9. Take part in the brave new world of emerging neuroscience and behavior change.
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The Greatest Challenges Are
Worth The Effort!
“Since joining this community, I've begun to make better eating choices, I've tried things
I never thought I'd do, I've lost 35 lbs., I've discovered that I actually enjoy running and
exercising, I've become a morning person (miracle of miracles) and I have more energy
than I've had in a long time. Because of living like it counts, I'm enjoying my job, my
kids, my marriage and my life in general. Friends and family members have noticed the
difference and asked about it, and are starting to make changes in their own lives as
well. I'm pretty sure that all this would not have happened if it weren't for the inspiration,
motivation and accountability this community provides.”
Tami
Tennessee
Thank You
Questions?