HR Wellbeing Check-up

The welcome 

To begin, allow a few minutes for people to show up, get acclimated. During this time, the leads will welcome participants as they arrive. It's important to acknowledge people as they arrive into the physical or virtual space. 

Share who we are as a Culture First Community.

Repeat the 5 core principles of how we do things and what holds us all together. 

Then share why we are gathering today. What's the purpose? 

The connection 

The Check-In and Introductions

Moving from the welcome, it is now time to allow people to intentionally connect and get to know one another a bit better.

Consider leading the group in grounding or breathing exercise. Options:

• 3 rounds of breath - 4 seconds in, 4 seconds out

• Box breathing - breath in for 4, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4, and then repeat

• You could even play a video from Headspace or Calm 

Then have them reflect on how they are doing right now in life. Questions to consider:

• How is your work life right now?

• How would you describe your mental health right now. 

Ways to facilitate this:

• Slido - have them share one word to describe each of these and create a word cloud 

• Climer Cards - have them pick cards to represent each of these answers

• Piccles - have them use the app to doodle something on their phone or computer 

• Freeform Drawing - have them use a piece of paper to draw their answers 

If you have a smaller group, consider having everyone share a one sentence reflection after each person shares their answer. If it's a larger group, break into small groups or just pick a couple to highlight. 

The work  

Part 1  - HR Wellbeing Checkup Assessment 

(5 - 10 mins) 

Give the group some time to take the HR Wellbeing Checkup. Lead them to this link. 

Give them plenty of time to not only take the assessment, but to also look through the resources and recommendations. 

Facilitation Notes:

• If you have slides or are presenting this in person, consider creating a QR code for folks to scan to answer on their phones. Otherwise, for virtual events, just drop the link in the chatbox. 

• Consider starting a timer. For zoom, click on apps in the bottom and there is a timer app which will allow you to show the timer in your image's window on zoom. 

• Consider playing some music. A popular kind of music for this is 'Lo-Fi Beats'

Part 2 - Group Reflection 

(20 mins)

Bring the group back to the room and discus the following questions:

• What came up for you? Were you surprised by anything?

  • This question is designed to really see how they felt while taking it. 

• What recommendations were you given?

See what comes up for the group. You can have everyone share or leave this more organic and let folks jump in as they feel comfortable. Be willing to share a few things that came up for you while taking it and for the recommendations. You may consider taking this in advance so that you can share. Also having you share leads with the courage to be vulnerable and gives others permisson to share authentically. Be the change you want to see in the world. 

The action 

Going to another workshop or event only moves the needle so much in improving the world of work. It's about the action. This is the time to get the group to reflect and see what they are inspired to do. 

A question for reflection:

• What's one thing from the recommendations you're willing to take action on?
  
  

The close (5 mins)

Event great meeting has an intentional close. There are a few ways to close. Here are some suggestions:

• In 1-2 sentences, what was your biggest takeaway from today?

• What's one word to describe how you're feeling? 

Create space for the community to connect with one another.  Consider inviting them to your slack channel. Consider having them share their LinkedIn profiles with one another. Have a discussion about what they would like to see next for the chapter's next meeting.

Wrap up by thanking everyone for attending and sharing your upcoming events and how they can stay involved.