Three Key Tips for Encouraging Your Team to Use Howdy
Communicate the Purpose and Benefits Personally
Craft a message to your employees that clearly explains the purpose, benefits, and anonymity of using Howdy.
Purpose: Share why prioritizing wellbeing matters to you and how the data will be used to enhance working conditions.
Benefits: Highlight the personal advantages for employees in using Howdy.
Anonymity: Reassure your team about the confidentiality of their responses to alleviate any concerns about potential negative consequences.
You can draw inspiration from the following message:
Dear team,
Your wellbeing and our shared team culture are incredibly important to me. I want to have an honest and open dialogue with you about how we can create the best conditions for our collective wellbeing. Only by sharing our experiences and situations can we optimize together.
Howdy is one of the tools I use to prioritize wellbeing. It allows each of us to reflect on ourselves and check in with professionals much earlier than we might otherwise. Your honest responses and specific feedback in Howdy are truly appreciated, as they help me understand where we stand as a team and what can be improved.
My goal is to further open up our honest wellbeing dialogue at our monthly team meetings, based on the data we receive from Howdy. I therefore encourage you to answer completely honestly – all responses are anonymous and are used solely to improve our work environment.
Help me take care of you – without you, we don’t have a strong team.
Create Time and Space for Participation
Integrate into work hours: Ensure that there is dedicated time to complete the survey, so it doesn’t feel like an extra task. This could be part of a team meeting or another set time each month.
Ease of access: Make sure all employees have access to Howdy and take the lead on resolving any technical issues by contacting the Howdy Support.
Highlight Community and Participation
Show your own commitment: When you, as a leader, actively participate in Howdy and openly talk about the importance of participation, it sends a strong message that employee wellbeing is a high priority.
Share success stories: Ask employees to share their experiences with the Howdy Response Team. If any employee shares their story with you, it is a good opportunity to explore further sharing possibilities within the team or company.
Share data and create a collective dialogue: Howdy data should be regularly shared with employees, and the employees should be involved in planning improvement initiatives to support wellbeing. This shows that their input is taken seriously and translated into action.