The human arsenal has seen some really valuable elements over the years, and yet it still hasn’t seen anything more significant than that desire of ours to improve at a consistent pace. We can say this because the stated desire has already fetched the world some huge milestones, with technology appearing as a rather unique member of the group. The reason why technology’s credentials are so anomalous is purposed around its skill-set, which realized all the possibilities for us that we couldn’t have imagined otherwise. Nevertheless, a closer look should be able to reveal how the whole runner was also very much inspired by the way we applied those skills across a real world environment. The latter component was, in fact, what gave the creation a spectrum-wide presence and made it the ultimate centerpiece of every horizon. Now, having such a powerful tool run the show did expand our experience in many different directions, but even after reaching so far ahead, this prodigious concept called technology will somehow keep on delivering the goods. The same has grown to become a lot more evident in recent times, and assuming one new HRM-themed development pans out just like we envision, it will only propel that trend towards greater heights over the near future and beyond.
BetterUp, a leading human transformation company, has successfully partnered with Microsoft Viva to conceive personalized insights and then use them for improving employee performance. Under the agreed terms, millions of Microsoft Viva users will be able to bank upon BetterUp’s science-backed journeys that have shown to encourage greater purpose, performance, productivity, and well-being among people. Talk about the stated journeys, they are notably based on scientific findings, research, and insights from nearly 3 million BetterUp coaching sessions. These sessions leverage the power of small but optimally-focused measures to instigate behavioral change within the concerned individual. To put-together the promised personalized insights in the first place, the solution will also feature extensive assessments. Once the information is logged in, the technology in play will analyze the whole thing to spot out all dominating and silent trends in the context of a person’s behavior. This, in turn, will allow the system to deliver at your disposal a set of individual-specific practices, such as visualization, guided self-reflections, intentional breaks, values affirmations, meditations, and more.
“For employees and organizations as a whole, the key to long-term success lies in fostering and developing the right mindsets, skills, and behaviors to achieve peak performance,” said Alexi Robichaux, co-founder and CEO of BetterUp. “Historically, companies have been limited in providing scalable solutions to grow and develop their entire workforce. BetterUp is addressing this opportunity by integrating science-backed, human-centric solutions seamlessly into the flow of work with Microsoft Viva, where millions of employees are engaging daily.”
In terms of what Microsoft Viva users can expect as a part of the said link-up, they will, through their Viva Digest emails, have access to world-class, inspirational content from luminaries with expert guidance and evidence-based practices that are relatable and applicable. The line-up of luminaries and experts is likely to include Maria Sharapova; designer, creative director, and philanthropist, Aurora James; ground-breaking mountaineer Nimsdai ‘Nims’ Purja; actor, screenwriter, director and producer, Michaela Coel; psychotherapist and author, Lori Gottlieb; Creative Director and author, Welby Altidor, and plenty others.
The partnership, all in all, provides an interesting follow-up to one recent Microsoft Work Trend Index report, which revealed that nearly two in three people (64%) struggle with the time and energy to do their jobs. This vast majority was deemed as 3.5 times more likely to have troubles when it comes to innovation and strategic thinking. Bringing further context to the picture is a separate research conducted by BetterUp where it was claimed that employees with the best well-being had 56% fewer missed days at work and were five times more likely to be rated top performers.
But what makes BetterUp an ideal partner for such an initiative? Founded in 2013, the company’s rise to prominence is largely orchestrated by its ability to use advanced AI technology, coaching, and content for instigating peak performance in individuals and companies. The company’s stature can also be inferred from the fact that it currently features over 3,000 Coaches who offer support in 64 different languages, and they do so across more than 70 countries. Given such a far-reaching operation, BetterUp has so far earned a clientele of an estimated 600 companies, including Salesforce, NASA, Google, Snap Inc., Chipotle, Hilton, Warner Media, and other leading Fortune 1,000 players.
“With today’s digitally distributed workforce, it’s important to provide employees with tools that help them stay inspired, productive, and connected,” said Seth Patton, General Manager of Microsoft Viva. “The new BetterUp integration in Microsoft Viva provides rich engaging content and unlocks insights to help improve employee engagement and performance–all while staying right in the flow of work.”
