🗣 Criteria To Cover in Leadership Meetings

Introduction

Below are suggested discussion points that can be used during regularly held leadership meetings to keep leaders informed of the status and impact of the Vimocity initiative. Ensuring members of leadership/management regularly evaluate the status of MSD-prevention efforts helps your organization course correct when necessary and increases the likelihood of sustained injury reduction.

The corresponding metrics for the discussion criteria below can be found in your latest monthly report, delivered the first week of each month.

This article includes:

• Talking points around “The Why” behind the Vimocity initiative
• Suggested questions for prompting feedback from the leadership group
• Criteria from the monthly report to review and discuss

Note: Click the link for an overview of why Leadership Engagement is a key leading indicator of success. 

State “The Why” Behind the Vimocity Initiative

Proposed Points of Discussion:

• Musculoskeletal injuries continue to be one of the top injury categories in our industry. These incidents impact:
  • Safety performance/ our ability to meet our safety goals
  • Operational efficiency due to lost time/ lack of productivity
  • Our employees’ workplace experience and overall quality of life
• The Vimocity initiative provides an avenue to embed activities and knowledge into the workday to build a WorkReady workforce. 
• Workforce Readiness means employees are: 

  • Physically prepared to perform their jobs

    • This includes muscle and joint health, injury prevention and pain reduction

    • But also broader human performance factors like hydration, nutrition, mental health, and cognitive function—all of which directly impact their capacity on the job

  • Equipped with the knowledge to do their work in a way that:

    • Mitigates risk and strain, and maximizes effectiveness and output

  • Vimocity enables both employees and leaders to build daily habits that keep teams strong, safe and performing at their best. 

Prompt General Feedback

Proposed Points of Discussion:

• How do we feel like leadership engagement with the Vimocity initiative has been as of late?
• Any wins you’ve seen lately?
• Any barriers or opportunities for improvement?
• What are you hearing from employees?

Review Monthly Metrics Provided by Vimocity

Movement: 

State Why It Matters: 

Consistent use of science-backed movement (rolling out muscle knots, practicing proper breathing techniques, and doing dynamic moves that take joints through their full range of motion) has been shown to reduce a person’s risk of injury, relieve stiffness and soreness, and improve focus.

• Review D5 trends over the last 3 months and discuss

• Review V-minder trends over the last 3 months and discuss (if applicable)

Knowledge: 

State Why It Matters: 

When employees are consistently empowered by knowledge to help them approach every job task safely and efficiently, we reduce their risk of injury and help them go home safely.

• Review trends over the last 3 months for knowledge videos view and discuss

• Review the top 3 knowledge videos that employees viewed last month and discuss

Employees Onboarded to the Initiative: 

State Why It Matters: 

Recently hired employees face a higher rate of injury than their more experienced counterparts. Establishing a process to promote awareness of the movement health resources available to employees during their onboarding is essential for sustained injury reduction.

• Review the employee account creation rate over the last 3 months and discuss