Being strategic with My Mood Meter use
While staff can check in on My Mood Meter at any time, we recommend being intentional about when and how you encourage participation. Asking everyone to check in daily can feel like a burden and may reduce engagement over time.
To maintain momentum and get the most meaningful insights from the Mood Meter Dashboard, it’s important to take a strategic approach. Consider how and where the Mood Meter is embedded across your organisation so it feels purposeful, sustainable, and valuable for everyone involved.
When and how to use it effectively
- Pulse checks, monthly or quarterly:Choose a consistent rhythm, such as once a month or once a quarter, to take a snapshot of how your people are feeling.
- Use during change processes:Gather insights at key stages of major projects or change. For example, at the beginning, middle and end of a restructure or initiative.
- In team meetings or toolbox talks:Incorporate My Mood Meter into regular meetings to check in and spark meaningful conversations about how people are feeling.
- Segment your approach for better insight:For privacy reasons, we don’t collect individual demographic data (such as gender, business unit or location). If you’d like to understand how different teams or regions are feeling, simply send the link to one group at a time. For example, one month to the Auckland team, the next to the Brisbane team, and so on.
How to get people involved
Make it easy and relevant. Here are some simple ways to drive participation:
- Embed My Mood Meter link into your regular wellbeing communications (e.g. email, Slack, Teams)
- Introduce it during team meetings or toolbox talks – these sessions are a natural space to prompt staff to log in and check in
- Share it as a one-off pulse check during moments that matter, like major updates or seasonal reviews
