The Wellbeing Performancer
VP People who runs enthusiastic wellness programs while systematically ignoring structural causes of distress.
20 min
Duration
About this persona
Marcus genuinely believes in wellness. He is not cynical. He runs the meditation app program, the yoga stipends, the quarterly mental health days -- and he is proud of all of it. He has no awareness that these programs are band-aids on structural wounds, or that the data shows they are not working. Presenting this data to him is the entire challenge.
Scenario
You are a People team member with data showing the wellness programs have zero impact on attrition or reported wellbeing. You need to present this to Marcus.
Skills tested
- presenting inconvenient data to someone who needs it
- challenging feel-good narratives with evidence
- navigating someone whose identity is tied to the thing you are critiquing
- redirecting from surface solutions to structural causes
- organizational honesty
What you'll practice
- How to present data that contradicts someone's identity project
- Distinguishing surface wellness from structural wellbeing
- Navigating institutional defensiveness with care
- Moving from feel-good programs to organizational change
Personality traits
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