by Mike Tinney The first rule of cheating is simple: don’t get caught. No one wants to play a game with a cheater. No one trusts a cheater. So if you’re going to cheat… better not get caught. My name is Mike Tinney and my company...
by Mike Tinney Over the past 6 months we’ve been tightening the screws on The Outbreak, ironing out the few remaining rough edges and tweaking user experience. We’ve had great feedback (employees always praise our program). We’ve had great retention (>90% for the past 5 months)....
by Mike Tinney Here at FIX, we have created the most engaging activity challenge in the market. We didn’t stumble upon this, we’ve been working on it for years. We had a pretty solid true North: make health habits part of an entertainment experience. The devil was...
by Mike Tinney We get asked a lot...
by Mike Tinney As some of our long-time subscribers may already know, we hit the brakes on our weekly newsletter last fall. We did it for a variety of reasons, chief of which was to refocus the content we share. We decided to align around posting...
by Mike Tinney Here’s a strange thought: as Americans, we’re not selfish enough. Sounds strange, right? I know all my international colleagues reading this will be all, “Whaaat? You guys are winning at selfish.” But hear me out. How do we spend our time? We sell it...
by Mike Tinney Wellness is a funny industry. It’s full of big game hunters and connected veterans. People often make decisions based on prior relationships, and they go after the biggest sales and contracts. As total outsiders to this industry, FIX spent it’s first couple of...
Employee engagement is a hot topic for HR departments across the U.S. According to Gallup only 15% of employees are engaged in their jobs. That leaves a sobering 85% of the workforce who are functioning below their potential, which affects both their value to their employers...
by Mike Tinney Savvy buyers of our service often ask me, “what’s the thing people don’t like about your service?” It’s a great question, and I love answering it. Had you asked me two years ago I'd have told you the biggest challenges our company faced were...
I meet with HR professionals interested in implementing office walking challenges all the time. There’s plenty of generic guidance, like "Involve Senior Leadership" but there is so much more to creating and implementing a successful and engaging competition. Why Aren’t People Interested in Keeping Fit? Our...
