Total Rewards Model for Employee Engagement | Humaculture
Core Total Reward Principles for Employee Engagement
The Humaculture® Topological Model, developed by Humaculture, Inc., enables organizations to advance total rewards model programs that foster Created Value—outcomes like innovations, service delivery, and reduced absence. Drawing on the horticultural analogy of “feed the soil, not the plant,” the model shapes workplaces where employees thrive, like plants in a well-tended garden. It aligns Merit-Based Rewards, including compensation and benefits, with contributions, ensuring Equality of Opportunity through:
- Effectual (delivering tangible outcomes)
- Emotional (fostering merit-based resilience and purpose)
- Economic (ensuring financial viability)
The approach supports the Talent Cycle—attract, engage, grow, retain, sustain, and transition—enabling natural transitions for misfit Talent.
Total Rewards Categories
The model guides organizations to design employee benefits across six categories to enable Well-Being and drive Created Value:
- Compensation: Merit-based compensation, including base pay and bonuses, rewards contributions aligned with performance.
- Training and Development: Programs like onboarding and leadership training enhance skills for career growth.
- Workplace Practices/Culture: Reasonable accommodations and team-building foster collaboration and organizational purpose.
- Health & Wellness: Core insurance and nutrition workshops support health and resilience for productivity.
- Financial Well-Being: Retirement plans and financial literacy promote personal and corporate fiscal responsibility.
- Paid Time Off: Consolidated PTO balances productivity and well-being, supporting high performers.
Measuring Total Reward Success in Talent Retention
Behavioral strategies encourage participation, facilitate decisions, and enhance performance across talent retention solutions. Success is measured through a Performance Nurturing framework, assessing financial viability, stakeholder satisfaction, operational effectiveness, potential development, service excellence, and productivity, tied to:
- knowing (understanding)
- wanting (motivation)
- ability (enablement)
- capacity (bandwidth)
Metrics like revenue per employee, engagement levels, process efficiency, skill development, program quality, and absence reduction ensure programs foster organizational value, driving sustainable Created Value. Humaculture, Inc. partners with organizations to design employee engagement solutions that create thriving workplaces.
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