Over a career that spans a diverse array of sectors and roles, from aerobics instruction to marketing management to his current role as Digital Wellbeing and Innovation Capability Manager, Sean says role modeling what good looks like has always been important to him.
It’s important that people know they get to choose what success looks like. It may be more about thinking about the impact they make outwards than always moving upwards.
Whilst Sean is in a good place in his life now, his path to success was not linear.
“I was in a senior enterprise role for a large corporation at 35, which to many would look like I was winning at life,” he says. “I can tell you, I was not well, so I knew I needed to find a better way.”
Sean recognises that he’s had privileges that others have not, which have enabled him to make career and life choices that make him happy.
“I’ve had access to people and mentors and programs that not everyone gets,” he says. “That’s one reason I am keen to democratise access to wellbeing, because I believe there’s a strong intersection between wellbeing and inclusion so that people can bring their whole selves to work.”
Sean’s role gives him the opportunity to make the science of wellbeing accessible to people through the deployment of tech capabilities like data, analytics, AI and SaaS platforms - such as the Franky ‘coach-bot’ which he’s leading the pilot program for at Ventia.
“Franky starts with the belief that everyone deserves a coach and is all about helping people know where to start, and how to make small science-based changes that cumulatively can have a big impact on their energy levels,” he explains.
When people are depleted, they feel like they have to change everything and often that’s not the best time for them to be making big life changes.
The Franky pilot currently involves around 100 employees from the Digital Services team within which Sean’s role sits, and a cohort from the SHEQ team in Rigs and Wells.
Users answer a series of evidence-based questions, then an AI algorithm designs a personalised curriculum of activities that are delivered as a chat in Teams to improve their health and wellbeing.
“The pilot allows us to test a tool that adds value to employees’ lives and is scalable across the business,” Sean says. “And importantly, it’s tools that people will use because they are designed to fit into their busy day versus being another thing on their to-do list.”
“We’ve spent billions on mental health as a community and we are still seeing so many people struggle. Clearly, we need to do things differently.”
Meet Ventia’s Digital Wellbeing and Innovation Manager Sean Hall and hear how his unique role looks at ways to keep our people well through personalised wellbeing experiences using digital capabilities.