In 2005, John Winning established Appliances Online. Having worked in-store, in the warehouse and on the trucks for his Dad at Winning Appliances for two years, John knew that people can find buying appliances a pretty daunting experience. Then, of course, there’s the small matter of getting that big, bulky appliance home and installed. In other words, John knew that online convenience wasn’t enough. He had to translate the Winning Appliances customer service experience into the world of online. So that’s what he did.

Today, Appliances Online is Australia's largest online appliance retailer; renowned for award-winning service, the largest range of appliances online, 24/7 Australian customer service and free, next-day delivery by the industry’s best delivery team. And it’s the team and culture of Appliances Online that has been a huge part of allowing it to reach such success, something John is especially proud of.

That’s where Heelix came in. John was immediately drawn to the real-time nature of the insights Heelix generated but more so, that it wasn’t an over-complicated and out-dated HR approach. With an easy setup up process, the team were using Heelix within a day, immediately providing insight into how people were feeling. It was introduced to a few teams first before being rolled out to the whole company within a couple of weeks.

Today, John uses the simple dashboard to get a key overview of what’s going on across the company and is able to quickly drill down into individual teams’ stats. With the ability to understand how people are feeling on an emotive level, it means he and his executive team can spot emerging issues and understand how teams respond to any internal initiatives rolled changes that are introduced. But the real benefit is how it creates accountability within teams; rather than John or HR always needing to be assessing results, Heelix enables his managers to lead more effectively by giving greater insight and smart recommendations.