Culture & Engagement

It seems ironic that so many companies seek to engage their employees through the use of technology platforms that may, for one reason or another, put more distance between organizations and employees. Technology doesn’t eliminate the need for thought, planning and leadership. The articles here result from our quest to find the right balance.

Qualtrics launched XM/os2, which it calls the next generation of its platform. The platform uses AI to help organizations act “with empathy” and create more relevant experiences. The company also said it plans to invest $500 million in AI innovation over the next four years. XM/os2 leverages Qualtrics AI and...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. Today I'm talking with Randall Diamond, the founder and Chief Growth Officer at Abundantly. Their software aims to help create meaningful connections by simplifying recognition and how it's done. So we're going to talk about recognition...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. My guest today is Will Eadie, the chief revenue officer at WorkJam. WorkJam connects front-end workers with a range of business systems, with the idea of streamlining work and increasing engagement. It's no surprise...
GoCo’s summer product release includes new features focused on improving operational efficiency and bulking up the overall HR management experience. The release continues the company’s path of combining features into one platform, which it said will help businesses streamline their HR operations, increase productivity and elevate the employee experience. “We...
In a move designed to improve how employers communicate with their teams, Paycor released Paycor Engage, a one-stop shop to share company news, facilitate communications and recognize employees across the mobile and web environments.  Paycor Engage will also enable social collaboration for cross-functional groups across the organization.  From Paycor's view, engagement...
In search of the most effective tech tools for boosting employee engagement, we posed this question to a diverse group of leaders from CEOs to employee engagement specialists. From enhancing communication with Slack to addressing engagement issues with SurveyMonkey, discover the top tech tools that have revolutionized employee engagement...
Engagedly officially launched an AI help desk designed to help HR and employees access resources through a chatbot. Called Ask Marissa, the solution was designed to understand and respond to employee inquiries in natural language and provide answers to commonly asked questions. The company positions Ask Marissa as a way...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. My guest today is Ben Hanowell, director of People Analytics Research at the ADP Research Institute. They've just launched a report series called Today at Work and its kickoff edition takes a look at...
A significant number of employed job seekers believe AI recruiting tools are more biased than their human counterparts, according to a survey conducted by the Harris Poll on behalf of the American Staffing Association. The level of distrust is particularly high among those actively seeking new roles. Among those actively...
In a move to expand its strategic footprint, employee experience platform Simpplr acquired Socrates.ai, a generative AI-based virtual employee assistant. The company intends to integrate Socrates.ai into its suite of digital workplace solutions. Simpplr believes that bringing together solutions for employee engagement, enablement and AI-based services will result in a...