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.

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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Glassdoor released new community features to anonymously connect users with other professionals so they can have real-time conversations. With these capabilities, Glassdoor said it aims to continue "providing workplace transparency” while moving away from its past as a platform that only allowed workers to review their current and former...
Sancho PintoVice President of Product Management, Unified Employee Experiences, ServiceNow The world of work is changing so fast, it often feels like there’s a new trend to respond to daily. Organizations know they need to be able to pivot quickly to respond to this constant evolution. To stay agile, they’re...
Beekeeper launched a new AI-powered Frontline Intelligence platform, which is intended to help managers better understand employee sentiment and productivity. The product leverages GDPR-compliant AI technology to do sentiment analysis without the need to conduct employee engagement surveys, Beekeeper said. With Frontline Intelligence, the company aims to help organizations make...