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.

Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I’m Mark Feffer. Mark: Improving diversity seems like a very human exercise, but my guest today brings data and technology to the task. She’s Helen McGuire, the CEO of Diversely. Their platform and framework are designed to take the bias out...
GoCo acquired WFHomie, an employee experience and people analytics platform for remote-first companies. With it, GoCo hopes to help its customers automate their HR workflows so that they are efficient and intuitive for employees in and out of the field. Founded in 2020, WFHomie is a Toronto-based company and platform...
Only about half of employers – around 56% – believe their workforce understands the organization's strategy, vision and purpose, according to Gallagher's 2022/2023 State of the Sector report. So it's not surprising that many organizations are looking to revamp their internal communications strategy in order to give their employees a better...
Productivity-tracking software, such as webcam surveillance or data from solutions like Slack and Microsoft Teams, can do more harm than good in a workforce if it’s not implemented in the right way. According to research by performance management company 15Five, more than a third of managers believe monitoring has...
Transcript Mark: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. Today, I'm speaking with Mary Kaplan, product marketing manager at employee experience platform, LumApps. We're going to talk about what employee experience is made of, the importance of communications, and what employers think of it...
Employee experience plays a critical role in the retention of frontline workers, according to a new study by Workday. The study, "Frontline Workers: How to Connect, Enable and Support Them in the Modern Workplace," found these employees want access to the right tools and technology in order to feel...
A significant number of employers face rising issues related to their IT security, including security challenges, HR-employee burnout and struggles with performance, according to a pair of recently released studies. The first, the State of Hiring and Recruiting from KarmaCheck and Findem, said HR leaders are experiencing burnout at a high rate,...
Engagedly launched Team Pulse, a listening tool that uses a recurring set of questions that are sent out to employees on a set frequency. Employees can then come up with responses, collaborate with peers and managers, and become more active in the engagement process. On the other side of the...
Employers' performance management and pay-for-performance programs are falling short, according to WTW's 2022 Performance Reset Survey. More than 90% of the survey's respondents said driving performance across the organization was one of their top objectives. However, less than half said their performance management program was helping them to meet that...
The global employee recognition system market is projected to reach $34.1 billion by 2030, according to Acumen Research and Consulting. That's up from the $11.1 billion in 2021, and represents a CAGR of 13.4%.  With recent changes in the labor market and evolving employee expectations, recognition programs, platforms and systems...