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A CEO's Guide to Navigating the New Wave of Sustainability Regulations
While 2024 has only just begun, it’s clear that this is the year social and environmental regulations will push companies to go beyond voluntary disclosures and shift to mandatory compliance. We’re already seeing it with the European Commission’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which has shifted regulatory compliance from voluntary to mandatory.
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Envision a world where individual retail media networks are aggregated, allowing advertisers to plan, execute and measure their off-site campaigns on a single platform, where that network merges retailers’ first-party and inventory data with proprietary shopper data. A world that makes it easier for CPG and other brands to determine where to allocate their budgets and to measure campaigns holistically. Well, welcome to that world that Quotient has created.
Amy Jenkins Appointed as Director of Client Strategy for APPrise Mobile
APPrise Mobile, creator of theEMPLOYEEapp, announced today the appointment of Amy Jenkins as Director of Client Strategy. In this role, Jenkins will use her prior experience as Internal Communications Manager for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) to consult with clients of theEMPLOYEEapp on how to succeed in implementing new mobile employee communication and engagement strategy.
HiBob Partners with Perkbox to Bring a new Employee Engagement Proposition for Clients
The transformative HR platform HiBob has signed a strategic partnership with Europe’s fastest growing employee experience platform, Perkbox, to deliver an unrivaled engagement and well-being proposition to its clients via its benefits solution. HiBob is the HR platform built for fast-growing companies focused on hiring and keeping the very best people at a time when millennials increasingly dominate the UK workplace.
Jobvite Bags Brandon Hall Group’s 2018 Excellence in Technology Awards
Jobvite, the recruiting software, announced two technology-based award wins from the Brandon Hall Group’s 2018 Excellence in Technology Awards gold category honors. Awarded for its recruiting and candidate management software, these accolades highlight Jobvite’s continued success in developing a full-cycle, candidate-centric recruiting software platform that helps companies engage candidates with meaningful experiences from first look to the first day.
Here's the Top Secret Behind How to Engage Employees
According to Effectory’s research involving over 350 000 employees, 63% of employees worldwide are truly engaged in their work. Yet, highly engaged employees indicate 19% increase in performance while absenteeism and employee turnover are significantly reduced. What can leaders do to influence their employees’ motivation and engagement? Every leader dreams of having employees who love coming to work, identify with the organization’s purpose and give of their best with enthusiasm and commitment.
3 Employee Relations Best Practices and Trends for 2019
2018 witnessed some major shifts in employment laws and regulations. From GDPR to #MeToo to a renewed focus on employee engagement, 2018 was a landmark year for employee relations (ER) professionals globally. Here are our top three predictions for 2019 ER trends. Employee relationship management is key to every business’ competitive advantage. Healthy employee relations result in better engagement and improved productivity.
5 Ways Businesses are Using Tech to Build Better Employee Habits
The article discusses 5 ways that businesses of all sizes can cultivate positive employee habits. Using a blend of technology and psychological insights, businesses can create a productive and happy workplace culture. The science of manager and organizational psychology has made major developments over the last century that have provided penetrating insights into the minds of people at work.
Three Ways to Prevent Regrettable Turnover in your Millennial Employees
The top reasons employees stay and how millennials are most at risk of regrettable turnover. Lisa Sterling of Ceridian, goes on to detail the three areas organizations need to focus on to keep their Millennial employees engaged, loyal and committed. Today’s modern workforce is dynamic, competitive, and ever-changing. Staying with one company for several years let alone decades is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
5 Steps to a Social-First Employee Engagement
L’Oreal used their employee engagement and communication plan to create 200,000+ unique impressions on Instagram. The Big Blue has realized that 48% variance in employee engagement is completely predictable, using their Social Pulse tool to improve workplace satisfaction. Inspired by these success stories, we share five ideas for making social media part of your employee engagement communication strategy. In the digital age, social media is an integral part of every business strategy.
5 Company Culture Metrics You Should Be Tracking in 2019
It’s the end of another year and even as you look forward to setting your business goals for 2019, it’s a good idea to take stock of the organizational culture. Here are five company culture metrics that can help you evaluate if your culture is set for success. Senior leadership in SMBs across the globe are beginning to realize that company culture is intrinsically tied to business success.
WorkJam Appoints Former COO of Target Australia
WorkJam, a digital workplace solutions provider, today announces the appointment of one of Australia’s top retail industry executives, Andrew Myers, as Vice President of Asia Pacific (APAC) and Global Digital Strategy. In his new role, Myers will be charged with driving the company's continued expansion into Australia and the Asia Pacific.
Building Employee Engagement with Smart Technologies: An Interview with Rephael Sweary of WalkMe
“Many organizations in the last few years have focused on embarking on a successful digital transformation journey, which means that they must maximize the use of their digital assets.
3 Ways Intranet Platforms Can Improve Employee Loyalty And Engagement
How can companies combat churn and boost employee engagement? Through the use of intranets. Organizations can deploy these hubs to share information, connect with coworkers and executives, and ensure that their staff feels valued In today’s hyper-competitive world, it’s more important than ever for businesses to make sure they’re routinely engaging with their employees.
4 Workplace Diversity Trends We Can Expect in 2019
Modern businesses cannot afford to ignore the phenomenal importance of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) at the workplace. We discuss the key D&I trends you can expect to see in 2019. We’ve Come Very Far, But There’s a Lot of Ground to Cover 2018 was a landmark year for diversity and inclusion at the workplace. First, companies accepted the existing gender pay gap among employees.
SocialChorus Unveils New Interactive Features to Increase Employee Engagement
SocialChorus, a workforce communications platform, today announced the launch of new features to increase employee engagement and easily connect employees with corporate messages. The updates include a means to embed the SocialChorus communications feed in key corporate locations such as the Intranet, a powerful search functionality, recommended posts to deliver timely, relevant content and top stories.
4 Employee Engagement Trends that Will Rule 2019
2019 is going to be a big year for HR professionals. Gen Z finally joins the workforce, new technologies like AI and AR/VR are going mainstream, and as Josh Bersin (formerly of Deloitte) puts it, it will be the year of productivity over automation. We discuss the good, the bad, and what’s changing in employee engagement trends, in 2019. How we approach, employee engagement has completely changed over the last few years.
SocialChorus Unlocks New Interactive Features to Amplify Employee Engagement
SocialChorus, a workforce communications platform, today announced the launch of new features to increase employee engagement and easily connect employees with corporate messages. The updates include a means to embed the SocialChorus communications feed in key corporate locations such as the Intranet, a powerful search functionality, recommended posts to deliver timely, relevant content and top stories.
How to Improve Employee Engagement through Reimbursement Programs
Employee retention is critical to any business’s success. To keep employees productive and engaged, look beyond typical workplace offerings. Find out how implementing reimbursement programs at your organization can enhance employee engagement and promote a healthier environment overall. Reimbursement programs allow organizations to give back to their employees for participating in self-initiated activities that enhance their well-being.
Personality Based Engagement: Tips and Tricks on Meeting an Employee's Individual Needs
Engage with employees on their personality wavelength. Tailored employee engagement can help your employees feel more important and in tune with your company as well as lead to increased performance and better retention rates. Employee engagement can play a key role in many aspects of your business including company success, employee retention and more. So, what does good employee engagement look like? And, how can you maximize its benefits? First, employee engagement works best when tailored.
Spoke Enhances its Service-Request Platform to Handle More Complex Requests
Spoke, the AI-powered help desk for the enterprise, announced a significant expansion to its service-request platform, including more intelligence, applications, and integrations. Spoke, which started by bringing intelligence and automation to common employee Q&As, now has trained its AI to handle more complicated service requests that require both knowledge-sharing and responsive actions.
5 Company Culture Metrics You Should Be Tracking in 2019
It’s the end of another year and even as you look forward to setting your business goals for 2019, it’s a good idea to take stock of the organizational culture. Here are five company culture metrics that can help you evaluate if your culture is set for success. Senior leadership in SMBs across the globe are beginning to realize that company culture is intrinsically tied to business success.
4 Tips to Take your Candidate Experience from Good to Great
Recruitment should be a process that has benefits for all concerned, no matter what the outcome is for the candidate. By making hiring more candidate-centric, companies can create a win-win situation. When it comes to creating the best workspace for you and your employees, there’s really only one rule: there are no hard and fast rules. Before you throw your papers up in the air and walk out of the office, let me clarify.
5 Steps to a Social-First Employee Engagement
L’Oreal used their employee engagement and communication plan to create 200,000+ unique impressions on Instagram. The Big Blue has realized that 48% variance in employee engagement is completely predictable, using their Social Pulse tool to improve workplace satisfaction. Inspired by these success stories, we share five ideas for making social media part of your employee engagement communication strategy. In the digital age, social media is an integral part of every business strategy.
How to Boost Employee Engagement With Career Pathing Software
Career pathing software offers a solution in boosting employee engagement for businesses large and small, spanning nearly all industries and sectors. Here’s how career pathing solutions help organizations increase engagement among their workers. Employee engagement is a topic of great concern among companies, with a recent study highlighting the fact that 71% of businesses rank employee engagement as a priority.
Eko Raises $20 Million Series B Financing
Eko, the mobile-first collaboration and communications platform for businesses, today announces that it has raised a US$20 million Series B financing round led by SMDV, with participation from AirAsia’s digital investment arm, RedBeat Ventures, Gobi Partners, East Ventures and several existing shareholders.
Cultivating Employee Engagement is Key to Talent Retention
According to Megan Barbier, Wrike VP of Human Resources, talent retention comes down employee engagement through aligning around a common language, delegation, feedback and paying attention to employee behavior. According to a recent Gallup poll, employee engagement is on the rise. Thirty-four percent of U.S. workers are “engaged,” tying the highest mark since Gallup began tracking the trend in 2000. “Actively disengaged” employees are at an all-time low at 13 percent.
3 Low-Cost, High-Impact Internal Communication Tools for Small Businesses
The workforce is in a constant state of flux. Technological disruptions, talent shortages and an increasingly competitive economic environment require small businesses to be more efficient than ever. To keep up with the pace, small businesses must embrace new internal communication tools and strategies to drive productivity and profitability. Here are three must-have tools for small businesses looking to get ahead of the curve.
Perkbox Launches New Solution for Employees that Complements the NHS
Perkbox, Europe’s employee experience platform, is today announcing the launch of Perkbox Medical, an affordable, accessible and easy to manage private healthcare solution designed to dramatically reduce health insurance costs for every company. With this new product, Perkbox aims to work alongside the NHS to complement the areas where public healthcare truly excels, whilst fast-tracking patients through the areas where it’s most challenged.
Enboarder Bags $5M in Fresh Funding
US venture capital firm Greycroft has co-led an AUD $5 million funding round in cloud-based Australian HR-technology business Enboarder with Australian VC Our Innovation Fund. Greycroft, a top-tier US venture capital firm based in New York, counts companies like Acorns, Bird, BetterCloud, the Huffington Post and Thrive Global among its portfolio companies. Enboarder is the Engagement Onboarding Platform, built to help organizations create engaging onboarding experiences.
What does SAP’s Acquisition of Qualtrics Mean for the Future of Corporate Feedback?
On November 11, 2018, we witnessed one of the largest acquisition announcements made in the world of enterprise software. SAP announced its plans to acquire Qualtrics, one of the fastest growing experience management platforms, for a whopping $8 billion, making it SAP’s biggest acquisition in the last four years. Amid wide speculations over SAP’s generous offer, Luka Mucic, Finance Chief at SAP, defended the acquisition saying, “Despite all of the reservations and debate ...
Why You Need to Make Employee Experience A Priority Now
Tim Minahan SVP & CMO of Citrix discusses how companies can get a competitive edge on the war for talent by implementing the right technology in the workplace. Every year, US companies lose between $450 billion and $500 billion because their employees aren’t engaged at work. And according to a recent Stripe and Harris Poll, 61% of C-Suite executives view access to talent as the greatest inhibitor to their growth aspirations. What does one have to do with the other?
HR’s Critical Role in Emergency Communications
Emergency communication plans work better when HR has a seat at the table. Emergency mass notification systems are vital to keeping employees safe when disaster strikes, but they require HR’s buy-in and involvement to ensure successful deployment across the enterprise. We appear to face a wider range of hazards and potentially catastrophic events—both natural and man-made—than ever before.
Harness the Power of the Crowd to Beat the Competition
The US unemployment rate has reached its lowest point in decades, and competition to attract top talent is at an all-time high, preoccupying the minds of many global CEOs. A recent McKinsey Global Institute study suggests that employers in North America and Europe will require 16-18 million more college-educated workers in 2020 than are going to be available.
The Importance of Employee Retention- The Key to a Successful Business
A successful business needs consistency in all aspects, employees included. Having a high retention rate means keeping staff members long-term, resulting in less time and resources required for training new staff and having the loyalty needed to run a business. Consider the amount of time, resources, and money that goes into training a new employee. Productivity will slow down due to existing staff helping out the newest addition to the team.
Is Your Company’s Technology Holding You Back? The New Mandate for Enterprise HR Tech
The new era of HR technology and tools is here – and it’s in the hands of employees and leaders. Businesses must ensure solutions are people-centric to give employees superior experiences. In your job, you are likely responsible for a lot of different things, no matter what your job description says. You probably have to ensure you talk to certain people, communicate certain information, and manage certain tasks and resources.
Top 3 Employee Engagement Trends for 2019
Employee engagement has emerged as a top area of focus for employers everywhere. With increasing adoption of technology and innovative workforce management strategies, leaders can now focus more on keeping their talent happy and engaged. Here are our top 3 employee engagement trends for 2019. As organizations ride the wave of digital disruption, employee engagement continues to be the top issue on the minds of business leaders worldwide.
Getting Started with Engagement Analytics
While employee engagement has been recognized as one of the key drivers of business success, organizations still struggle with measuring engagement. This article explores how organizations can begin measuring engagement effectively. Just googling the term employee engagement throws up 41 million search results. Although ubiquitous in the modern workplace, the term “employee engagement” is relatively new.
How employee engagement leads to a more productive workforce
What motivates you at work? Financial reward or happiness in the office? We wanted to find out whether friendships in the workplace were as highly regarded as they used to be and to understand what employees really want from their office relationships Are you frustrated by wasted potential, lack of enthusiasm, or lower than expected productivity of your staff? It’s easy to blame the staff, but ultimately it is your responsibility as a leader to better engage your staff and keep them motivated.
4 Tips to Take your Candidate Experience from Good to Great
Recruitment should be a process that has benefits for all concerned, no matter what the outcome is for the candidate. By making hiring more candidate-centric, companies can create a win-win situation. Why is candidate experience important? After all, only a tiny proportion of those who apply for a job will be successful and end up working in your organization. Well, it’s important to remember that candidates are both employees and consumers.
Five Drivers of Employee Engagement, and How Crowdsourced Innovation Can Help
Disengaged employees are costly. A recent Deloitte report notes that organizations spend over $100 billion annually to improve employee engagement. Despite that, 87% of employees remain disengaged and cost U.S. companies $450 billion to $550 billion per year in lost productivity , according to Gallup. It is important to note that disengaged employees are not necessarily poor performers—but they’re indifferent to their organization, less productive, and at risk of leaving the business.
How to Promote a Culture of Employee Engagement Through Innovation
Engaged employees give their passion and loyalty to an organization – helping it to achieve the best possible results. Companies recognize the impact it can have on their performance, and a recent Deloitte report noted that organizations spend over $100 billion annually to improve employee engagement. But traditional approaches to employee engagement are clearly not enough.
Employee Engagement Co Limeade acquires Employee Experience Co Sitrion
Bellevue, Wash.: Today employee engagement company Limeade announced the acquisition of Sitrion and its employee experience solution Sitrion ONE – an end-to-end offering that revolutionizes employee communications and workflows with one simple, personalized mobile app. This expands the Limeade global customer footprint and adds new European, Canadian and U.S. presences.
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