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Survey: 93% of Managers Need Training on Coaching Employees

Over the past few months, we’ve run a series of posts covering findings from the latest SHRM/Globoforce Employee Recognition Survey. To recap, here are the four findings and their respective posts:

The top three workforce management challenges faced by organizations today are retention/turnover, engagement, and recruitment. (The Proven Links Between Retention and Employee Experience) Recognition programs tied to organizational values are perceived to outperform other programs on every metri...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is Coming to WorkHuman

Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be a keynote speaker at WorkHuman 2017.

 

One of our favorite parts of planning the agenda for WorkHuman each year is choosing celebrity speakers. In the past, we’ve invited Rob Lowe and Michael J. Fox – both beloved actors who got their start in the 1980s, and both with, perhaps surprisingly, poignant messages to share about bringing humanity back to the workplace.

This year, we looked for someone whose career has spanned decades (four, to be exact); someone who has...

Julia-Louis Dreyfus is Coming to WorkHuman

Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be a keynote speaker at WorkHuman 2017.

 

One of our favorite parts of planning the agenda for WorkHuman each year is choosing celebrity speakers. In the past, we’ve invited Rob Lowe and Michael J. Fox – both beloved actors who got their start in the 1980s, and both with, perhaps surprisingly, poignant messages to share about bringing humanity back to the workplace.

This year, we looked for someone whose career has spanned decades (four, to be exact); someone who has...

Adam Grant’s Tips for Hiring & Developing Original Thinkers

Lots of companies say they want to be innovative and push beyond commonly accepted boundaries in their industry. But is your HR strategy truly supporting this endeavor? Are original thinkers flourishing – or being stifled – in your organization? Are you taking the right steps in hiring, developing, and recognizing the next generation of original thinkers?

WorkHuman 2017 speaker and best-selling author Adam Grant has some ideas that might surprise you. We recently talked with Grant about his...

Calling All Students: 3rd Annual WorkHuman Fellowship Essay Contest

Submit your essay and win a trip to WorkHuman in Phoenix in May!

 

Do you know an undergraduate or graduate student with a passion for building a more inclusive, human workplace? Are you a student who would love to learn from thought leaders like Susan Cain and Adam Grant at WorkHuman 2017?

We are thrilled to announce the third annual WorkHuman Fellowship Essay Contest. Two essay writers from North American universities will be chosen as our WorkHuman Fellows, and flown to WorkHuman 2017 in P...

How One Company Is Tackling the Turnover Challenge

A few weeks back I wrote about how retention/turnover will be the biggest challenge for HR leaders in 2017. Then Gallup released its State of the American Workplace report, which reveals that 51% of employees are actively looking for a new job or watching for openings. More employees have increasing optimism about outside opportunities and a “grass is greener” mentality.

But the picture isn’t so bleak. The state of turnover right now is pushing companies to innovate and transform their cultu...

Is Employee Appreciation Day Fake News?

Today is Employee Appreciation Day, the one day each year when you’re supposed to throw a party and thank your employees for all the hard work and dedication they’ve shown your company the other 364 days a year.

While there’s nothing inherently wrong with wanting to draw attention to employee appreciation, Employee Appreciation Day perpetuates the idea that you can compartmentalize gratitude – that it doesn’t matter so much how you treat your employees the rest of the year, so long as you co...

3 Programs Adopted By Award-Winning Workplaces

 

With all the buzz surrounding the Oscar winners this week, I wonder what the equivalent of the Oscars is in the HR world? Having your company named as a best place to work is certainly a highlight for any HR team working to create culture that naturally attracts top talent (especially when 51% of employees are actively looking for a new job). And just as the Razzies publishes an annual list of the year’s worst movies, you’re probably also aware that there is a worst companies to work for l...

Feedback, Inclusion, and Permission to Be Yourself: Q&A with Susan Cain (Part 2)

In part one of our Q&A with author and WorkHuman speaker Susan Cain, we talked about the misconception that introverts are not as ambitious or as inspiring as leaders. If we think about coaching and managing quieter people, what are the best ways to deliver feedback for continuous growth?

These are a few of the questions we asked Cain in part two of our Q&A below. She also shares her unique perspective on what it means to create a more human workplace. If you’d prefer to listen to the interv...

Announcing WorkHuman Radio – Listen to Episode 1

The WorkHuman movement has grown tremendously since the inaugural conference back in 2015. We’ve learned so much from our speakers along the way – from Tim Leberecht’s thoughts on what it means to humanize work, to Dr. Robert Emmons’ research on gratitude, and Steve Pemberton’s wise words on the dangers of herd thinking.

As we continue to deepen our understanding of what it means to work human, we are excited to announce WorkHuman Radio, a podcast that features the latest research and interv...