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How Crowdsourcing Changes the Game for Performance Management

If even traditional companies are doing away with annual reviews, what is replacing that process? How can you leverage crowdsourcing to get a better picture of an employee’s performance? And what role can social recognition play in humanizing performance management?

These are a few of the questions we asked in part two of our interview with Gerry Ledford, senior research scientist at University of Southern California’s Center for Effective Organizations (catch up on part one here). As author...

[New Report] How to Make a Business Case for Social Recognition

We’ve all encountered people in our careers who are firm believers that workers are strictly motivated by money. Don’t you wish you could convince your stubborn colleagues of the business value of praise and recognition?

Thankfully, there is a ton of research in this area. Just last year, Harvard Business School published a study on the connection between praise and productivity. Participants visited the Harvard Decision Science Laboratory and were asked solve a problem. “Approximately half...

3 Practices Replacing the Annual Review

One of the most obvious reasons that so many companies are re-thinking traditional performance management processes is because the term itself has become outdated—performance management. Are we really trying to manage performance? Or are we looking for the most effective ways to motivate, coach, and lead our people to even greater success?

Gerry Ledford, senior research scientist at University of Southern California’s Center for Effective Organizations, is keenly interested in this topic and...

[Last Chance] Case Study Webinar: How Recognition Drives Engagement at Baystate Health

How can two words—“thank you”—transform a work culture? And what happens in the absence of true appreciation and gratitude at work?

This is perhaps best illustrated through a story. David Novak, co-founder and retired Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands is a firm believer in the power of recognition. So much so, that he recently wrote an article for Harvard Business Review on the subject—“Recognizing Employees is the Simplest Way to Improve Morale.” In it, he shares that he’s undergoing treatmen...

Remove the Fear, and Other HR Advice from Josh Linkner

When we talk about defying tradition in the business world, how often are we referring to HR? What opportunities are there to elevate the role of HR and encourage more entrepreneurial thinking?

These are topics close to Josh Linkner’s heart. As the founder and CEO of four tech companies (and author of bestsellers The Road to Reinvention and Disciplined Dreaming), Josh Linkner has extensive experience in adapting quickly and taking risks. At the same time, he’s a firm believer in putting peop...

5 eBooks on Building a Top-Notch Culture

Spencer Rascoff, CEO of Zillow Group, recently launched a podcast called Office Hours, where he chats with other CEOs about what leadership means in the digital age. His first guest was Dick Costolo, former CEO of Twitter. They both agree that there’s “no such thing as overinvesting in corporate culture,” and Spencer expanded on his thoughts in a commentary piece for Fortune:

While standing desks and organic snacks are appreciated by Zillow Group employees, these perks aren’t what inspire an...

WorkHuman is the Future: Andy Swann Q+A (Part 2)

Andy Swann at WorkHuman 2016

In the first part of our Q&A with WorkHuman speaker Andy Swann, we discussed organizational purpose—how to find it and why it contributes to a thriving culture. Andy also shared a bit about his work driving organizational change with a people-first mindset.

Even as we work to give people more flexibility with when and where they do their work, there’s still a high risk of burnout. In what ways can we incorporate more human workplace practices into our day-to-day...

Gratitude–You’re Doing It Wrong

Are you making gratitude all about yourself?

“Gratitude is the key to happiness in the workplace and everywhere else,” WorkHuman speaker and UC Davis professor Robert Emmons told us in an interview last year.

Indeed, the personal benefits of cultivating more gratitude are well documented—including improved sleep, self-esteem, psychological and physical health, and mental strength. And according to Emmons, gratitude in the workplace acts as a “vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic.” He exp...

On Purpose and Thriving: Andy Swann Q+A (Part 1)

What drives community and purpose at work? How can we affect change without losing sight of our people? And why do some people seem to flourish at work while others flounder?

These are some of the philosophical questions about work that WorkHuman speaker Andy Swann investigates. And as someone who has worked in a myriad of jobs—from journalism, to management, business ownership, recruitment, and bar work—he certainly has a wealth of experience to draw from.

Andy is Change Maker at BDG archit...

A Call for Autonomy This 4th of July

In the U.S., many of us are busy preparing for the Fourth of July holiday weekend—looking forward to fireworks, cookouts, and sunshine. But do you ever stop to think about why we celebrate the Fourth of July?

July 4, 1776 was the day that the Continental Congress declared that the thirteen colonies were a new nation, separate and independent from the British Empire. This one sentence in the Declaration of Independence became one of the most important in our nation’s history:

“We hold these t...