Kazoo

AUGUST 11, 2016

Countless articles portray Millennials as a completely different species of human beings when it comes to workplace behavior. Interning at HighGround this summer while using our own platform, I feel as though I have grown both personally and professionally. I set and monitored my goals in the HighGround app.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

According to a Forbes article , the National Health Service (NHS) in England conducted a study and found that “improvement in engagement reduced mortality by 2.4 The Forbes article also quotes Tony Armada, the CEO of Advocate Lutheran Hospital as once saying, “If people are not engaged, they have choices.

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Kazoo

MAY 5, 2017

Anyone can manage coming up with 140 characters or less, but only serious thought leaders can craft essays and articles that, well, make you think. Are you reading Forbes ’ contributor Meghan Biro’s articles? She covers talent, branding, HR tech, leadership and digital media so there’s something for everyone in her articles.

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Kazoo

AUGUST 31, 2016

There is no shortage of blog posts, articles, case studies and news stories focusing on company culture. This Fast Company article sums up the key differences and the type of culture it creates: “An organization without purpose manages people and resources, while an organization with purpose mobilizes people and resources.

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Kazoo

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Kazoo: Some of our readers know that Kazoo was born of a merger between two companies: YouEarnedIt (YEI) and HighGround (HG). On the HighGround side, the brand looked much more enterprise-friendly. HighGround already looked like a brand that might appeal more to larger corporations and enterprise accounts.

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Kazoo

AUGUST 31, 2017

For this month’s social media recap of the industry’s top influencers, we are spotlighting articles from HR experts offering practical tips and tricks for HR managers to put into practice TODAY. The post Analyze THIS: What HR Experts Shared in August appeared first on HighGround. Create Stronger Employee Connections.

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Kazoo

JUNE 14, 2017

According to a Supermarket News article , “A panel of recent Walmart academy graduates testified that the program was helping them and their co-workers to find more meaning and direction in their careers, in part because it demonstrated that supervisors were vested in their work.”. Walmart announced a $1.7

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Kazoo

MARCH 4, 2016

At HighGround we make sure to recognize our employees regularly but unfortunately, this isn’t the case for some companies, which I’m sure shows in engagement survey results. appeared first on HighGround. It’s Healthy. My mom always used to say, “A little bit goes a long way,” and the same goes for our efforts toward gratitude.

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Kazoo

MAY 12, 2016

A recent Harvard Business Review article shared that 82% of employed Americans don’t feel adequately recognized for their contributions. appeared first on HighGround. For some reason, some organizations still believe that giving away a celebratory ham, office supplies and impersonal rewards once a year are effective. They’re not.

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Kazoo

JULY 26, 2018

Acclaimed author Malcolm Gladwell started talking about meaningful work more than 10 years ago, and today we’re still finding countless books, articles, podcasts and posts on the topic. The post In Search of Meaningful Work: 3 Characteristics of Employees Who Have Found It [WEBINAR] appeared first on HighGround. Why is it important?

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Kazoo

JULY 24, 2016

We read a recent article explaining how Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs can be applied to employee engagement. The post Maslow’s Hierarchy of (Employee) Needs appeared first on HighGround. The theory suggests there are five, interdependent human needs that must be met in order to for someone to reach their full potential.

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Kazoo

JUNE 22, 2016

I’ve read a lot of articles about how my generation is supposedly reshaping the workplace , what you need to know about us and how we can be understood. appeared first on HighGround. Entire businesses and concepts are almost second nature to our generation – ideas like the cloud and mobile computing. Communication is immediate.

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Kazoo

JUNE 6, 2016

A recent Business 2 Community article reported, “In real terms, it’s somewhere around 150% of an employee’s salary. The post A Tale of Two Employees [Video] appeared first on HighGround. Let’s talk about employee turnover. What does it really cost your business? Toxic environments can shutter a business.”.

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Kazoo

JULY 31, 2017

For this month’s recap of our favorite articles shared by the industry’s top influencers, we are spotlighting an HR analyst who celebrated the one-year anniversary of his firm, Lighthouse Research & Advisory , this month. The post Analyze THIS: What HR Experts Shared in July appeared first on HighGround. Do you follow @beneubanks

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Kazoo

JUNE 30, 2017

For this month’s recap of our favorite articles shared by the industry’s top influencers, we’re focusing on why engagement is so important – but not exactly in the way you imagine. The post Analyze THIS: What HR Experts Shared in June appeared first on HighGround. We all want happy employees, right?

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Kazoo

JANUARY 8, 2019

We’ve read all the articles and blog posts. The post 2019 HR Strategies That Matter Most [GUIDE] appeared first on HighGround. While valuable, it can be overwhelming to make sense of it all. And we’re here with a better way to take it all in (and save you some time).

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Kazoo

JANUARY 8, 2019

We’ve read all the articles and blog posts. The post 2019 HR Strategies That Matter Most [GUIDE] appeared first on HighGround. While valuable, it can be overwhelming to make sense of it all. And we’re here with a better way to take it all in (and save you some time).

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Kazoo

MARCH 27, 2017

A recent Harvard Business Review article outlined how an overreaching manager or under-delivering employee can create frustration and confusion. The post Organizational Alignment Isn’t Just HR Jargon appeared first on HighGround. Clarity will help drive goals into action.

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Kazoo

JANUARY 30, 2017

A recent article had an unfamiliar theme: great leaders actually want their high performers to move on from their company. appeared first on HighGround. The premise is that strong leaders recognize how to manage “the flow of talent through their organization.” The post Are You Unintentionally Showing Your High Performers the Door?

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Kazoo

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

This article from Forbes says, “The engagement of an organization’s executive team is the starting point and is the most critical element in the engagement of any organization.”. appeared first on HighGround. If your senior leadership team doesn’t take your engagement processes seriously, neither will anyone else.

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Kazoo

MARCH 30, 2017

So, for this first installment, we’ve featured three articles shared or written by HR influencers that have two things in common: leadership and sports. The post Analyze THIS: What HR Experts Shared in March appeared first on HighGround. Be sure to click on the Twitter handles under each headline to follow these thought leaders.

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Kazoo

JULY 27, 2016

A CIO article from last week discusses some of the findings from the CEB’s Global Talent Monitor report, and coins this new-to-us phrase, “quitting in their seats.”. The post 8 Reasons Why Your Employees Aren’t Quitting – And Why It’s Not a Good Thing appeared first on HighGround. It’s as bad as it sounds.

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Kazoo

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The article predicts that available jobs in the field will increase 30% by 2016. The Hour of Code has over 400 partners and 200,000 educators worldwide – and growing. Why it matters. According to U.S. News & World Report, the software developer is the best job of 2018 – and likely beyond. don’t teach computer science.

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Kazoo

MAY 22, 2018

Things have been in full swing over here at HighGround since CEO Andee Harris took the helm, so much so that we haven’t had time to stop and introduce her on the blog. Andee celebrated her two-year HighGround anniversary last month and was previously our Chief Engagement Officer. What are you really proud of at HighGround?

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Kazoo

JUNE 22, 2016

Because retailers are rushing me to December, I thought it was a good time to check in on a few of those classic trend predictions articles that start popping as we enter a new year. To learn more about how to shift the focus to coaching, Harvard Business Review featured a great article on the coaching mindset and benefits of this approach.

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Kazoo

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Our own CEO was interviewed for this Forbes article on the role of technology in evolving HR today. This article builds upon a previous one, covering how to keep your culture moving in the right direction. This article shares lessons from a career coach on how to pull your employees out of a confidence slump. Both are wrong!

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Kazoo

JANUARY 30, 2018

Check out a few of the articles that caught our eye in January. The post News You Might Have Missed – January appeared first on HighGround. We’re back with the first installment of our industry news recap. Employee Engagement and Employee Productivity Aren’t the Same Thing — Here’s How to Boost Both.

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Kazoo

DECEMBER 6, 2016

This article shares seven reasons why this skill is so in demand. This article quotes HighGround’s Andee Harris discusses how Snap (recently rebranded from Snapchat) will need to focus on their keeping their culture intact, and perhaps improving it, in order to avoid a retention issue as they gear up for an IPO. Think again.

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

A few companies mentioned in this article actually share employee salaries and the formulas used to calculate them on a publicly accessible spreadsheet. This Harvard Business Review article offers that when companies are too forthcoming with information, they’re creating a culture of finger-pointing, distrust and conflict.

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Kazoo

AUGUST 4, 2016

Look to this article for some specific do’s and don’ts of the exit interview process. Taking a Cue From Presidential Politics appeared first on HighGround. Another feedback mechanism instituted and managed by HR is the exit interview process. Just as important as bringing in the right employees is understanding why they leave.

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