The Globoforce team is officially back from the HR Technology Conference and Expo in Las Vegas! We had some great conversations at the candy booth and a fantastic session with Cisco on Tuesday (more on that soon). Open organizations can encourage more productivity and engagement. Jim Whitehurst, CEO at Red Hat, discussed the major changes that are happening in the way organizations are built and the way they operate—especially compared to the industrial age. MORE

New research suggests employee engagement may not tell the whole story of the employee experience at work. In fact, Josh Bersin noted in a Forbes editorial that the roots of engagement surveys go all the way back to the late 1800s when Fredrick Taylor studied how people’s attitudes impacted their productivity in the steel industry. But are we so focused on what we can get from employees, that we lose sight of what we should give employees when it comes to their experience at work? MORE

Strong, supportive, successful company cultures are built on a strong foundation of trust, pride and camaraderie in relationships at work. As a Senior Recognition Strategist and Consultant at Globoforce, I have the opportunity to meet and work with fascinating people every day. In June, we announced that China has taken on the role of Chair of the Globoforce WorkHuman Advisory Committee. by Andrea Gappmayer. Recognize This! MORE

We have what I would call a ‘by the people, for the people’ relationship with our employees,” says CHRO Karen Crone. According to Jeff Gelinas, vice president of product and people at Engage2Excel Inc. this approach has multiple benefits: better organizational alignment resulting from frequent communication, improved engagement, and increased productivity. Empower employees by embracing a feedback-based culture. By Marta Chmielowicz. What is a feedback-focused culture? MORE

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Alexandra Cavoulacos , Founder & President at The Muse; Author of “The New Rules of Work. Aisling Teillard , CEO at Tandem HR Solutions. Aimee Stone Munsell , Chief Marketing Officer at PeopleDoc Inc. Aimee (Heilbrunn) Schuster , Chief Marketing Officer at Miller Heiman Group. Antra Asare , Co-Founder at ENME. Alina Roscina (Vingre) , VP Human Resources at airBaltic. Amanda Lannert , CEO at The Jellyvision Lab. Sarah Nahm , CEO at Lever. MORE

(Listen to our interview with Jeanne Meister in the episode of WorkHuman Radio, embedded at the top of this post.). Companies are using marketing techniques such as focus groups and empathy labs to understand employee needs and expectations at all stages of the employee life cycle, from recruiting to onboarding, developing, and ongoing engagement. At home, there are 1.8 Already we are seeing innovations in this area, as noted by Eric Mosley CEO of Globoforce. MORE