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30+ Books on Working Human

WorkHuman

Here’s a fun stat for my fellow literary nerds: Iceland publishes more books per capita than any other country in the world. Iceland is so well-read, in fact, that it has a national tradition named Jolabokaflod: “Christmas Book Flood.” Books are typically given on Christmas Eve, and people spend the whole night reading.

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Bookmark This! Your Fall Business Reading List

HR Bartender

I don’t know about you, but I tend to read more fun, lighthearted books during the summer months. Then I break out the business books in the fall. So, I’ve been looking for recommendations for my business book list. Here are a few books I have set aside: “ The Pivot ” by Lori Michele Leavitt.

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The Official WorkHuman Reading List

WorkHuman

Calling all book nerds! Four years of building content for Globoforce’s WorkHuman conference means we’ve partnered with the brightest minds and best-selling authors – like Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Brené Brown – who are leading the change in HR and business. Read the rest of this post on the Globoforce blog.

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With Globoforce on Social Recognition

Strategic HCM

I’ve just been attending an event with Globoforce and the Conference Board on social recognition. It’s been a natural progression for Globoforce to move beyond strategic recognition into the growing social HR space with a focus on social recognition too - though in a sense, recognition has always been a social sort of thing. (We

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The Power of Thanks * Read All about It in Our Latest Book

RecognizeThis!

.” In 2014, I worked on many inspiring and challenging projects, but one I am particularly proud of released today – our newest book, The Power of Thanks: How Social Recognition Empowers Employees and Creates a Best Place to Work. As Eric has said about the book: “ The Power of Thanks is more than just the title of the book.

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Improve Performance by Expanding Solutions

HR Bartender

If you enjoy reading, look to books for models, theories, and stories about how to solve problems. One of the great things about books is they’re often the source of case studies. Friend and fellow blogger Laurie Ruettimann hosts an HR Book Club that can provide some creative inspiration in terms of takeaways. Expositions.

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Employee Engagement Is a Financial Strategy

HR Bartender

According to Jacob Morgan’s book “Employee Experience Advantage”, it’s about creating an outstanding employee experience. This research is supported in the Globoforce white paper “ The Financial Impact of a Positive Employee Experience.”