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Hello from HighGround! Meet Alyssa Venere Braun

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At HighGround, we take diversity seriously, and today we’re giving you a prime example: Alyssa Venere Braun. but Alyssa shares why she did and what she loves about her job, HighGround and the HR tech space. What attracted you to HighGround? How much HighGround values curiosity, grit and rolling with the punches.

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5 Questions with HighGround CEO Andee Harris

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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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Change Management Must-Haves: 15 Ways to Start Your New HR Program on the Right Foot

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For our own new client implementations, we have found that there are three critical pieces to change management: communication, marketing and training. Here’s a handful of ways that HighGround clients have communicated the HR process change to employees. Training should take into consideration all of the different ways that we learn.

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17 Ways to Keep Employees Engaged in your Performance Management & Social Recognition Program

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One HighGround client created a Chuck Norris-themed badge to celebrate its “Day of Awesomeness.”. Bring the online program offline. Systems like HighGround can integrate with tools like Outlook, SharePoint, Yammer – wherever employees spend the most time communicating and collaborating. Your job here is done, right?

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HCI Webinar Recap: Performance Management Overhauls Are Constant Works in Progress

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Jason Averbrook, CEO and Co-founder of LeapGen, and Laura Seamans, VP of Organizational Effectiveness for ACT, recently shared their experiences and insights during a webinar called “Workplace Engagement Decoded” moderated by HighGround Chief Engagement Officer, Andee Harris an co-hosted by the Human Capital Institute. What We Learned.

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Q&A: Dean Carter of Patagonia Answers Your Questions

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Afterward, schedule a subsequent meeting and ask them each to share what they learned from their feedback — it’s a good approach to help leaders try it out. Yes, we structure our feedback template through the HighGround tool. What type of training was provided to the managers so not just “complying” with HR?

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What HR Can Learn from the Grammy’s and Oscars

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These awards shows are good examples of how “old school” organizations took a revamped look at their traditions. For example, instead of giving employees annual, monetary-based service awards, organizations can shift to real-time, non-monetary recognition. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach. Understand what your audience wants.