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A New Employee Benefit: Social Justice PTO

HR Bartender

At this year’s WorkHuman Conference , pioneered by Globoforce, I learned about a new employee benefit called social justice PTO. We’re familiar with the concept of PTO (paid time off). they have one bank of time to use as they choose. Social justice PTO is paid time off but for social issues, like protests or marches.

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Science-Backed Ways to Run Better Meetings

WorkHuman

You run from meeting to meeting only to be left with no time at the end of the day to get the work done that you talked in those meetings. Globoforce: Can you share more about your new book and why you wrote it? Steven: This book is a culmination of 15 years of research and thousands of surveys and interviews across the globe.

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Top 6 Takeaways from Total Rewards 2016

WorkHuman

One key point: “It’s more cost-effective to reward an employee at the time they achieve something than replace them when they leave.”. My favorite keynote was delivered by Tim Gard at the Celebrate the Profession breakfast on Tuesday morning (sponsored by Globoforce). Did you attend the conference this year? The future is fluid.

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Using Technology to Improve Engagement and Boost Productivity

Hppy

Last year, the multinational professional service firm Deloitte conducted a survey that revealed that developing workplace culture and increasing employee engagement are the top priorities for Human Resource leaders. However, in spite of this employee engagement still continues to be a big problem. Constant Feedback.

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HBR Says Women Experience More Incivility than Men at Work — Especially from Other Women (KD at #workhuman)

The HR Capitalist

Put on by Globoforce, WorkHuman is the most progressive HR Conference available, with past shows focused on emerging trends like mindfulness, meditation and more - the leading edge of people practices and how HR can build them. One of the best shows I attend, highly recommended. Imagine the focus in the room when these guys speak.

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Top Employee Engagement Tools (Detailed Comparison)

Vantage Circle

The engagement is measured and derived through feedbacks from the employee with pulse surveys , 1-1 meetings; boost the employee motivation through peer to peer recognition and rewarding the best performers with awards, badges or monetary rewards. Employee Pulse Survey. Survey question templates. Employee Wellness. Leaderboards.

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13 Creative Employee Engagement Activities (That Aren’t Cheesy)

Pingboard

A Gallup survey reported that highly engaged teams are 21 percent more productive on a daily basis—and that’s not all. Employee turnover is also at an all-time high , which has pushed many employers to explore innovative ways of engaging team members to keep them from jumping ship. Recognize employee wins. Host lunch-and-learns.