How well do you know the people behind HighGround? Today we cornered Gina Slesar for her thoughts on working at HighGround. How’d you get your start at HighGround? I joined HighGround in February 2015. I researched some local startups and found HighGround. MORE

We’re excited to bring back our newest blog series, Hello from HighGround! Read on for his take on the problems HighGround solves and what makes him a happy member of our team. How’d you get your start at HighGround? The belief and vision of HighGround – to facilitate exceptional workplace experiences where employees thrive and employers are known as a best place to work – really spoke to me. Tell us a bit about your everyday life at HighGround. MORE

Better developing your employees is a top priority for many organizations and to help their own efforts, LRW turned to HighGround’s engagement platform. The post [Video] Better Developing Your Employees appeared first on HighGround. MORE

You might have noticed that HighGround is growing. Here are some questions you might have before applying to join our team: What’s it like working at HighGround? Our leadership team is committed to hiring people who are truly enthusiastic about and committed to making HighGround the industry leader. If you’re running away from another job rather than running toward HighGround, then we’ll probably take a pass. And this means our team is expanding too. MORE

HighGround’s Commitment to Data Protection and GDPR Compliance. HighGround is on track to achieve compliance with GDPR requirements before the new EU regulation are enforced in May. We believe HighGround can help you meet those expectations. HighGround enables global organizations to collaborate more effectively across the globe while safeguarding and protecting employee personal information and privacy. MORE

To learn more about how HighGround can transform your employee engagement strategy, download the Continuous Employee Engagement eBook. . The post Infographic: 2016 – The Year of the Employee Engagement appeared first on HighGround. MORE

Sally Scannell is a Sales Solution Engineer at HighGround, working with customers to establish key performance indicators and helping them achieve program goals. Sally serves as a trusted advisor to HighGround customers, helping them envision and drive continuous improvement in their employee engagement programs. The post Build vs. Buy: The Complexity of Your Organization appeared first on HighGround. MORE

To help understand these differences and commonalities, HighGround recently conducted a survey meant to take the pulse of current feelings around performance conversations. The post Unveiling the HighGround Performance Management Data Study appeared first on HighGround. New strategies to improve employee performance and engagement are evolving just as quickly as they are being discovered. MORE

Here’s a handful of ways that HighGround clients have communicated the HR process change to employees. Here’s a few ways that clients have helped get employees up to speed on HighGround. MORE

It turned to HighGround to help re-tool performance management from an annual, dreaded process to more continuous, real-time feedback and coaching. The post [Video] HighGround Customer Story: LRW appeared first on HighGround. MORE

HighGround founder and CEO, Vip Sandhir, shares his thoughts on employee engagement, the power of HR insights and the responsibility of executives to drive employee engagement strategies. HighGround was nominated as one of the coolest companies in Chicago and we hope you agree. if you do, follow this link to vote HighGround for the Reader’s Choice award. Built In Chicago shares how HighGround and other Chicago tech companies celebrate employee milestones. MORE

Sally Scannell is a Sales Solution Engineer at HighGround, working with customers to establish key performance indicators and helping them achieve program goals. Sally serves as a trusted advisor to HighGround customers, helping them envision and drive continuous improvement in their employee engagement programs. The post Build vs. Buy: Technology Costs for In-House vs. Solution Providers appeared first on HighGround. MORE

At HighGround, business integrations are a core part of our strategy and our mantra of “live where they work” is a guiding principle for addressing this fundamental user experience challenge. The HighGround, Gmail and Outlook plug-ins are simply the newest way we’re making this happen. MORE

A group of HighGround employees spent the morning at the Breakthrough’s Fresh Market helping stock the pantry, greeting customers, bagging groceries and sorting through food deliveries. Working with the Breakthrough team was a great opportunity to do something simple that made a bigger impact,” said Ross Wallace, HighGround Manager of Sales Development. “It In our own rewards program at HighGround, we offer employees the opportunity to donate to the charity of their choice. MORE

Intermedix Uses HighGround to Build Culture. HighGround Modernizes Goal Management with Enhanced Solution to Drive Greater Organizational Success. HighGround announced an enhanced version of its goal management solution within its mobile-friendly platform. Dr. David Rock of the NeuroLeadership Institute and HighGround’s Chief Engagement Officer Andee Harris discuss how to handle this miscommunication in the workplace by having more brain-friendly conversations. MORE

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. The post HCI Webinar Recap: Performance Management Overhauls Are Constant Works in Progress appeared first on HighGround. MORE

Learn more about her life inside and outside of HighGround. What brought you to HighGround? A former colleague had started working at HighGround and told me that I just had to apply. Once I heard what HighGround did I thought to myself, nope, I don’t get coached as often as I should, I don’t get feedback, I’m not recognized when I feel like I should be. Tell us a bit about your everyday life at HighGround. The post Hello from HighGround! MORE

In this roundup, In Their Words: HighGround Customers Tackle Performance Management , five HR leaders share their thought process behind designing their processes, the practical side of implementing it and how it’s helped their companies re-imagine their goals for employee engagement. The post Performance Management in HighGround Customers’ Own Words appeared first on HighGround. MORE

As the founder and CEO of HighGround, Vip Sandhir spends more time than most thinking about the employee experience. The post [Video] From His Worst Boss to His Best Advice: An Interview with HighGround CEO Vip Sandhir appeared first on HighGround. MORE

As Chief Engagement Officer at HighGround, Andee Harris brings more than 20 years of experience working with HR leaders and practitioners to her role as the Chief Engagement Officer at HighGround. MORE

I couldn’t imagine operating without their expertise, creativity and steadfast dedication to getting s#*% done (which just happens to be one of HighGround’s everyday values.). ” To my marketing team and the greater HighGround crew – Thank you, today and everyday! MORE

However two HighGround leaders, Chief Customer & Technology Officer Anjoo Rai-Marchant and Chief Engagement Officer Andee Harris, recently shared their viewpoints on how gender equality in the workplace means women and men work to support one another to produce the best work. MORE

At HighGround, we invest in our employees every day. Check out our new blog which highlights how Virtuoso uses HighGround to invest in theirs. Platforms like HighGround help recognize employees for referring successful new hires. The post News You Might Have Missed – June 27 appeared first on HighGround. Check out a few of the recent stories that caught our eye as well as HR industry news you might have missed. Skip the Stocks, Invest in Employees. MORE

HighGround , which offers a cloud platform to help managers and employees communicate, recently released a study on the state of performance reviews, and offers some new insights on how companies are striving to improve the process. Performance reviews. MORE

The post [Infographic] The Biggest Workplace Trends for 2016 appeared first on HighGround. We hear a lot about Millennials and Baby Boomers but a new generation of employees will soon be entering the workforce – Generation Z. MORE

As always, you can stay up to date via the entire HighGround events calendar : Argyle’s 2017 Human Capital Leadership Forum. The post HighGround Hits the Road: Upcoming Events and Webinars appeared first on HighGround. Summer is sadly coming to a close, which means we’re ramping up for a busy season of events including webinars, conferences and other networking opportunities. MORE

Craig says they’re using HighGround to help employees realize their potential and embrace “diversity of thought.”. LLamasoft chose HighGround as its tool for employee feedback, goal-setting and recognition. MORE

Sally Scannell is a Sales Solution Engineer at HighGround, working with customers to establish key performance indicators and helping them achieve program goals. Sally serves as a trusted advisor to HighGround customers, helping them envision and drive continuous improvement in their employee engagement programs. The post Build vs. Buy: Keeping Your Technology Up-To-Date appeared first on HighGround. MORE

But diversity is nothing new at HighGround. If you’re interested, please apply via LinkedIn , visit the HighGround Careers page or contact info@highground.com for more information. appeared first on HighGround. In the last few months, workplace diversity has become a regular topic in the news and an urgent priority discussed in boardrooms. MORE

Check out a few of the recent stories that caught our eye as well as HighGround in the news. HighGround’s Director of People and Culture, Libby Rapin, shares some simple tips on how to appreciate your employees on a daily basis. Vote] HighGround is in ChicagoInno’s Tech Madness. HighGround has been named a finalist in ChicagoInno’s Tech Madness Bracket, a friendly competition designed to generate awareness and excitement for companies in the Chicago tech space. MORE

We’re happy to say that three HighGround customers — Horizon Pharma , Sonoma Partners and William Blair — were included on the list. Watch and read more about how HighGround customers are working toward being named one of the best places to work. Some HighGround Customers in Chicago Made the List appeared first on HighGround. Lots of “best of” lists tend to come out around this time of year. Best movies, TV shows, books, albums, etc. MORE

It implemented HighGround’s employee engagement and feedback platform to help its employees recognize one another and perform better. The post Integrating Several Company Cultures [Video] appeared first on HighGround. MORE

Congratulations to Jerry Chiang of UC Berkeley, who is the inaugural winner of the HighGround Scholarship! Earlier this year, we announced the HighGround scholarship to learn more about how today’s college students understand workplace culture. As an HR tool, HighGround is highly invested in understanding the mindset of the future leaders of the HR industry. The post And the Winner of the HighGround Scholarship is… appeared first on HighGround. MORE

HighGround offers a variety of feedback types including: Group feedback. You can learn more about HighGround Check-Ins here and feedback here. Because of this reality, HighGround includes conversation guides that direct managers toward more collaborative and productive performance discussions. You can also hear more about how HighGround customer, LRW, is creating better managers. What role does an HRIS play in the implementation of HighGround? MORE

They’re your best bet for the HighGround play-by-play as they attend sessions throughout the week. Madeline is actually HighGround’s coach for the “Next Great Technology Company” session and will be guiding our team to victory. Last but not least, be search to track these two hashtags: (9) #HRTechConf and (10) #HighGround. As a bonus to this list, it might not be a bad idea to follow #puppies and #booth854 to keep up to date on what’s happening at the HighGround booth. MORE

They credit HighGround’s platform with helping them get comfortable with the feedback process to ultimately improve their performance. LRW uses HighGround to offer its employees an alternative to traditional performance management processes, where a single annual conversation serves as a history report of performance. After using HighGround for the past few years, Patagonia has continued to see adoption of its program grow. MORE

” The HighGround Puppies Are Back – and More. We’ll be there to give you a HighGround demo , answer your questions and give away a few other prizes. We Want to See You There appeared first on HighGround. We’re getting ready for HR Technology Conference & Exposition next week Tuesday through Thursday at the Venetian in Las Vegas. In advance of this year’s event, we wanted to give a preview of what you can expect. Yes, the HR Tech puppies are back.) MORE

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. MORE

You’ll get the latest HighGround and industry news sent straight to your inbox. . Infographic] appeared first on HighGround. MORE

When they decided they wanted to make a change, Patagonia implemented HighGround to help them better develop its workforce. In this video, Dean talks about the importance of transparency around goal-setting and coaching and how HighGround is driving better employee engagement. MORE