Kazoo

JULY 19, 2018

Why HighGround, Why YouEarnedIt, Why Now? A great mission, an innovative product and a talented team are all important components of great companies, but a key ingredient of our success has been our partnership with customers. HighGround’s employees and customers are in good hands as we look to the future.

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Kazoo

JULY 7, 2016

Over 70% of acquisitions fail and culture is a big factor. When your company is having trouble recruiting. Before you go through a big hiring event. When someone suggests you come up with an engagement strategy. Customer retention rates go up 18% when employees are engaged. Before you acquire another company.

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Kazoo

MARCH 1, 2018

A report by SHRM found that “meaningfulness of the job” was the third most important employee engagement driver by 76% of respondents. The results can be found in the HighGround Meaningful Work Study 2018. Almost no organization today is immune from the talent shortage. We all know the saying, “I work to live, not live to work.”

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Kazoo

MAY 22, 2017

HR leaders recognize the importance of employee engagement strategies and the emergence of technology solutions facilitating them. It’s been difficult to articulate the benefits of an employee engagement solution when leadership clings to common misconceptions about the problem and how it can be solved. Gallup ).

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Kazoo

MAY 3, 2016

How do you know if employee engagement is really worth the investment in tools in programs to help improve it? A 5% increase in employee engagement results in a 3% increase in sales. 89% of hiring failures are due to a poor cultural fit. The post Is Employee Engagement REALLY Worth It? ’s blog. ’s blog.

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Kazoo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

2018 has certainly been a busy year for us at HighGround, and this year’s HR Tech will be a special one for us as we make our conference debut with YouEarnedIt. Visit the YouEarnedIt + HighGround booth. Spend some time with the HighGround and YouEarnedIt teams at booth #221. About HighGround. 59 sessions. 9,000 attendees.

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Kazoo

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

As a result, banks, hedge funds, trading firms and insurance companies – traditionally conservative organizations – have been pioneers in embracing new, progressive approaches to performance management and engagement. Getting hired is the easy part. But once you’re “in,” employees can’t expect to coast.

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Kazoo

MARCH 29, 2018

But plagued by a talent shortage that stretches across nearly all industries, HR leaders have been tasked with revamping retention strategies for the modern workforce. Here’s a handful of ways that HighGround clients have communicated the HR process change to employees. Company-wide email from CEO or other top leadership.

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Kazoo

MAY 31, 2016

ManpowerGroup Solutions recently conducted research on global candidate preferences, giving employers insights into best practices for recruiting and retaining talent. Your company’s employee engagement practices set the tone for your culture – and annual reviews, surveys and service awards no longer cut it. Here you go.

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Kazoo

MARCH 18, 2016

Last week we hosted a webinar with Human Capital Institute, Forrester Research Analyst Claire Schooley and Patagonia VP of Human Resources and Shared Services Dean Carter called, It’s Time to Rethink Your Employee Engagement Strategy. The post Q&A: Rethinking Your Employee Engagement Strategy appeared first on HighGround.

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Kazoo

MAY 18, 2017

What many HR leaders don’t realize that traditional approaches and technologies to little to engage employees and even worse, they’re actually wasting money along the way. To remain competitive in the war for talent, companies must use their programs to attract and retain Millennials and Generation Z. It’s costing you money.

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Kazoo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Hiring a professional employer organization (PEO) to perform your administrative and day-to-day HR tasks is a great example of this. Improved Employee Engagement. Engaged employees are happier and more productive , meaning they’ll be better prepared to meet the increasing demands of a growing business. More Effective Recruiting.

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Kazoo

JUNE 27, 2017

At HighGround, we invest in our employees every day. Check out our new blog which highlights how Virtuoso uses HighGround to invest in theirs. When Leaders are Hired for Talent but Fired for Not Fitting In. Not sure why your organization is bleeding top talent? How Great Leadership Drives Employee Engagement.

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Once only mentioned in passing during new hire orientation (and never spoken of again), organizational values are now front and center, acting as guiding principles that employees now expect as part of the company milieu. For example, a core HighGround value is to “Decide with Data.” How did you handle that situation?”

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Kazoo

JUNE 14, 2017

So much is said about recruiting the right talent as the key to business success. Regardless of how amazing that new hire is, you need to ensure they are able to do their best in your office environment. Finding all-star new recruits is a great starting point. But, then what? Walmart announced a $1.7

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Kazoo

MAY 29, 2019

Last month when we launched Kazoo (formerly YouEarnedIt/HighGround), we also announced Paul Pellman as our new CEO. Before that, I led Adometry as CEO for seven years prior to its acquisition by Google. When the game is elevated and good talent becomes great. So without further ado, meet Paul! A round of confetti for Paul!

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Kazoo

MAY 9, 2016

The evening featured short, focused presentations from 10 HR thought leaders who shared their forward-thinking ideas on talent. Some speaker highlights included: Jen Sommesi , Talent Acquisition Manager for CDW, talked about how branding plays into recruiting the best and brightest.

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Kazoo

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Considering the cost of advertising vacancies, interviewing applicants, and training new hires, there is no question that promoting from within carries a clear advantage. But beyond cost and efficiency, internal promotions also increase morale and help build a company culture in which employees feel valued and as a result, more engaged.

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Lighthouse

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Recently we wrapped up an amazing new project, the 2017 Lighthouse Research Performance Management, Engagement, and Business Results study. This provided some amazing insights and has given us a great picture of how employers can fight back in the ongoing battle to keep great talent while simultaneously keeping them highly engaged.

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Kazoo

AUGUST 10, 2016

The Olympics are underway in Rio de Janeiro, bringing nations together to celebrate the talent and athletic skills of their athletes. Here are some parallels between the Olympics and the employee engagement in the workplace. Increasing employee engagement is an ongoing effort that can never be marked as “complete” on your checklist.

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Kazoo

MAY 23, 2016

Employees also responded to a separate questionnaire, called the Employee Engagement Survey , that tackles their sentiment in four key areas: employee engagement, career development, total rewards and work environment. And instead of trying, they’ll spend their time job searching. That’s a given.

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Kazoo

APRIL 30, 2018

According to a recent Glassdoor survey , nearly 35 percent of hiring decision makers expect more employees to quit over the span of 2018 than they did in 2017. If your employees don’t bother to tell you what you’re doing well or where you’re failing them, it means that they aren’t engaged and will likely move on. Perks = culture.

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Kazoo

JULY 21, 2016

You just hired a new employee who has just the right experience, seems like a perfect fit for your culture and starts in two weeks. According to one study , almost a third of new hires plan to leave their jobs within the first 12 months. We put together five tips to help HR play a more active role in retaining new hires.

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Kazoo

AUGUST 8, 2016

How Can HR Drive High Employee Engagement? 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.

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

What Arthur Blank’s Super Bowl Generosity Can Teach You About Boosting Employee Engagement. The Atlanta Falcons may have lost the Super Bowl but their owner did something remarkable beforehand that can teach companies the importance of recognizing and engaging employees. You need to retain the best talent. What is it?

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Kazoo

MAY 3, 2016

Last week at the Bersin by Deloitte IMPACT conference , Echo Global Logistics ’ CEO Doug Waggoner and SVP of Talent Cheryl Johnson shared their story of creating a strong company culture through treating their employees the same as their valuable customers. Impact of the Echo Engage program on company culture and employee engagement.

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Kazoo

AUGUST 27, 2018

In today’s cut-throat hiring market, it can mean the difference between business success and failure. With the pool of unemployed professionals at an all-time low, recruiters have no other choice but to set their sights on qualified candidates who are already employed – namely, inside your own organization.

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Measuring Every Type of Engagement. Today, analytics are empowering HR with the same holistic view into employee engagement. Solutions like HighGround offer visibility into three major areas: Performance Management – Organizations that move toward a frequent cadence of performance development get richer data.

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Kazoo

MARCH 27, 2018

All of these things are having a negative impact on employee productivity and engagement, as these measures continue to plummet almost universally. The best experience and highest levels of productivity and engagement happen when employees are formed into teams. To fix the problem, we must re-engineer the way companies operate.

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Kazoo

JANUARY 21, 2016

Check out a few of the recent stories that caught our eye as well as HighGround in the news. How Big Data Can Drive Employee Engagement. Using analytics to predict which employees are engaged and perhaps even more importantly, those who are not, is changing HR. Employee Engagement in U.S. Stagnant in 2015.

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Kazoo

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Biro’s work on Talent Culture previously in this series (in April and in August ) and for this month’s post we’re digging a bit deeper. The blog brings together HR practitioners through forums, groups and blog posts to present ideas to improve strategies for recruiting, employee engagement and performance management.

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HR Bartender

OCTOBER 18, 2016

(Editor’s Note: This post is brought to you by HighGround , the employee development and engagement platform leader. Their working relationships can empower and engage employees to do their best work. Candidates should be told during the hiring process the company’s level of expectation. Enjoy the post!).

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Kazoo

JUNE 30, 2017

For this month’s recap of our favorite articles shared by the industry’s top influencers, we’re focusing on why engagement is so important – but not exactly in the way you imagine. Here on our blog, we talk a lot about how to put practices in place that will improve employee engagement. How engagement affects job seekers.

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Kazoo

DECEMBER 7, 2016

A lot of HR attention is focused on finding the best talent, making your company attractive to those with impressive LinkedIn profiles and courting the most sought-after professionals. appeared first on HighGround. It makes sense: you need the right people to be successful.

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Kazoo

APRIL 18, 2016

HighGround is Hiring: Beyond the Job Description . You might have noticed that HighGround is growing. Employee Engagement Tools Aren’t Just Plug-and-Play. It’s no secret that companies are completely reevaluating their approaches to employee engagement. And this means our team is expanding too.

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Kazoo

JULY 11, 2018

In today’s competitive hiring environment, it’s safe to say that companies who fail to invest in and develop young employees are likely to lose them. Research by the Association for Talent Development found that formal mentorship programs consistently resulted in higher employee engagement and retention. Group mentoring.

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Kazoo

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

So far we’ve discussed how the complexity of your organization and various technology costs have an impact on your decision to build a recognition and rewards program in-house or hire a solution provider. The post Build vs. Buy: Keeping Your Technology Up-To-Date appeared first on HighGround.

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