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MARCH 23, 2015

Rob Lowe is going to be giving a keynote talk at WorkHuman 2015. Rob Lowe is coming to WorkHuman 2015. I am so excited about our WorkHuman speaker lineup. From keynotes to session speakers to attendees, we are assembling an amazing cross-section of people that is going to blow your socks off. But I have to say that our latest speaker announcement is one of the most thrilling.

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AUGUST 27, 2015

Did you know that Scandinavians actually have a word for happiness at work? In Danish, the word is arbejdsglaede —pronounced ah-bites-gleh-the. Alexander Kjerulf, a Danish expert on happiness at work, says it’s the feeling you get when you really enjoy what you do—when you do great work that you’re proud of with people you enjoy being around. Is arbejdsglaede even possible? RELATED POSTS.

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APRIL 5, 2016

The response, “more recognition than 12 months ago” rose 9% from 2013 to 2015. Every two years, WorldatWork surveys publishes a report on trends in employee recognition. Last year’s report confirmed that recognition is still an important HR tool, with 89% of organizations having a program in place. Organizations are also recognizing employees more frequently. Why the change? Register here.

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JUNE 17, 2015

One of the breakout hits of WorkHuman 2015 last week was the element of the conference that was perhaps closest to my own heart–the WorkHuman Bookstore. We put the bookstore right into the center of the event for a reason. The ideas and research of our WorkHuman speakers are critical takeaways for us to bring back to our organizations. Love Life , by Rob Lowe. Thanks!: Work-Life Reset?

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

The Globoforce team is officially back from the HR Technology Conference and Expo in Las Vegas! We had some great conversations at the candy booth and a fantastic session with Cisco on Tuesday (more on that soon). And as promised, here’s a wrap up of some of trends I heard after spending three and a half days in sessions and keynotes. We need to re-think talent management data. and U.K.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Connected Recognition is inspired by Cisco’s values. While at HR Tech in October, Claire Gray, senior director of global compensation at Cisco Systems (a Globoforce customer), presented a session titled, “How Cisco Fuels a Culture of Innovation for Employees.”. Tell me about your role and responsibilities at Cisco. How does the People Deal play into Cisco’s culture? This is all optional.

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AUGUST 13, 2015

So, it turns out that toxic environment at work could actually be causing you serious problems at home. Everyone has bad days at work. But can bringing home a bad mood from work also affect the lives and work of your partner, your roommates, and your children negatively? Research suggests yes. Psychologists have long known of a dynamic they call the Spillover Crossover Model. But here’s the thing.

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APRIL 19, 2016

WorkHuman 2015 speaker Tim Leberecht also shares some tips for building trust in his recent article for Harvard Business Review , including: Get emotional. Do you have this level of trust in your coworkers? How much do you trust your coworkers? Your boss? How about senior leadership? It can impact your productivity—can you trust your colleague to finish their piece of the project?

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KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports. in all these areas in 2015 and beyond. In his August 2015. From Performance Management. to Performance Development eGuide 2Part 2: A Roadmap. for Change In Part 1 of this eGuide, we explored the confluence. of factors that’s driving change in how performance. is managed and how organizations are moving. away from the traditional annual review process to. more real-time dynamic approach. This all sounds. very logical, of course, until an organization starts to. push forward with change then finds that there may. elements in more detail.

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APRIL 23, 2015

So I wanted to take a moment to showcase just a few of the dozens of amazing humans behind WorkHuman 2015. Mike has tons of enthusiasm for sharing WorkHuman 2015 with the world. Meet the humans behind WorkHuman 2015! When we set out to build WorkHuman we knew we were taking on a massive challenge. In less than a year. You read that right. Passion and effort count.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Gratitude has been a strong theme for us in 2015. Here are a few new studies you may have missed over the past year or so: In the realm of individual well-being, a 2015 study from researchers in London, published in the Journal of Health Psychology that gratitude helps improve quality of sleep and lowers blood pressure. We thought we’d give you an update. Happy Thanksgiving!

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

Are you a passionate promoter of a better future for the workplace? Are you a great storyteller with research, expertise or experience to share with our audience of HR and business leaders who want to build stronger, more successful and—above all—more human workplaces? Do you have a unique and compelling story to tell? Proposal deadline is November 30, 2016. DATES: May 9-11, 2016.

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MARCH 17, 2015

Have you ever wished the higher-ups in your company were just a little more tuned in? Have you ever wanted to anonymously mail them some serious tips on improving morale and culture? How much better could your culture be if someone just slipped them a note about how important appreciation is? Or about how much trust, gratitude and happiness matter? Their hearts are in the right place.

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JULY 13, 2015

Prioritize life-work balance in your culture – “We need,” said Arianna Huffington at WorkHuman 2015, “To end the collective delusion that millions of us are living under, that burnout is the only way to succeed. You read that right. think you should put your workforce to sleep. But in the best possible way, I promise.). And it may not be as easy as you think to get them sleeping more.

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Globoforce

JULY 22, 2015

If you’re looking for a way to quickly bring new managers and leaders up to speed, psychologists say you might find inspiration in a surprising place. In fact, they suggest that you take a page from the pre-school playbook, and implement a version of Show & Tell in the workplace. You remember Show and Tell? Observing and sharing is how we learn. Stop for a moment and think about that.

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Globoforce

MARCH 29, 2016

In a recent post on how to elevate the role of HR , I mentioned that culture and engagement ranked as the number one trend in Deloitte University Press’ 2015 Global Human Capital Trends report. The 2016 report was just released, and interestingly, executives were asked about culture and engagement separately this year (though both rank as top trends). Through a survey of 828 U.S. Gratitude.

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MARCH 30, 2015

We are excited to announce the WorkHuman 2015 Fellowship and Essay Contest. Three essay writers from North American universities will be chosen as our WorkHuman Fellows, and flown to WorkHuman 2015 to live-blog the event. ENTER TO WIN A WORKHUMAN 2015 FELLOWSHIP. Essay Contest Deadline: May 20, 2015. DOWNLOAD the WorkHuman 2015 Fellowship Flyer to Share. Orlando.

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MARCH 10, 2016

In our 2015 SHRM/Globoforce Survey , 66% of HR professionals said values-based recognition helped build a stronger employer brand. According to Randstad , U.S. businesses spend more than $110 billion on talent acquisition. That’s more than $3,000 per hire. Just looking at the numbers alone, there is not a company in the U.S.—and For one, job seekers are more informed than ever before.

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Globoforce

MARCH 3, 2015

We often think of work-life balance as something that we can give employees by offering more flexible work schedules, or a holistic benefits package.  Instinctively, it seems like giving employees time to manage their lives should help them get this elusive balance—which so many experts tell us we need. But is that enough? economy as a whole.”. And this is not only a problem for women. Mindfulness.

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Globoforce

JANUARY 4, 2016

We cannot discuss stress without a nod to our WorkHuman 2015 speaker Robert Emmons, a leading researcher on gratitude. Stress gets a bad rap. It’s been called the silent killer. We often look for quick, easy tips for reducing stress in our lives. We worry about loved ones who experience too much stress. But just as change is constant, so is stress. Oxytocin and social connection.

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JULY 31, 2015

Do you know the Law of Jante? Are you schooled on lingonberries and lagom? Do you know how recognition is unique in Scandinavia? In our ongoing series on Recognizing across Cultures , we will discuss the cultural and business norms on a region by region basis and use our experience to give you some recommendations for making recognition relevant and powerful for your employees. Scandinavia.

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JULY 15, 2015

WorkHuman 2015 Reading List. Lest you categorize the idea of gratitude as “fluff,” or not worthy of attention in business, consider this statement from Robert Emmons: “Gratitude is the high-octane fuel without which we’d be in relational ruin. mean, organizations, families, societies would crumble.” Gratitude literally powers our every interaction. It developed quite independently of it.

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Globoforce

JULY 10, 2015

A couple weeks ago we hosted a webinar with The Hershey Company to share the success of their Hershey Smiles recognition program. You can check out the recording here. As an added bonus, I recently had the chance to chat with Cesar Villa, Director, Compensation Global Functions, and ask him more about the Hershey Smiles program on its one-year anniversary. We had disparate programs. Any stories?

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NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Does your boss ever remind you of Michael Scott—selfish and offensive? Or maybe Don Draper—absent and ungrateful? Unfortunately, lots of managers and companies are still way behind the times when it comes to workplace culture. Take our 8-question quiz and see which decade your company really belongs in. Content loading… [Quiz] Is your company stuck in the 1900s? Click To Tweet. Company Values and Culture General Interest Quiz The Human Workplace Culture quiz WorkHuman

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

WorkHuman 2015 speaker Brigid Schulte explores this idea of time pressure in her New York Times bestselling book, Overwhelmed: Work, Love & Play When No One Has the Time. Americans work the longest and most “extreme” hours of any industrialized country in the world. So that means we get a lot done, right? Not exactly. She also shared some really helpful time management tips.

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For example, KnowledgeAdvisors (2015) reports that “41%. in all these areas in 2015 and beyond. 1Making Dynamic Performance. Development a Reality eGuide 3Introduction Does your organization want to adopt. more dynamic approach to managing. performance and developing employees? We see a stampede of organizations. moving in this direction. At the same. point: setting expectations.

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JULY 2, 2015

Thousands of HR professionals descended upon Las Vegas this week for the annual SHRM conference to network and learn the latest trends and best practices in the field. I was lucky enough to be part of this incredible event. Here are a few things I learned (besides the fact that I am a huge fan of air conditioning): HR needs better data. Use culture to fight turnover. What does that mean?

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JULY 7, 2015

In late February, when tickets went on sale for Burning Man 2015, they sold all 40,000 passes in less than 45 minutes. That, I think we can all agree, is very high affective commitment to a culture. In case you’re new to the Burning Man phenomena, it is the annual art and performance community that creates, overnight, a self-governing virtual city in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

We all have the best intentions on January 1 st —making resolutions to eat healthier or workout more or get more sleep. What if you made a resolution to live more gratefully? That’s the goal Janice Kaplan set for herself in her New York Times bestselling book, The Gratitude Diaries. Janice has long been interested in gratitude. What insight did you glean from the gratitude survey? One thing!

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Globoforce

DECEMBER 10, 2015

In an interview with Globoforce, WorkHuman 2015 speaker and author Brigid Schulte explained: “In our workplaces today, there’s a very powerful notion that the best workers, the ‘ideal’ worker, is someone who comes in early, stays late, eats lunch at their desk, travels at the drop of a hat, never has to rush off for the preschool play or child care pick up.”

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JANUARY 13, 2015

Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 2:00 pm ET | 11 am PT | 1 pm CT. Would it surprise you if I told you your company will fail without social networking? It’s absolutely true though. It will. Of course, when I am talking about social networking I’m not referring to Facebook or LinkedIn. I’m talking about interpersonal connections and relationships. Social networks are as old as human society.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

According to gratitude expert and WorkHuman 2015 speaker Robert Emmons, it’s entitlement: “Gratitude helps us see that we are the recipients of much more than we are entitled do; an attitude of entitlement says it’s never enough.”. In today’s showy culture, it can be easy to lose sight of what really matters during the holidays. But what is the opposite of gratitude?

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

At  WorkHuman  2015, Wharton School professor Adam Grant stressed the importance of getting the right people on the bus—of hiring the right people that will help build a culture of givers. ” Grant’s research is backed by other studies that show that the act of giving is linked to happiness, and happiness is linked to the act of giving. Do you work in a culture of givers or takers?

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The workplace is undergoing a profound shift. doubt that is news to anyone who reads us here, but for those who have been in the workplace as long as I have, it is still pretty stunning to see some of the recent changes. Ideas like happiness, engagement, and positive psychology have taken root in the organizational vocabulary. Companies are changing how they make decisions around human capital.

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