JUNE 24, 2016
Believe it or not, foosball tables, beer Fridays and napping pods are not the way to the average professional’s heart. While these are cute (and welcome) perks, they aren’t really what people want in a dream job. Curious to know what is? Good, let’s find out. MORE
JUNE 29, 2016
“But why?”. I’m sure this phrase still haunts my parents and the grade school teachers who answered my incessant questions. But this inquiry embodies my deeply rooted curiosity; I actually read encyclopedias for fun as a child. You can only imagine my excitement upon discovering AskJeeves (now Ask.com) where all of the questions in the world (or at least my 10-year-old brain) could be answered with the click of a button. I continue to ask questions now. Why?” MORE
JULY 15, 2016
Last week I received excellent service from an Uber driver. When prompted to enter feedback on the app at the end of my ride, I rated my driver five out of five stars and added a comment about the exceptional service. I felt my opinion mattered, his assistance was admirable and it should not go unmentioned. In fact, you’re actually prevented from using the app again until you rate your previous driver. MORE
APRIL 14, 2016
You might have noticed that HighGround is growing. And this means our team is expanding too. You can check out our current openings here , but you might want to know more about what it’s like to work here, rather than just what’s included in the job description. Here are some questions you might have before applying to join our team: What’s it like working at HighGround? MORE
JANUARY 29, 2016
When people are promoted to managers, it’s usually because they were top performers in their roles. But once they’re promoted, they often struggle to know what it takes to actually be good or effective leaders. No one is there to guide them or instruct them. As a result, engagement among their newly inherited direct reports drops, impacting morale, efficiency, the customer experience and the bottom line. MORE
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Employee engagement has been a hot topic for a few years now and organizations are finally taking a closer look at how to create a culture of continuous, real-time feedback. The infographic below shows how we got here and why 2016 will be the year of employee engagement. MORE
JUNE 1, 2017
Customer-first mentality. Customer-centric culture. The customer is king. Sit down with leading CEOs today, and you’ll find there are common threads in how executives describe their businesses, with a strong focus on customers being important across the board. And rightfully so. After all, a business can’t survive without customers, and a good measure of success is having happy ones. MORE
JUNE 5, 2017
It’s unofficially summer which often means some companies are prepping themselves for a seasonal slump. Decreased productivity and increased absenteeism can lead to plummeting employee engagement during this time of year. But you don’t have wait around until after Labor Day for employees to get back on track. Here are three things you can do to maintain and even increase employee engagement during the summer. Encourage Employees to Take Time Off. Seriously. MORE
APRIL 27, 2016
This video called, “How Your Brain Responds to Performance Rankings,” first appeared on strategy + business. You can watch the original version here. . MORE
FEBRUARY 13, 2016
It’s awards season, which means that we’ll soon be inundated with red carpet interviews, bad fashion choices and of course, winners’ speeches. And with those things also comes news that a few of the oldest awards shows around – the Grammy’s and Oscars – are making big changes. The Grammy’s, first held in 1959, recently announced that this year’s winners will receive the iconic gramophone trophy with a GoPro camera inserted at the base. MORE
JULY 28, 2016
Believe it or not, Millennials (1980-2000) may not be the first generation of so-called “trophy kids.” The famous quote by Samuel Adams, “Give credit where credit is due” originates all the way back to the 1700s. So why have Millennials been pegged as “trophy kids” ? Some believe we expect a blue ribbon for every task we complete, no matter how trivial. MORE
MARCH 24, 2016
Lieberman Research Worldwide wanted a way to help its managers become better coaches and leaders. It turned to HighGround to help re-tool performance management from an annual, dreaded process to more continuous, real-time feedback and coaching. MORE
MARCH 7, 2017
It’s International Women’s Day and every year the United Nations selects a theme. This year’s focus is especially relevant, Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030. MORE
MAY 12, 2016
Raise your hand if you’ve ever received a ham, turkey or slightly inappropriate food-based reward from your company. How about an engraved pen? A generic gift card given to all employees? For some reason, some organizations still believe that giving away a celebratory ham, office supplies and impersonal rewards once a year are effective. They’re not. Worse yet, many still give away the #1 bad corporate gift: nothing. Well, it’s now a full-blown epidemic. MORE
MARCH 11, 2016
We hear a lot about Millennials and Baby Boomers but a new generation of employees will soon be entering the workforce – Generation Z. MORE
MARCH 13, 2017
We recently sat down with Craig Wigley, VP of Employee Success, for LLamasoft, a supply chain software company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. MORE
MAY 9, 2016
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of being part of the inaugural DisruptHR Chicago event held at 1871. The evening featured short, focused presentations from 10 HR thought leaders who shared their forward-thinking ideas on talent. Each speaker was allotted five minutes to present and was challenged to “blow the mind” of the audience. Some speaker highlights included: Jen Sommesi , Talent Acquisition Manager for CDW, talked about how branding plays into recruiting the best and brightest. MORE
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
Picture this: You’re responsible for employees spanning several offices. Your CEO walks in unexpectedly, greets you warmly and then asks a simple question. “How is New York doing?” ” You fidget a moment and try to think of your last conversation with a senior leader from New York. You’re stumped. This scenario isn’t uncommon. Leaders often struggle to find concrete answers and insight into the performance of a particular geography, department or team. MORE
MARCH 15, 2016
One metric often used to assess the health and attractive power of an organization is its turnover rate. Measured as the percentage of employees in a workforce who leave during a set period of time, turnover rate reflects employee engagement at a certain company. MORE
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
It’s a concept that’s come into sharper focus within the past few years: the importance of organizational values. 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. MORE
JULY 7, 2016
Before you acquire another company. Over 70% of acquisitions fail and culture is a big factor. When you’re trying not to be acquired. If you’re unsure of how your employees feel about its leadership – both at the C-suite and managerial level. When your company is having trouble recruiting. Before your company has high turnover. One in 6 workers will change jobs in the next six months. If you’ve noticed a recent downturn in employee morale. MORE
MAY 3, 2016
How do you know if employee engagement is really worth the investment in tools in programs to help improve it? Many organizations realize it should be a priority but struggle to understand the financial implications if they don’t take action. MORE
DECEMBER 5, 2016
This blog series is to help employees make 2017 the best year yet. We spend 30% of our lives at work – this checklist will help employees get the most of their time and develop the skills that can turn jobs into something meaningful. If you missed it, check out our first post on embracing a growth mindset. 2017 Employee Checklist. Embrace a growth mindset. Start the conversation. Expand your feedback circle. Put your goals to work. MORE
JUNE 22, 2016
I’ve never ridden a hoverboard, experienced virtual reality, or worn a beanie hat to work. But yes, I regularly use many digital technologies, measure likes on social posts and send selfies through Snapchat every once in a while. In case my need to defy a stereotype didn’t give it away – yes, I’m a Millennial. I’m one of the more than 80 million who were born between 1980 and 2000. We now comprise the largest share of the professional workforce and will make up 75% of workers by 2030. MORE
JUNE 8, 2017
When you think of a bad manager, what comes to mind? Is it someone who berates employees in front of other coworkers? Someone who makes his or her team stay late or come in early everyday for no reason? Are they too “into the weeds” of employees’ work? It’s usually pretty easy for anyone in a company to identify those kind of bad managers even if they don’t’ report directly to them. But what about the things a bad manager doesn’t do? Skipping 1-on-1 Meetings. MORE
JUNE 13, 2016
Baseball season is well underway and it got us thinking about coaching – and specifically how performance management practices can take some cues from the sports world. Better employee performance management is a well-known and ongoing priority for HR. MORE
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Last week we tackled some of the questions asked during our webinar with Deloitte’s Josh Bersin and Patagonia’s Dean Carter. Attendees had a ton of great questions for Dean specifically so we asked him to sit down and tackle them here. Thanks again to Dean for taking the time to share his insights and stay tuned in the next few weeks as we share more of the Q&A from the webinar. Do you have any tips for how you handled the change management of this process? MORE
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
HR Tech is less than one month away. We’re excited to host so many industry leaders, experts, solution providers and partners in our hometown. We’re also looking forward to three days of networking, attending thought-provoking sessions and taking in everything the event has to offer. Of course, a trip to Chicago isn’t complete without taking in a few of the sights as well. Here’s our list of what not to miss at both HRTech and the city itself while you’re here in October. MORE
MARCH 1, 2016
We recently sat down with Dean Carter, Vice President of HR for Patagonia, to talk about how the company is re-thinking its approach to performance management. When they decided they wanted to make a change, Patagonia implemented HighGround to help them better develop its workforce. MORE
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. MORE
AUGUST 10, 2016
Five rings, every four years, three medals, two weeks, one city. The Olympics are underway in Rio de Janeiro, bringing nations together to celebrate the talent and athletic skills of their athletes. Whether it’s the inspirational, tear-jerking commercials (just me?) or the pride felt when your home-country athletes step on the top podium, the Olympics remind us of workplace values such as dedication, teamwork and performing your best. MORE
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MAY 3, 2016
How do you know if employee engagement is really worth the investment in tools in programs to help improve it? Many organizations realize it should be a priority but struggle to understand the financial implications if they don’t take action.
HighGround
MARCH 15, 2016
One metric often used to assess the health and attractive power of an organization is its turnover rate. Measured as the percentage of employees in a workforce who leave during a set period of time, turnover rate reflects employee engagement at a certain company.
HighGround
JUNE 13, 2016
Baseball season is well underway and it got us thinking about coaching – and specifically how performance management practices can take some cues from the sports world. Better employee performance management is a well-known and ongoing priority for HR.
HighGround
MARCH 7, 2017
It’s International Women’s Day and every year the United Nations selects a theme. This year’s focus is especially relevant, Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030.
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FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Employee engagement has been a hot topic for a few years now and organizations are finally taking a closer look at how to create a culture of continuous, real-time feedback. The infographic below shows how we got here and why 2016 will be the year of employee engagement.
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
HR Tech is less than one month away. We’re excited to host so many industry leaders, experts, solution providers and partners in our hometown. We’re also looking forward to three days of networking, attending thought-provoking sessions and taking in everything the event has to offer. Of course, a trip to Chicago isn’t complete without taking in a few of the sights as well. Here’s our list of what not to miss at both HRTech and the city itself while you’re here in October.
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APRIL 27, 2016
This video called, “How Your Brain Responds to Performance Rankings,” first appeared on strategy + business. You can watch the original version here. .
HighGround
JUNE 24, 2016
Believe it or not, foosball tables, beer Fridays and napping pods are not the way to the average professional’s heart. While these are cute (and welcome) perks, they aren’t really what people want in a dream job. Curious to know what is? Good, let’s find out.
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A strong and authentic online presence can mean big things for your company’s employer brand—from driving employee engagement to showing potential candidates how awesome your culture is. We created this quick and easy guide to help get you started.
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FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Last week we tackled some of the questions asked during our webinar with Deloitte’s Josh Bersin and Patagonia’s Dean Carter. Attendees had a ton of great questions for Dean specifically so we asked him to sit down and tackle them here. Thanks again to Dean for taking the time to share his insights and stay tuned in the next few weeks as we share more of the Q&A from the webinar. Do you have any tips for how you handled the change management of this process?
HighGround
JULY 28, 2016
Believe it or not, Millennials (1980-2000) may not be the first generation of so-called “trophy kids.” The famous quote by Samuel Adams, “Give credit where credit is due” originates all the way back to the 1700s. So why have Millennials been pegged as “trophy kids” ? Some believe we expect a blue ribbon for every task we complete, no matter how trivial.
HighGround
MARCH 1, 2016
We recently sat down with Dean Carter, Vice President of HR for Patagonia, to talk about how the company is re-thinking its approach to performance management. When they decided they wanted to make a change, Patagonia implemented HighGround to help them better develop its workforce.
HighGround
JULY 15, 2016
Last week I received excellent service from an Uber driver. When prompted to enter feedback on the app at the end of my ride, I rated my driver five out of five stars and added a comment about the exceptional service. I felt my opinion mattered, his assistance was admirable and it should not go unmentioned. In fact, you’re actually prevented from using the app again until you rate your previous driver.
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JUNE 29, 2016
“But why?”. I’m sure this phrase still haunts my parents and the grade school teachers who answered my incessant questions. But this inquiry embodies my deeply rooted curiosity; I actually read encyclopedias for fun as a child. You can only imagine my excitement upon discovering AskJeeves (now Ask.com) where all of the questions in the world (or at least my 10-year-old brain) could be answered with the click of a button. I continue to ask questions now. Why?”
HighGround
JUNE 22, 2016
I’ve never ridden a hoverboard, experienced virtual reality, or worn a beanie hat to work. But yes, I regularly use many digital technologies, measure likes on social posts and send selfies through Snapchat every once in a while. In case my need to defy a stereotype didn’t give it away – yes, I’m a Millennial. I’m one of the more than 80 million who were born between 1980 and 2000. We now comprise the largest share of the professional workforce and will make up 75% of workers by 2030.
HighGround
MARCH 11, 2016
We hear a lot about Millennials and Baby Boomers but a new generation of employees will soon be entering the workforce – Generation Z.
HighGround
MAY 12, 2016
Raise your hand if you’ve ever received a ham, turkey or slightly inappropriate food-based reward from your company. How about an engraved pen? A generic gift card given to all employees? For some reason, some organizations still believe that giving away a celebratory ham, office supplies and impersonal rewards once a year are effective. They’re not. Worse yet, many still give away the #1 bad corporate gift: nothing. Well, it’s now a full-blown epidemic.
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Join Jesse Novak as he covers what building a Learning Experience is all about, how this should tie into your company culture and why building a foundation around fun, value and recognition is important to engagement. We’ll also discuss how this ties into Gamification and Badging programs to build a brand beyond your organization.
HighGround
MAY 9, 2016
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of being part of the inaugural DisruptHR Chicago event held at 1871. The evening featured short, focused presentations from 10 HR thought leaders who shared their forward-thinking ideas on talent. Each speaker was allotted five minutes to present and was challenged to “blow the mind” of the audience. Some speaker highlights included: Jen Sommesi , Talent Acquisition Manager for CDW, talked about how branding plays into recruiting the best and brightest.
HighGround
MARCH 24, 2016
Lieberman Research Worldwide wanted a way to help its managers become better coaches and leaders. It turned to HighGround to help re-tool performance management from an annual, dreaded process to more continuous, real-time feedback and coaching.
HighGround
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.
HighGround
JUNE 1, 2017
Customer-first mentality. Customer-centric culture. The customer is king. Sit down with leading CEOs today, and you’ll find there are common threads in how executives describe their businesses, with a strong focus on customers being important across the board. And rightfully so. After all, a business can’t survive without customers, and a good measure of success is having happy ones.
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Modern job seekers have high expectations when applying for jobs. Download Newton’s guide for creating the ideal candidate experience to learn how you can attract top candidates and drive them to apply to your positions.
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FEBRUARY 18, 2016
Picture this: You’re responsible for employees spanning several offices. Your CEO walks in unexpectedly, greets you warmly and then asks a simple question. “How is New York doing?” ” You fidget a moment and try to think of your last conversation with a senior leader from New York. You’re stumped. This scenario isn’t uncommon. Leaders often struggle to find concrete answers and insight into the performance of a particular geography, department or team.
HighGround
FEBRUARY 13, 2016
It’s awards season, which means that we’ll soon be inundated with red carpet interviews, bad fashion choices and of course, winners’ speeches. And with those things also comes news that a few of the oldest awards shows around – the Grammy’s and Oscars – are making big changes. The Grammy’s, first held in 1959, recently announced that this year’s winners will receive the iconic gramophone trophy with a GoPro camera inserted at the base.
HighGround
MARCH 13, 2017
We recently sat down with Craig Wigley, VP of Employee Success, for LLamasoft, a supply chain software company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
HighGround
JANUARY 29, 2016
When people are promoted to managers, it’s usually because they were top performers in their roles. But once they’re promoted, they often struggle to know what it takes to actually be good or effective leaders. No one is there to guide them or instruct them. As a result, engagement among their newly inherited direct reports drops, impacting morale, efficiency, the customer experience and the bottom line.
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Join Jesse Novak, Adobe eLearning Evangelist, in exploring thoughts on Learning Cultures inside organizations and how these are impacted by the learning experience. We'll talk about how learning can be made fun, and learners can be kept engaged for longer through the use of achievement, self-motivation and tools which are usable, simple, and reach the learner where they are.
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JULY 7, 2016
Before you acquire another company. Over 70% of acquisitions fail and culture is a big factor. When you’re trying not to be acquired. If you’re unsure of how your employees feel about its leadership – both at the C-suite and managerial level. When your company is having trouble recruiting. Before your company has high turnover. One in 6 workers will change jobs in the next six months. If you’ve noticed a recent downturn in employee morale.
HighGround
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
It’s a concept that’s come into sharper focus within the past few years: the importance of organizational values. 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.
HighGround
JUNE 8, 2017
When you think of a bad manager, what comes to mind? Is it someone who berates employees in front of other coworkers? Someone who makes his or her team stay late or come in early everyday for no reason? Are they too “into the weeds” of employees’ work? It’s usually pretty easy for anyone in a company to identify those kind of bad managers even if they don’t’ report directly to them. But what about the things a bad manager doesn’t do? Skipping 1-on-1 Meetings.
HighGround
JUNE 5, 2017
It’s unofficially summer which often means some companies are prepping themselves for a seasonal slump. Decreased productivity and increased absenteeism can lead to plummeting employee engagement during this time of year. But you don’t have wait around until after Labor Day for employees to get back on track. Here are three things you can do to maintain and even increase employee engagement during the summer. Encourage Employees to Take Time Off. Seriously.
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In recruiting, mobile’s no longer a trend. It’s the reality. Currently, 9 in 10 job seekers use their smartphones to find new employment opportunities. Lacking a mobile recruiting strategy? Download our guide to mobile recruiting for practical tips on attracting mobile job seekers and driving them to apply.
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APRIL 14, 2016
You might have noticed that HighGround is growing. And this means our team is expanding too. You can check out our current openings here , but you might want to know more about what it’s like to work here, rather than just what’s included in the job description. Here are some questions you might have before applying to join our team: What’s it like working at HighGround?
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