Kazoo

APRIL 5, 2016

In my post a few weeks ago I recapped the sessions at the Executive Forum that focused on engagement. The discussions I had at the event furthered my thinking that there are a few interesting ways that staffing firms, MSPs and RPO providers can leverage a technology platform to engage and develop their employees and the workers they place.

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Kazoo

JANUARY 19, 2016

Last week our team had the opportunity to spend time at the Breakthrough Urban Ministries Fresh Market food pantry. 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. What are they?

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Kazoo

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Two things we love here at HighGround? The HighGround team will be conducting the virtual JavaScript tutorial with the students via Skype, and will also be sharing a bit about what it’s like to work in technology. The post HighGround + Hour of Code appeared first on HighGround. Our newest initiative combines both.

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Kazoo

APRIL 10, 2017

To help understand these differences and commonalities, HighGround recently conducted a survey meant to take the pulse of current feelings around performance conversations. Just over half of managers hold at least weekly check-ins. The post Unveiling the HighGround Performance Management Data Study appeared first on HighGround.

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

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. Encryption at Rest. Accountability Under the GDPR. Awareness & Training.

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

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. The post Hello from HighGround!

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Kazoo

OCTOBER 10, 2017

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.

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Kazoo

APRIL 14, 2016

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. What’s the next step?

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

HR practitioners have a very powerful tool at their hands to help employees be specific along their goal paths – performance management technology. The HighGround experience facilitates this key goal-setting tactic in a few different ways: Company and department goals are set up by leaders and managers.

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The shape that these processes take, once implemented, is slightly different at every organization, depending on its unique culture, strategy and business needs. The post Performance Management in HighGround Customers’ Own Words appeared first on HighGround.

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Kazoo

OCTOBER 4, 2017

We’re getting ready for HR Technology Conference & Exposition next week Tuesday through Thursday at the Venetian in Las Vegas. ” 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. Yes, the HR Tech puppies are back.)

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Kazoo

JUNE 27, 2018

Taking part in discussions, whether in general sessions, client and prospect meetings or even informal conversations at our booth, help us see the big picture and move the industry forward through our technology. This year’s SHRM event was no exception, and we featured five sweet puppies at our booth. We hope to see you there.

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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.

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Kazoo

APRIL 3, 2019

Exciting News for YouEarnedIt and HighGround. In July, when YouEarnedIt acquired HighGround, we knew big things would be in store for our combined organization. We took a word and made it mean something new. Something bolder.

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Advos

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Questis Closes Angel Note Round at $2.8MM. HighGround Closes $7.6M million to make employees everywhere as happy as they are at Google. Recruitment marketplace Hired adds another $30 million to its Series C pot, closing out at $70 million in total. Glassbreakers raises further funding for diversity and inclusion platform.

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Kazoo

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Here’s our list of what not to miss at both HRTech and the city itself while you’re here in October. On Tuesday, HighGround will be featured during the Discovering the Next Great HR Technology Company session. Making the top three on our list is visiting the HighGround team at booth #854. Best of all, it’s free!

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Kazoo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

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

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Kazoo

AUGUST 16, 2018

Prior to using HighGround, Patagonia determined and communicated merit pay, or bonuses, and compensation, or base pay, once a year in conjunction with annual reviews. Patagonia redesigned its process from the ground up with HighGround. For Patagonia, bonuses are now distributed annually at the point of goal setting.

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Check-In: Give your employees a simple agenda and encourage them to schedule one in the next year at a time of their choosing (or in a wide window you set for them). Yes, we structure our feedback template through the HighGround tool. calendared/scheduled at specific dates) or are they happening organically?

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Can employees request feedback at any time or do they need to wait until the quarterly check-in? Yes, employees have the ability to request feedback at any time and it doesn’t necessarily need to correlate to a check-in. HighGround offers a variety of feedback types including: Group feedback. Project retrospectives.

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Kazoo

MARCH 29, 2018

Traditional practices around performance management, employee development and recognition and rewards have proven to be ineffective at driving retention, but it’s not as simple as replacing them with something new. Here’s a handful of ways that HighGround clients have communicated the HR process change to employees.

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Kazoo

MARCH 1, 2018

The results can be found in the HighGround Meaningful Work Study 2018. In what ways do employees find meaning at work? The post State of Meaningful Work: How to Evoke Meaning in the American Workforce [RESEARCH] appeared first on HighGround. How do growing companies maintain meaning?

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Kazoo

MARCH 13, 2017

Take a look at some of our conversation with Craig: Helping Employees Reach Potential. 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. Creating a Feedback Culture.

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Kazoo

DECEMBER 27, 2018

From case studies and webinars to tip sheets and reports, the HighGround resource library is constantly updated with new content that helps HR leaders launch and optimize great performance management and recognition programs. Here’s a look at the top five most-downloaded HR resources from 2018. State of Meaningful Work [study].

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UpstartHR

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In today’s episode of We’re Only Human, I talk with Autumn Spehar, HR Director at Stout Advisory, about how her company made a radical change in its approach to performance management. If you’re in charge of performance management at your company or you think your system could use a refresh, this is the episode for you !

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Check out a few of the recent stories that caught our eye as well as HighGround in the news. 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 post News You Might Have Missed appeared first on HighGround.

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Kazoo

JUNE 20, 2017

While recognition technologies are often thought of as “nice to have,” solutions like HighGround are a valuable investment. In a recent study , HR teams that spent at least 1% of payroll on a values-driven recognition system perceived their system helped deliver a stronger ROI and attracted more new job candidates.

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Kazoo

JULY 5, 2017

Depending on where in the country you live, the summer months are either a reward for suffering through below zero temps and blizzards all winter (ahem, Chicago) or a brief punishment of 120-degree days for having beautiful, mild weather the other nine months of the year (we’re looking at you, Phoenix). Casual summer dress code ( JPMorgan ).

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HR Bartender

OCTOBER 28, 2016

I do want to extend a special congrats to our friends at HighGround for being one of the finalists. Next year, the event will be at The Venetian in Las Vegas – October 10 through 13, 2017. This year, they had a “ Next Great HR Technology Company ” competition similar in format to the show “The Voice.” Very exciting!

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Kazoo

AUGUST 15, 2017

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. Waypoint Homes.

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Kazoo

JANUARY 10, 2020

At Kazoo, we’re driven by our passion to transform the world’s workplaces for the better – and here in our home offices, we practice what we preach. 2018 brought two workplace performance rock stars together when YouEarnedIt, the Austin-based recognition and rewards company, acquired Chicago-based performance management platform HighGround.

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Kazoo

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

At Kazoo, the answer is intention, aspiration, and years of teamwork and evolution. As a graphic designer who started here in 2017 (when Kazoo wasn’t even Kazoo yet ) and advanced to lead design at Kazoo, Claire’s had a major hand in making the Kazoo brand from the ground up. What’s in a brand?

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Kazoo

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. To learn more about how HighGround can transform your employee engagement strategy, download the Continuous Employee Engagement eBook. .

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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. We had a few burning questions for him at this exciting juncture in the company’s history and we want to help you to get to know him. So without further ado, meet Paul! Q&A with Kazoo CEO Paul Pellman.

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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. Platforms like HighGround help recognize employees for referring successful new hires. The post News You Might Have Missed – June 27 appeared first on HighGround.

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Kazoo

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Furthermore, the Society of Human Resource Management estimates organizations that spent at least 1% of payroll on their recognition system saw a positive impact on ROI, productivity, branding, employee relationships, engagement, etc. The post Build vs. Buy: Technology Costs for In-House vs. Solution Providers appeared first on HighGround.

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Kazoo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

These invite-only events focus on “connecting top female engineers, designers, and product managers with opportunities at tech companies around the world.”. But diversity is nothing new at HighGround. At least 5 years of full-stack software development experience. At least 3 years of web development experience.

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