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. Tell us a bit about your everyday life at HighGround.

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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

MARCH 27, 2018

Earlier this month we hosted a webinar, It’s About the How: Making Performance Management as Agile as Your Business , with industry visionary Josh Bersin and Hitachi Vantara’s Scott Kelly. And second, to share how one company was able to take modern processes and tools and implement them in a non-disruptive, culturally-aligned way.

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Kazoo

OCTOBER 10, 2017

As the science of employee performance and engagement continues to grow, it’s become clear the most innovative and profitable companies are those embracing a feedback culture. In fact, Josh Bersin said, “The new world of performance management is now built on ‘always feedback.’” hours, or 4.1 hours a day.

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

In case you missed it, last week we hosted a webinar called, “The New World of Performance Management,” with Deloitte’s Josh Bersin and Patagonia’s Dean Carter. HighGround offers a variety of feedback types including: Group feedback. You can learn more about HighGround Check-Ins here and feedback here. 1-1 feedback.

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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. The post We’re Moving to Higher Ground appeared first on HighGround. What’s Next?

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Kazoo

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

When it comes to choosing performance management technology providers, HR executives have a much more difficult decision to make than their corporate counterparts who oversee departments with more standard, established processes. Each company has a unique group of employees and organizational culture.

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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. When we combined our two companies, we knew we had an opportunity to revolutionize the perception of HR software and create a platform that would change the industry.

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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. Hat tip to the great team at HighGround for underwriting the webinar and upcoming report delving into the research. See a Special Sneak Preview in an Upcoming Webinar. Focus on strengths.

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Kazoo

JULY 17, 2018

You’ve identified your needs, researched HR strategies, chosen a technology partner and launched your real-time performance management and/or social recognition platform. These can be specific to company events or milestones or celebrate new products or services. Having a company meeting? Your job here is done, right?

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Kazoo

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. Infographic] appeared first on HighGround.

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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. But too often times those who are considering positions with your company get more attention than those who already work there.

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Advos

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Lever Secures $20 Million in Series B Funding to Help Companies Reinvent the Way They Recruit and Hire. Namely Raises Additional $30 Million in Funding; Cements Position as Leading HR Platform for Mid-Market Companies. BetterWorks Raises $20 Million Series B to Power Goals, Strategy and Performance Across the Enterprise.

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Kazoo

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Each organization designs a performance management process that is uniquely suited to their employees. From goal setting and feedback to performance conversations and annual reviews, no two processes look exactly the same from one company to the next. Is your performance management process working?

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Kazoo

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. He talked about LLamasoft’s values, the problems with its previous approach to performance management and how they’re now working to create a culture where ongoing feedback is the norm.

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Kazoo

JUNE 27, 2018

We get to do three things that are critical to HighGround’s success: 1. HR processes are evolving everyday, and conferences are a great way to hear what’s next in performance management, feedback, employee development, recognition and rewards and more. Keep up to to date on the state of the industry. We hope to see you there.

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Kazoo

JUNE 14, 2016

It got us thinking about how large, enterprise companies are making the transition toward ongoing, continuous performance management with their workforces. Employees can make more manageable tweaks to their performance. Adjusting performance management priorities.

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Kazoo

JUNE 8, 2016

David Rock of the NeuroLeadership Institute called, “A Brain-Friendly Approach to Performance Management.” It was certainly a career highlight to co-host the webinar and discuss how companies can change their performance management strategies. Attendees gave us even more to think about during the Q&A session.

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Josh Bersin

JULY 27, 2018

As I described in an article a few weeks ago, innovation in performance management reigns. The annual appraisal is going the way of the dinosaur and almost every company I talk with is focusing on. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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Kazoo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A great performance management system on paper doesn’t guarantee a successful one in practice. Let’s take a look at three common goals of a performance management system, and how the numbers you use to measure success against those goals might actually be lying. In fact, designing the process itself is just the beginning.

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Kazoo

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The parameters around these businesses tightened even more after the 2008 financial crisis, and companies were forced to implement more transparent processes and develop a more accountable workforce. We’ll share more about the strategies and tactics used to mold a high-performing workforce in part two of our series.

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Kazoo

APRIL 27, 2016

Companies with a more modern approach to employee development are focusing on coaching conversations between managers and employees, arming them with questions and guides to optimize the conversation. Watch the entire video above to learn why HR needs to change the traditional performance management process.

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Lighthouse

AUGUST 29, 2016

In the last few years, there have been tons of stories about how companies are ditching performance management as it has long been practiced and replacing it with a variety of approaches. At the same time, there have been a large number of companies popping up to support different approaches to performance management.

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Kazoo

AUGUST 15, 2017

While each company is unique, there are benefits to a feedback culture almost across the board. Here’s five companies that are getting it right. They credit HighGround’s platform with helping them get comfortable with the feedback process to ultimately improve their performance. Lieberman Research Worldwide.

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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

MARCH 29, 2018

To do this, many companies have placed a high priority on improving the employee experience. 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.

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Instead of free lunches and unlimited PTO, could a better performance management approach be the answer? In fact, only 24% of large companies consider themselves functionally organized. Many companies have transitioned to a new model of work based on what Josh Bersin calls a “Network of teams.” Dive in to find out.

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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. Four Factors to Drive High-Impact Performance Management [webinar].

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Kazoo

JANUARY 10, 2020

2018 brought two workplace performance rock stars together when YouEarnedIt, the Austin-based recognition and rewards company, acquired Chicago-based performance management platform HighGround. Fast Company : The Insidious Effects of Ageism in the Workplace. Brand launch: Making a name for ourselves.

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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. Imagine that!

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Kazoo

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The companies that embrace and proactively respond to this emerging reality will have the competitive advantage as they execute on strategies that will enable them to win the talent war, enhance employee productivity and elevate brand equity.”. How modern performance management addresses three must-have’s for today’s employee: 1.)

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Kazoo

AUGUST 16, 2018

Determining merit pay and compensation is a topic that they bring to us time and time again, as more and more companies do away with ratings. 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. Here’s Patagonia’s story.

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Kazoo

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Over the years we’ve helped hundreds of companies launch impressive performance management and social recognition programs. Today we’re taking a look at how five of those core value statements can influence – and drive success – for key components of performance management and social recognition programs.

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Kazoo

DECEMBER 30, 2016

A 2012 study found that external hires were 61 percent more likely to be fired than internal promotions — likely due to the latter’s deeper knowledge of operations and loyalty to the company. A focus on performance development and facilitating of your team members’ growth for the next step will help make internal promotions more possible.

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Kazoo

JULY 19, 2018

**This news is prior to the combined company’s rebrand to Kazoo in April 2019.**. A little over 5 ½ years ago, my cofounder, Kenny Tomlin , and I set out to develop an employee-first solution that would deliver a more powerful employee experience while transforming bottom-line business results for companies everywhere.

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

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. The Best Companies Don’t Have More Stars — They Cluster Them Together. The best-performing companies are doing something different when it comes to talent.

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Kazoo

AUGUST 8, 2016

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. Coolest Companies – Chicago Fest. HighGround was nominated as one of the coolest companies in Chicago and we hope you agree.

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