The truth is that most managers treat employee engagement as a one-time thing. Decide on what basis will you select the employees: Staying late doesn’t mean being more productive. You are probably thinking that this is a waste of your company’s time and money. Nap Times. MORE

Essentially, AI reduces the amount of time a customer has to spend in the software and increases the value the customer gets out of the software. Did you attend this year’s HR tech conference? Las Vegas had a different feel last week – for obvious reasons. MORE

People Operations teams and other people managers can model L&D by attending one of the HR conferences outlined below. Executives who attend dive deeply into a range of items, including hiring practices, feedback tools, gamification, growth and development technology, and more. MORE

Low employee morale is a silent killer of workplace productivity and performance. Sign 1: Lack of attendance and engagement. Studies have found that people with low wellbeing scores can cost a company up to $28,000 a year in sick-day expenses and lost productivity. MORE

With recent technology advancements, organizations are finding new ways to improve engagement and create a productive atmosphere at the office. As NY Times bestselling author Kevin Kruse explains , “It is an emotional commitment the employee has to the organization and its goals”. MORE

A Gallup survey reported that highly engaged teams are 21 percent more productive on a daily basis—and that’s not all. Employee turnover is also at an all-time high , which has pushed many employers to explore innovative ways of engaging team members to keep them from jumping ship. MORE

Over four days, 4,000 attendees came together with 300 exhibiting companies to learn, network and witness 60 new product announcements! I couldn’t understand why I was having trouble finding her on the exhibit floor until I realized she was one such person attending virtually. MORE

We can “like,” “rate,” or “evaluate” almost everything we buy – leading to a better shopping experience, better customer service, and products that more quickly adapt to our needs. Is it scary to think that employees can give us their opinion any time they want? MORE

Since the Spring event season is just about over, (I think I have one more to attend, the always interesting HireVue event in a couple of weeks), I wanted to share at least a small part of what I saw, heard, and learned at a few of these events from early 2016. Greenhouse - This was the most recent event I have attended, so it is very fresh in my mind. That’s a quick look at four of the events I was able to attend in the last few months. MORE

Anada Lakra , Entrepreneur & Product Person. Amy Wilson , SVP Products at SAP SuccessFactors. Cecile Alper-Leroux , Vice President, Human Capital Management Innovation at Ultimate Software. Dara Brenner , Vice President, Product Management. Elizabeth Casey (Nelson) , Vice President Product Management at Snag. Gretchen Alarcon , Group Vice President, Product Strategy at Oracle. Director of Customer Success ~ Named Time’s Person of the Year 2006. MORE

I classify myself as an “extroverted introvert” – I do enjoy being around people, but I appreciate my alone time just as much. I work in a pretty “chatty” environment that makes it hard to concentrate at times, and the walls certainly help. And if we make assumptions that everyone thrives in the same type of environment, we may be missing the mark and sacrificing productivity and achievement. I attended for the first time last year, and am anxious to return this year. MORE

Plus, IBM apologizes for using ethnic labels like ‘yellow’ and ‘mulatto’ on job application, Globoforce becomes workhuman, JobCase raises $100MM, and Landit Snags $13 Million in a Round Led by WeWork. Globoforce becomes workhuman Link ». And it was really unusual first time in 20. MORE