Kazoo

MARCH 8, 2018

We’re excited to bring back our newest blog series, Hello from HighGround! Read on for his take on the problems HighGround solves and what makes him a happy member of our team. How’d you get your start at HighGround? I’m a strong advocate of being engaged at work, so a move to HighGround just made sense.

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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

OCTOBER 10, 2017

So while most HR professionals realize they need to make the shift to a feedback culture, the idea of introducing their employees to another piece of software can causes some companies to pause. The HighGround, Gmail and Outlook plug-ins are simply the newest way we’re making this happen. hours, or 4.1 hours a day.

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Kazoo

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

So you’re debating whether to build your own recognition and rewards technology solution OR outsourcing the task to a best-in-class provider. Today we will discuss the different areas of technology that are required to develop and maintain a system.

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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. Yes, the HR Tech puppies are back.) Can’t Miss Breakout Session – How to Manage a Geographically, Generationally and Culturally Diverse Workforce With HR Tech. The post Going to HR Tech?

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Kazoo

AUGUST 22, 2016

Congratulations to Jerry Chiang of UC Berkeley, who is the inaugural winner of the HighGround Scholarship! Earlier this year, we announced the HighGround scholarship to learn more about how today’s college students understand workplace culture. The post And the Winner of the HighGround Scholarship is… appeared first on HighGround.

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

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Kazoo

JUNE 27, 2018

This year’s event held in Chicago brought together 22,000 HR professionals for several days of networking, keynote presentations, breakout sessions and fun. As a technology provider to the HR industry, we attend many different conferences throughout the year, both large and small. Connect with HR industry professionals.

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Kazoo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

We can only be talking about one thing – HR Tech is almost here! 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. HR Tech is kicking things off with an opening reception pub crawl on Tuesday from 5-7 pm.

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Kazoo

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

So far we’ve discussed how the complexity of your organization and various technology costs have an impact on your decision to build a recognition and rewards program in-house or hire a solution provider. This post dives into the technology side of your program and how it can also be impacted by your decision.

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Kazoo

JULY 19, 2018

Together, we have the best opportunity to deliver a world-class employee experience platform. Why HighGround, Why YouEarnedIt, Why Now? HighGround’s employees and customers are in good hands as we look to the future. And HighGround employees will gain access to even more career growth opportunities as we embark on this journey.

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Kazoo

MARCH 29, 2018

But plagued by a talent shortage that stretches across nearly all industries, HR leaders have been tasked with revamping retention strategies for the modern workforce. For this reason, the implementation process of new HR technology is just as important as the new system or tool itself.

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

HighGround offers a variety of feedback types including: Group feedback. You can learn more about HighGround Check-Ins here and feedback here. What type of training was provided to the managers so they’re not just “complying” with HR? What role does an HRIS play in the implementation of HighGround?

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HR Bartender

OCTOBER 28, 2016

This year’s HR Technology Conference in Chicago hosted the inaugural “Women in HR Tech” event. It was a half-day of discussion about being a woman in today’s technology driven business world. One of the other things that I like about HR Tech is the way they showcase new businesses. Very exciting!

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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. One HighGround client created a Chuck Norris-themed badge to celebrate its “Day of Awesomeness.”. Your job here is done, right?

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Kazoo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

We can only be talking about one thing – HR Tech is almost here! 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. HR Tech is kicking things off with an opening reception pub crawl on Tuesday from 5-7 pm.

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Kazoo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A great performance management system on paper doesn’t guarantee a successful one in practice. Along the way, HR executives must wear many hats in order to ensure a smooth transition with a positive outcome. Advocates to ensure the system meets employee needs. Risks are an important development tool. No system is perfect.

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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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Kazoo

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

No, not the country, the HR industry legend China Gorman. Here’s the bird’s eye view: she has extensive HR consulting experience, with leadership stints at the Great Place to Work Institute and SHRM. It was just reported last week that Gorman will help re-launch the HR Tech World conference, now branded as Unleash.

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Kazoo

JULY 10, 2016

It’s no secret that HR departments understand why they need to focus on better employee engagement but the focus has now shifted to how to actually make change. They’re starting to instill systems that empower continuous feedback, allowing employees to alter behaviors when necessary and develop skills more quickly.

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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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HR Bartender

OCTOBER 18, 2016

(Editor’s Note: This post is brought to you by HighGround , the employee development and engagement platform leader. They were named one of the Next Great Technology Companies at this year’s HR Technology Conference and Expo in Chicago. This gives employees the tools to always be developing their careers.

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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. What is so exciting for me about leading Kazoo is that our platform directly and tangibly helps companies create the kind of rewarding and purpose-filled workplace that we all strive to work for.

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Kazoo

AUGUST 16, 2018

Our customers are always looking to tap into the power of the crowd, to uncover best practices for using our technology or running their HR programs in general. 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.

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Kazoo

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Yet, there is a common denominator for organizations with high-performing teams – technology. HR technology is one of the most innovative categories of tech today. Performance management software enables a best-in-class employee experience. The result? Access to real-time information. Audit trail access.

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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. HR leaders have three unique challenges. Technology. First, no two businesses are alike.

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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. Craig says they’re using HighGround to help employees realize their potential and embrace “diversity of thought.”. Creating a Feedback Culture. Innovation, Feedback and Recognition.

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Kazoo

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The Society of Human Resource Management estimated that organizations that spent at least 1% of payroll on their recognition system saw a positive impact on ROI, productivity, branding, employee relationships, engagement, etc. This blog post will explore some things to consider before deciding to build an internal recognition platform. .

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Kazoo

JUNE 8, 2017

For companies using employee engagement technologies like HighGround that guide and track these check-in conversations, HR can drill down into their frequency — or infrequency to ask better questions about managers’ performance. appeared first on HighGround. Either way, there’s an issue that needs to be addressed.

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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. Check out the show below: Show Notes Performance management is one of the most hated HR systems in existence.

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Kazoo

JULY 15, 2016

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. In fact, you’re actually prevented from using the app again until you rate your previous driver. What HR Can Learn From Uber appeared first on HighGround.

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Kazoo

JULY 18, 2016

Last week we talked about a few changes that HR can make to help increase employee engagement. social-based, real-time) approaches and technologies. social-based, real-time) approaches and technologies. You now have to arm your workforce with the tools that will make real-time recognition a reality.

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Kazoo

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Most successful organizations have some type of recognition and rewards program in place, although many do not leverage a technology solution to make it a best-in-class program. And yet, the larger and more complex an organization, the more critical the need for a modern, sophisticated and integrated system becomes.

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Kazoo

MARCH 2, 2022

After 3-plus years at the helm of the leading employee experience platform, Pellman has announced his retirement. A former Google executive, Paul was named CEO in 2018 of the newly formed Kazoo (the combination of YouEarnedIt and HighGround – two market leaders in the HR technology industry).

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Kazoo

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

The good news is that with the right tools in place, you’ll get immediate access to “people data” that will give you and your CEO an immediate 360-degree view of your organization. Now, HR can finally catch up. Today, analytics are empowering HR with the same holistic view into employee engagement. This scenario isn’t uncommon.

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Kazoo

MARCH 27, 2018

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. Companies are using digital tools to operate in a much more agile way. We are inundated by technology, effectively overwhelmed by data tools, communication channels and more.

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Kazoo

AUGUST 11, 2016

What HR Can Learn from Uber. HR can take a cue from Uber’s “rate your ride” review system. Interning at HighGround this summer while using our own platform, I feel as though I have grown both personally and professionally. I set and monitored my goals in the HighGround app. How’s My Driving?”

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