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Why Employees And Management Have Such Different Ideas About Company Culture. A new survey from the Workforce Institute at Kronos and WorkplaceTrends shows that HR professionals, managers, and employees aren’t in agreement over who drives company culture, what’s important to creating a great one, and what can destroy it. Work in the Future Will Fall into These 4 Categories.

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Kronos Paragon Mind Meld

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Uncategorized customer experience Kronos implementation Kronos Paragon Kronos SaaS time to valueIf you do a search on “software implementation methodology everybody has one,” you’ll see that yeah, everybody has one. software methodology is typically a repeatable process with project phases like this: Start the project Figure out what needs to be done and plan to do it Do what needs to be done Test what […].

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Kronos Spotlight Series II

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This is the second in a series of profiles of Kronos employees who work hard to deliver the experience our customers expect. Uncategorized cloud computing Cloud Services customer experience Kronos for Retail Kronos SaaS Kronos testingJust yesterday I received an email about a 2,000 employee retailer getting a strong start and early success with our Workforce Central in the cloud. wasn’t surprised to see Kim Geller’s name in the […].

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Kronos Inception

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Uncategorized employee engagement employee satisfaction HR Kronos jobs social mediaDreams are a funny thing, and I do mean both “funny strange” and “funny ha ha.” What dreams do you have, and where do they come from? This weekend I finally watched the 2010 film “Inception.” It’s about planting an idea in someone’s mind during a dream state so that they act upon it in […].

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Be Happy. Learn Kronos.

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Uncategorized education employee engagement Happiness Advantage KnowledgePass Kronos training Shawn AchorYesterday somebody asked me about using Facebook at work. answered that I do it, and that it’s part of my job. There were a few chuckles and one definite eye-roll, so I tried to explain the power of curation on Facebook, and how I often find powerful content to blog about. Here’s an example. In […].

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A Kronos Project Manager’s perspective on customer experience

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Today’s guest blogger is Christine Kilroy, Senior Project Manager with the Kronos public sector services team. Christine has been with Kronos about 3 years, and she has led some of our largest enterprise implementations with state governments, higher education, and K-12 institutions. Prior to joining Kronos, Christine worked with Dell Computer in their public services […]. Uncategorized ACA ACA report customer experience employee engagement Kronos for Education Kronos for K-12 Kronos Project Management Kronos Public Sector

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Kronos Fiscal Year 2015 in 2 Pictures

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And if you’re a visual learner, here’s the short story: Tagged: cloud computing, Kronos performance, Kronos SaaS, SaaS. Uncategorized cloud computing Kronos performance Kronos SaaS SaaSI usually don’t re-post our press releases, but I’m going to make an exception for this one telling the story of our fiscal year 2015 performance.

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Around the world with Kronos

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Uncategorized golf Kronos global Kronos InternationalSmarter Cafe is “OOO” this Friday, June 12th, “spoiling a good walk” as Mark Twain supposedly (but probably didn’t) described it. Days off are good for the soul. You should take some. Do you realize 180 Trillion Leisure Hours Were Lost To Work Last Year? Yeah, amazing. Anyway, I can’t have you waiting by your devices […].

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Where to Find Kronos Training

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Catching up on some LinkedIn mail, I saw that Carl asked “Are there any training materials available anywhere to get started in Kronos Workforce Central Administration?” Uncategorized customer experience Kronos training KronosWorksWhy yes, there are! advised Carl to check out the learning paths to Workforce Central 8 on our public web site: Workforce Central 8 Workforce HR & Workforce Payroll […].

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Kronos Spotlight Series

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This is the first in a series of profiles of Kronos employees who work hard to deliver the experience our customers expect. Who: Danny Sears What: Global Cloud Sales Expert Time at Kronos: 15 months Best part of the job: Being connected with customers The intelligence? Uncategorized customer experience employee satisfaction Kronos cloudBy Terri Edkins. It’s a given. After all, his […].

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Working for Kronos just got even better…

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Uncategorized employee engagement employee satisfaction Kronos benefits Kronos cultureThis morning as I lay in a dentist’s chair undergoing molar mining for a crown, I wasn’t thinking, “I’m so glad I have good dental insurance.” I guess I kind of take my employee benefits for granted, but when you consider them together, they’re a huge uh, benefit of working for a great company. I […].

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Kronos – The “Non-Stop” Tour

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Uncategorized AONE HIMMS Kronos Healthcare The Rolling Stones are touring North American stadiums again this summer. Why,” I wonder. They do not need the money. Mick Jagger has a reported net worth of over $300 million. think an Occam’s Razor answer fits here. They just love to get out there and play for their fans old and new. The […].

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KRONOS SERVICE ALERT — Action May Be Required: Time-Sensitive Kronos InTouch and Kronos 4500 timeclock issue

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You may have already received notification of this issue from our VP of Customer Support, but in case you didn’t and you have Kronos time clocks that look like either of these, this service alert is for you. We want to alert Kronos InTouch and Kronos 4500 timeclock customers of an issue, addressed in Technical […]. Uncategorized CA/B Forum Kronos SHA-1

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8 things to know about Kronos

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Anyway, since lists are so popular, here are your 8 things to know about Kronos… Our work culture is made up of people who enjoy […]. Uncategorized cloud computing customer experience customer loyalty employee engagement employee satisfaction Kronos SaaS SaaS voice of the customer workforce management Workforce ReadyI’ve got 8 on my mind, probably because in the past few days I’ve read 8 Cloud Computing Books Worth Reading On Cloudy Summer Days by Joe McKendrick in Forbes.

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T-Minus 7 days… and counting to Kronos community!

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Uncategorized community launch Kronos community Kronos SupportI don’t know how many tasks are in a project plan to launch a rocket into space, but launching an online community must have nearly as many. With a week to go before our October 3rd (est. 00PM Eastern Time), the list of “to do’s” is still substantial. Yeah, it ain’t rocket science, and we’re […].

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Employee Appreciation at Kronos

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Just about 15 years ago I was still a newbie at Kronos. Sure, I had successfully deciphered my first boss’s hand signing as he spoke like the fast-talking FedEx guy, but I still had a lot to learn about workforce management. Come to think of it, I’m not sure we even called it workforce management […]. Uncategorized employee engagement employee satisfaction glassdoor ceo rankings

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Inside a star cloud – Kronos Workforce Ready

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Uncategorized cloud computing Kronos SaaS SaaS Workforce ReadyMy nightly slipping into unconsciousness ritual usually involves playing an episode of “How the Universe Works” from my DVR, setting my TV timer to 60 minutes, and letting the mind-blowing story of the universe lull me to sleep. Last night’s episode was Extreme Stars, an exploration of how stars work, and how they’re created and […].

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Give and Get Inspired with Kronos

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I’m proud we have the Kronos GiveInspired program. Uncategorized Kronos Give Inspired Summer Experiences in Greater LowellOne of the cool things the program does is match the charitable giving of employees. So when I donate to help the victims of the earthquakes in Nepal, the company will match. We also support charitable organizations near our local offices around the world. Again this […].

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Kronos Paragon – a model of excellence

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Yesterday we announced Kronos ParagonTM at KronosWorks. Kronos Paragon would make work-life balance possible…” “Holy cow! Paragon #UnintendedTrumpReference” “Kronos Paragon. Based upon customer reaction in the event app, I think they liked it… “Paragon: Wow!” Paragon looks incredible!” “So excited about Paragon!” This is huge! gamechanger?” Want to know more about Paragon!” Having worked on […]. Uncategorized customer experience KronosWorks Project Success

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Keep Yourself (and your Kronos system) Optimized

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Uncategorized Kronos Mobile optimization software adoption user adoptionEarly this morning I almost spit out my coffee when I read some of these stats on Facebook. “42% of college grads never read another book after college.” Who are these people? Did they completely lose their desire to learn once they left school? It’s like they graduated believing they were all set; that […].

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Five Things You Should At Least Pretend to Know About Kronos today

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While I’m kept busy with that, here are five things to keep you busy: How Kronos’ cloud migration makes for a better business – an interview with our CEO, Aron Ain in CIO magazine. Kronos Ranked as […]. Uncategorized cloud computing Cloud Services customer experience employee satisfaction Kronos for Healthcare Kronos KLAS Kronos Lowell Kronos SaaS voice of the customerIt’s going to be a busy day here as we deploy an enterprise social network to our 4,500+ global employees.

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Kronos Breaking News…

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Sometimes the news story is so big that you have to fire up all the printing presses, call in the overnight crew for OT, and let ‘em rip to spread the good, no, great news with an old fashioned afternoon edition… Kronos has been named by Forbes […]. Uncategorized employee engagement employee satisfaction Kronos best place to work Kronos jobs Sometimes publishing just once a day isn’t enough.

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Kronos Global Project Management Summit

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I’m in Indianapolis this week with some 160 Kronos project managers from across the globe. We’re here to grow our connections to each other, and to collectively discover what drives a great experience for Kronos customers implementing, upgrading, or adding to their Kronos solutions. Uncategorized customer experience Kronos Project Management project management Three big success themes I’ve heard are communication, responsiveness, and listening. […].

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Kronos modernizes workforce management for oldest YMCA in America

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graphic on their history and mission page illustrates the theme of their work: “It’s the Character Element that Counts” Tagged: Kronos for nonprofits, Kronos YMCA, YMCA. Uncategorized Kronos for nonprofits Kronos YMCA YMCAIf you read a little about their history, you’ll learn that the Greater Boston YMCA was founded in 1851. For perspective, that’s ten years before the Civil War began.

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Kronos Stories at Mass Conference for Women

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Tomorrow Kronos is one of the sponsors of the 11th annual Massachusetts Conference for Women. Our own Barb Vlacich and Joyce O’Donnell Maroney will be presenting, and many other women of Kronos will be in attendance. I’ve written a few posts about women, but there’s one story I knew a bit, but never wrote about […]. Uncategorized Kronos Women Massachusetts Conference for Women

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By Popular Demand! “BigMattyL” is presenting Kronos Operational Reporting!

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That wasn’t the case back at KronosWorks in November when Kronos Solution Consultant Matt LaGrange hit […]. Uncategorized customer experience Kronos reporting KronosWorks voice of the customer workforce management When you work in tech or are a big user of it, you sit through presentations about it. Sometimes they’re dry like lousy veal. Many times you can glance around the room to see attendees focused intently… on their devices.

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Conducting a sound Kronos project

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It’s performance appraisal time at Kronos, and here’s what one internal customer had to say about her: “Leo, I have a crush on Terri Edkins. […]. Uncategorized customer experience Kronos implementation Kronos professional services Kronos project Kronos upgrade project management Rather than simply write that today’s guest post is from Terri Edkins, a Senior Manager on our Services Marketing team, let me share a little of what Terri means to us.

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The Kronos Band

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Well-versed in change management, user adoption, archiving, the Kronos cloud, Kronos system best practices, and user acceptance testing, they can guide you through […]. Uncategorized Kronos upgrade Upgrade Workforce Central 8 By Terri Edkins They are some of the best in their field, sort of like these guys. Instead of music, they create delightful experiences for our customers. 

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Starting Lineup for Today’s Kronos Virtual Cloud Conference!

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Uncategorized cloud computing Cloud Services Kronos cloud Kronos SaaS SaaS I know all of you with fantasy cloud teams are all breathlessly awaiting the starting lineup for today’s 1:00 ET kickoff of our virtual cloud conference, and I’ve got it! What is the Workforce Central Cloud? Time: 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM Dan Santangelo has broad experience and expertise in a variety of Cloud Solutions […].

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Weeding the Kronos Community

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I began to notice it on Friday night. Whenever my eyes would close, I’d see this “after image” still sizzling on my rods and cones. After tearing hundreds of crabgrass plants by hand in preparation of planting new grass, my photoreceptor cells, hands and back just couldn’t shake the experience. After 4 days of it […

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The Best Cloud Computing Companies And CEOs To Work For In 2016 – Where’s Kronos?

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I’ve declared my love for the work Louis Columbus does on Forbes, but again this year I’m disappointed to not see Kronos on his The Best Cloud Computing Companies and CEOs To Work For In 2016. Uncategorized best place to work cloud computing employee engagement employee satisfaction Kronos SaaSguess my beef isn’t with Mr. Columbus, but the folks over at Computer Reseller News. Mr. Columbus uses […].

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Kronos contributes to US and Global Employment Gains!

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The bad news is Kronos still has over 200 job openings! Uncategorized employee engagement employee satisfaction Kronos jobsThis morning the US Department of Labor reported the fewest number of jobless claims since 1973. That’s the good news. Here are some examples: Practice Manager  US-IN-Indianapolis Practice Director  US-Remote / Home Office SW Engineer III  US-MA-Waltham QA Automation Developer  CA-QC-Montreal Sr Sales Executive […].

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What do you want your Kronos experience to be?

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Here’s another guest post from Valerie Welland, Customer Experience Manager at Kronos. Happy Monday, all! Today Val constructs her post entirely from Legos! By Valerie Welland Lego’s has created a website called Lego Ideas. Within the website, you can submit ideas for new Lego creations. You can vote for submitted creations. When an idea reaches a set amount […]. Uncategorized customer experience employee engagement ideation product development user adoption voice of the customer

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Snowmageddon can’t kill the Kronos cloud!

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Uncategorized cloud computing Cloud Services Kronos SaaS SaaS Workforce Ready I assure you the deflector shields will be quite operational for the Workforce Central cloud and the Workforce Ready cloud. That’s not the case for an internal “Cloud Forum” scheduled for tomorrow… First though, I want to bring you up to date on the disaster preparedness plan implemented yesterday by (Work)Joyce. Just like the storm, there are a couple […].

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Kronos Assist to Assisted Living

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Uncategorized cloud computing customer experience Kronos Assisted Living Kronos Healthcare Kronos Long Term Care workforce managementAs we baby boomers and Gen-Xers care for our aging parents, the experience is often bittersweet. In my case, Dad had become a mellowed version of a man I didn’t always get along with, and in any case, to see a loved one decline is barely bearable. You just hold a hand, talk gently, reminisce, […].

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Kronos Cloud at Scale

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Uncategorized cloud computing customer experience Kronos SaaS SaaSPlease let me know if you get sick of the space stuff, because I won’t. The stuff just fascinates me and I’m terribly saddened that I don’t qualify to be a new NASA astronaut. I’ll have to figure out another way to get there… Anyway, the sheer scale of the universe blows me away. Check this out. […].

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What to expect when you are expecting… a Kronos implementation

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Uncategorized customer experience Kronos implementation Project Success voice of the customer workforce management Here’s a very useful article by Gabriel Cosmin Gheorghiu from LinkedIn, 13 Things a Customer Can Do to Avoid an ERP Implementation Failure. Gabriel added a postscript to his article from a comment by David J (Joe) Armstrong, Principal at Inventory Curve, LLC: “You, as the customer, have to accept ownership of the system. If […].

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