BlogTags - employee engagement platform

2 March, 2023

Celebrating Women in the Workplace: 4 Creative Employee Appreciation Ideas

The time has come to celebrate women in the workplace as March is Women’s History Month! While many organizations across the world have undertaken conscious efforts to acknowledge, recognize, and reward the indispensable contribution of women in business success, there’s still a long way to go. Fostering a culture founded on the principles of diversity and inclusion requires strong attention to detail, a desire to establish unrequited equity, and a personalized approach to employee engagement. In honor of Women’s History Month, here are four ideas that you can use to shower your female employees with the love and care that…

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17 February, 2023

5 Ways to Make Employee Appreciation a Year-Round Activity

Every organization articulates a budget for their employee rewards and recognition strategy, and this budget is meant to be utilized throughout the year with maximum optimization. In line with the popular saying, “Appreciate often, not just one day”, it is imperative to ensure that employee appreciation is a year-round activity and not just reserved for specific occasions or exceptional performance. Research emphasizes that in order to reap the maximum benefit out of your R&R program, employees should be recognized at least every two weeks. So how can HR teams bring about this kind of consistency, equality, and impact? This blog…

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17 October, 2022

Optimizing Employee Engagement through Work-Life Balance: An HR’s Guide

Even as many companies have made the switch to hybrid work, most employees still struggle with maintaining a work-life balance. The reasons behind this are linked to various emerging work trends- firstly the prevailing high attrition burdens existing employees with increased workload, leaving them scrambling to meet expectations. Secondly, work technologies enabling remote work have permeated our private devices, ‘off-hours’ and residential spaces, resulting in a complete melding of personal and professional lives. This encourages an ‘always-on’ work culture, wherein employees find it tempting to stay plugged in to finish off tasks in real-time. Finally, remote teams, especially those located…

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11 August, 2022

HR Challenges in the Hybrid Era: How Technology can Help

A clear trend of employee burnout and attrition has emerged over the past few years, as a result of momentous socio-economic crises and global upheavals. Organizations across the globe have been striving to get their bottom line on track and keep their sustainability in check by adopting flexible working models, initiating people-centric rewards and recognition programs, and focusing on holistic employee engagement. However, HR leaders have been facing the inevitable brunt of these circumstances as they are expected to spearhead workplace transformation, smoothen the shift to hybridity, and tackle the Great Resignation; largely on their own, which has resulted in…

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19 July, 2022

People Analytics: A Key Driver of Employee Engagement

An inevitable power shift in the employer-employee dynamic is taking place, and organizations across the globe are contemplating the adaptation to this workplace revolution. As traditional hierarchies are being replaced with flattened structures and agile teams, a fresh and innovational organizational culture driven by engaged employees is in line. But how does such an insurgency materialize? The truth of the matter is- organizations cannot envision a progressive, growth-oriented future without the help of digital tools that can enhance the overall employee experience. The contingency? Digital transformation is the path forward, and HR technologies such as people analytics are the way…

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14 July, 2022

Simplify Employee Engagement with a Digital R&R Platform

The connection between employee engagement and business performance is well-established in the corporate world, with a multitude of research vouching for the positive impact of engagement. To paraphrase Gallup, “When taken together, the behaviors of highly engaged business units result in 21% greater profitability”. However, despite the rising awareness, most employers still struggle to deliver adequate employee engagement initiatives- leading to 86% of the global workforce being primarily disengaged while at work. Among the organizations that seem to have cracked the code to an engaging employee experience is one common strategy- Technology. Leveraging digital tools can indeed work wonders and…

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6 July, 2022

Supercharge your R&R Framework with Gamification

The intersection between game design elements and human psychology is a well-versed narrative. The dopamine rush and the innate desire for accomplishment is deep-rooted in the foundation of games as they tap into our natural competitive spirit. In the modern workplace, this technique translates to gamification, aptly defined by Gartner as “the use of game mechanics and experience design to digitally engage and motivate people to achieve their goals”. However, successful gamification of employee experience requires a careful consideration of the ideal behaviors and performance metrics that need to be promoted among various business departments. Any gamified digital tool must…

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22 June, 2022

Unity in Diversity: How to Celebrate Pride at your Workplace

When one thinks of Pride Month, colorful celebrations, rainbows, and parade floats usually come to mind. But it is important to understand that celebrating Pride is much more than a weekend dedicated to breezy festivities- the month of June marks the quintessential beginning of the LGBTQ+ movement in North America that surged a global revolution for diversity and inclusion. Building on the strong business case of DI&E, this blog walks you through the importance of celebrating pride at the workplace and also enlists a few unique ideas that can be implemented to foster a sense of belonging among your underrepresented…

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