Category: Feedback

October 15, 2018

A perceived lack of fairness in the workplace can deeply stymie any attempts to create an inclusive, engaging place to work, and issues with pay equity get to the core of those concerns, Zenefits Chief People Officer Beth Steinberg previously […]

October 2, 2018

The importance of recognizing employees for their good acts has never been lost on HR leaders, but new research shows that meaningful recognition may be more important than ever in retaining top employees and keeping pace with competitors. Such recognition […]

September 25, 2018

Many business leaders and experts say that performance reviews are just not that effective. It’s true that there are many ways employers can tank one of these reviews and make it less helpful for workers. Some employees feel unfairly targeted […]

July 16, 2018

Getting employees to speak up about problems goes back to culture and enabling employees to feel they are a part of the work experience. An employer that doesn’t react when employees bring forth issues or seems to retaliate via denied […]

June 20, 2018

Employers are already seeing some of the changes that will define the workplace of the future, and some are responding, taking steps to improve performance management and pay practices. They’re creating cultures of transparency and inclusivity. And they’re listening to […]

May 31, 2018

As a mom to my two-and-a-half year old daughter, Henley, and the Director of People and Culture at Square Root, a fast-growing tech startup, I often find myself facing similar challenges. Both roles require patience, as growth demands experimentation and […]

April 25, 2018

Performance reviews get their share of bad press. There are lots of reasons that more and more organizations are transitioning away from the traditional model of annual performance reviews. Firstly, with a workplace that is ever-changing, an annual review is […]

April 9, 2018

As director of people operations at Gem, a Los Angeles-based blockchain technology company, Madeline Mann regularly has walk-and-talks along the Venice Beach boardwalk with each of the firm’s 20 local employees. During these informal chats, employees divulged that they often […]

April 2, 2018

It is a general consensus these days that performance appraisal is broken. Managers hate to deliver them, employees hate to get them and HR is just tired of dealing with all the moaning and groaning associated with them. The general […]

March 22, 2018

The role of HR is undergoing a transformation. Where HR traditionally focused on compliance and risk management, over the past few decades, with the growth of culture-forward companies, it’s evolved to encompass the entire experience. HR managers are now, arguably, […]