Maybe our parents had it right. Open bars in offices were a common sight in the 1950s and ’60s. As a Generation X’er, I was shocked the first time I encountered a “happy hour” at the office. The week was winding down and around 4pm on Friday, a young manMore …
Category: People Analytics
Always-On, Employee Communications, Employee Engagement Surveys, Engagement Data, Onboarding, People Analytics, Real Time Engagement Data, ROI
It’s Time for HR to Make Better Use of People Analytics – New Survey
Everybody in the business world loves data. In fact, pretty much every decision ever made in a business environment is a result of data that indicates a change is needed. When it comes to human resources, a good way to predict the success of recruitment, training, retention, performance, and manyMore …
360 Feedback, Anonymous Feedback, Employee Communications, Employee Engagement Surveys, Employee Feedback, Internal Communications, People Analytics, Real Time Reporting
How to Capture and Use Your Employees’ Anonymous Feedback
Nearly all human resource practitioners understand the importance of gathering regular, objective feedback from employees. From this information comes new ideas, improvements, and a sense of how the organization is doing. But getting employees to share their opinions and feedback can be akin to pulling teeth at the dentist’s office. It’sMore …
Back to the Future – 6 Months Later, Where Does Employee Engagement Stand?
Last year, you may remember that Thymometrics was included in a special Bersin report on the future of HR technology. As a leader in the employee engagement space, we are dedicated to improving this facet for all the companies we work with. Our real-time engagement solution takes a modern approach,More …
People Analytics Generates Art
It struck me the other day when running through a demo of our employee feedback platform that some of the analytics are almost art. Let’s face it, what is art? In the eye of the beholder clearly. So we thought we would share some of our more “abstract” and artyMore …
Employee Engagement Surveys, Employee Feedback, Employee Motivation, Internal Communications, People Analytics, Work Life Balance
How To Promote Work-Life Balance in Your Workplace
Employee engagement is often viewed as a natural occurrence that results from a company’s efforts to create a better corporate culture. But one of the most often overlooked aspects of a positive culture is the work-life balance for employees. Work-life balance contributes to the overall employee motivation that results inMore …
How to Get the Best Out of Your Employees – Improve Engagement
This article & infographic is produced by Paul Peters at Betterteam Are your employees turning in their bare-minimum performances? Wish you could motivate employees to really go above and beyond? A lot of people do. Gallup actually measures employee willingness to give their best – they call it employee engagement – andMore …
360 Feedback, Employee Feedback, Exit Interviews, Exit Surveys, People Analytics, Real Time Engagement Data
How To Use Exit Surveys In Conjunction With Exit Interviews
When an employee announces that he or she is leaving a company, it’s a common human resource practice to conduct an exit interview. The purpose is to determine why an employee is leaving by giving them a chance to share their objective thoughts, with the hopes that either the companyMore …
When is the Right Time to Switch to Pulse Surveys?
Are you concerned with the status of your employee engagement levels? One of the best ways to measure the mood of your workforce is by conducting an impromptu survey – also called a pulse survey. This is an especially good practice during any change management initiatives. For example, if a newMore …
The ROI of Real-Time Employee Engagement
When companies are evaluating any new HR technology, often the very first question that comes to mind is ‘What will the return on investment (ROI) be for my business?’ This is a very natural and reasonable expectation, because a business mind has to think in terms of profitability. People analyticsMore …