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HR Strategy

Tech Brief: Olumo

Olumo helps organizations build a people-focused culture by gathering anonymous people data on a consistent basis, asking questions surrounding over 56…

January 28, 2022

HR Strategy

Tech Brief: PTO Exchange

PTO Exchange is a benefits platform that allows employees to apply the value of their unused paid time off (PTO) to a range of priorities, like…

January 28, 2022

HR Strategy

Tech Brief: Utmost

Utmost, the first Extended Workforce System, offers solutions for the enterprise and its extended workforce – from temporary workers to consultants…

January 28, 2022

HR Strategy

Tech Brief: Alleo

Alleo enables hybrid and virtual meeting participants to get more work done synchronously during the meeting diminishing after meeting asynchronous…

January 27, 2022

HR Strategy

Tech Brief: Sorbet

Sorbet is a fintech company transforming the most broken benefit – Paid Time Off (PTO) – into a win-win for businesses and their employees. Sorbet…

January 26, 2022

HR Strategy

Talent Mobility: The Key to Engagement, Retention, and Performance [Infographic]

Our research over the last six years has indicated several practices that set high-performing employers apart from the rest. One of the big ones?…

January 24, 2022

HR Strategy

How Guardant Health Leverages Procaire by Praisidio for Employee Retention [Case Study]

In a company staffed with technical specialists, losing even one employee can have an extremely high cost. Software professionals, data scientists, and…

January 17, 2022

HR Strategy

Two Out of Three Employees Want this Talent Practice Right Now

I recently spoke for IAMHR, an event that Phenom put on, and they did a writeup of the session and some of my research. I’m reposting here because 1)…

January 12, 2022

HR Strategy

New Findings on Worker Preferences, HR Jobs, and More #HRTechTalks

January 11, 2022

HR Strategy

Data Preview: The Great Resignation? Nope, It’s The Great Reprioritization (New Research)

The Great Resignation Reprioritization The video overview below, hosted by Lighthouse Research & Advisory’s Chief Research Officer Ben Eubanks, dives…

January 7, 2022

HR Strategy

2021 Was the Biggest Year Yet for HR Tech: See 30+ of the Top M&A Activities

Last year one of our most popular posts on the blog was a recap of some of the 2020 M&A activities across the HR Tech landscape. When you juxtapose…

January 5, 2022

HR Strategy

Frictionless Recruiting with MapRecruit on #HRTechTalks

January 4, 2022

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