Eric Mosley's Blog: The Globoforce Blog

While investing in digitalizing the employee experience remains critical, it’s not the only thing that needs to change. Last week, Forbes published an article titled, HR Is Not Your Friend. Here’s Why. Citing various gender-discrimination lawsuits, the author wrote that “…the  human resources department plays a consistent supporting role in the accounts of the plaintiffs – that of a seemingly disinterested observer.” The question becomes: What can be done about it?

While many blame HR for a...

What would happen if HR practitioners had access to a robust network of peers all around the world who were implementing progressive and innovative practices – and willing to share exactly why and how they did it? That was a driving question that led Lars Schmidt to create the HR Open Source initiative.

As an expert in employer branding and the founder of Amplify Talent, Lars co-founded HR Open Source (HROS.co) in 2015. HROS is a not-for-profit global community of more than 5,000 HR practit...

As a New York Times best-selling author and former Buddhist monk, Christine Comaford has more than 30 years of experience helping both businesses and individuals navigate growth and change. She uses neuroscience techniques to help leaders around the world see their blind spots and more effectively manage teams. Former President Bill Clinton has thanked Christine for “fostering American entrepreneurship.”

Christine has built and sold five businesses as well as consulted for 700 of the Fortun...

Hospitals and medical centers have recognized that rewards and penalties for their patients’ satisfaction ratings are having an ever-increasing impact on the bottom line. And savvy institutions can see that HCAHPS scores – derived from the patient satisfaction survey mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – are dependent on the satisfaction and engagement of another key constituency: these healthcare providers’ own employees.

What makes hospital employees – especially cli...

After 20 years in corporate HR, I needed a change of scenery. Now a member of the “gig-economy,” working for myself has been an adventure. Most “consultants” tell you the biggest adjustment they have switching from corporate-to-home is being alone. I am no exception.

As someone who is energized by people, loves leading teams, and enjoys sparing over the latest “Black Mirror” episode, it was a bit jarring. The fact is, at times I’m just plain lonely. As I tell some people, my cat Emma has bec...

You know those moments in life that are suspended in time? It’s as if you simply need to pull up the file in your head, and everything comes rushing back in full color. Even though it was more than 15 years ago, this moment is frozen in time. I will never forget how I felt.

I felt like a commodity.

I knew we had changed the game. When I was brought in to redesign their company meetings, it had been a pretty sad state of affairs. Once a quarter, they’d bus 600 employees from the corporate head...

Year after year, the SHRM/Globoforce Employee Recognition Survey finds that values-based recognition programs are more effective and empowering for employees, in addition to reinforcing business goals and creating a positive brand.

The 2018 survey is no different: Values-based recognition programs – where employees are recognized and rewarded for behavior that exemplifies a company’s core values – are more highly adopted (70%) than recognition programs not tied to a company’s core values (30...

You can’t go online without hearing about another leader falling from grace. We don’t always know what happened, but we assume it’s bad.

Ford Motor Company just fired a top executive for misconduct. A company investigation found that Raj Nair’s behavior was inconsistent with the company’s culture and code of conduct, but a spokesperson declined to use specific language to elaborate on the claims.

Also, a senior executive at UNICEF resigned after he acknowledged “some personal mistakes” in hi...

A prolific actress, producer, and director in both film and television, Salma Hayek Pinault is a fierce advocate for women’s rights. In December 2017, she published an op-ed in The New York Times detailing alleged sexual harassment by film executive Harvey Weinstein, sparking an important and ongoing conversation surrounding workplace harassment and the abuse of power.

Globoforce is thrilled to announce that Salma will be joining us as keynote speaker at WorkHuman 2018 in Austin, Texas, Apri...

Employee Appreciation Day is March 2. HR leaders are undoubtedly planning team lunches, treats, and gifts to celebrate the workers who come in every day and give their time and energy to their organizations.

But Employee Appreciation Day is about much more than this (though a cake is always welcome). It’s about creating a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and included – something that should be built every day, not just on March 2.

To dig into the real meaning of employee apprec...