Employee Engagement software is the hottest growing segment in HR Technology with more startups this year than ever at the annual HR Technology Conference in Vegas. Here is a quick look at trends around engagement, why its becoming an issue and a look at 5 start ups that are trying to solve the problem. Startups include: Zugata, Glint, Hyphen, Impraise & BlueFeet - some are venture backed, some are bootstrap and some come out of incubators like YCombinator. Sarah Brennan is CEO and Principal Strategist at Accelir. Accelir is the parent company of HR Tech Blog and a next generation analyst firm following trends and educating the market on HR Technology for the new workforce. www.accelir.com www.hrtechblog.com sarah@accelir.com

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EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY:
2016
QUICK HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY
TO ENGAGE YOUR WORKFORCE
By:
Sarah Brennan
CEO, Accelir
@ImSoSarah

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people at work
Where did I put my coffee?
I like coffee.
I have 5 calls back to back.
How do I get my project done.
I wonder how my kids
did with their test?
I wonder why they want me to keep taking
on new responsibility but not pay me?
I wish someone would listen
to me about this client.
I just did a pretty awesome job.
To bad no one else noticed.
I’ll tweet how awesome I am instead.

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people outside of it
(At least here in Wisconsin)

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PEOPLE WANT TO CARE
ABOUT THINGS
Kids.
Sports.
Brands.
Hobbies,
Travel.
Cars.
Friends.
Coworkers.
Clients.
Career.
IT MEETS A BASIC HUMAN NEED.

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most companies simply don’t understand how…
Most engagement,
reward and development
strategies and software
is designed from
the top down

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COMPANIES MAKE IT REALLY HARD FOR
EMPLOYEES TO CARE
MOST COMPANIES DON’T
CONNECT THE DOTS
TO SHOW EMPLOYEES
WHY THEY SHOULD BE
ENGAGED AND PASSIONATE
ABOUT THEIR JOB
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WE SPEND
$720,000,000,000
ON ENGAGEMENT EACH YEAR

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LESS THAN 1 IN 3 WORKERS
ARE COMMITTED TO THE
SUCCESS OF THEIR COMPANIES

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And, only 13% of workers
across 142 countries are engaged at work.
The US is only 30%
Even the “best places to work” are only at 67%

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EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS: 2016
Huge shift in HR Technology start-ups to Engagment vs
Recruiting focus – Likely see a lot of M&A activity.
Pulse vs full survey
Real time feedback & Analytics
Predictive Insights
Employee, Manager not HR first design
Mobile first designs
IT MEETS A BASIC HUMAN NEED.

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HOT NEW STARTUPS IN
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
2016

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Key Features
• Focused on getting people
engaged with each other
• Matching with outside interests to
build engagement bond
• More personal approach
@blftsw

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Key Features
• Robust player in start-ups
• 18 standard, researched key
drivers to use in pulse setting
• Predictive Insights
• Strong Dashboard on back end
• Search, filter and semantic
understanding of comments
@glintinc

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Key Features
• Fully mobile for employees
• Starts at onboarding phase
• Allows for instant feedback on a
single question – true quick pulse
• Community focus option – allow
teams to share feedback
together, anonymously but
publicly
@hyphenapp

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Key Features
• Continuous feedback between
management and co-workers
• Helps you track your strengths
and weaknesses, personally to
develop
• Coaching & Development focus –
simplifying not just reveiws but
1:1 meetings as well
@impraise

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Key Features
• Traditional performance
management focused – with a
modern twist
• Gather feedback and track skills
individually and for your team’s
growth and development
• People analytics platform
@zugatainc

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Sarah Brennan
CEO, Principal Strategist
sarah@accelir.com
2015
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