You’ve Changed Your Workplace. Have You Changed it Too Much?

The theme of the 2020s, as far as work is concerned, has been “change”. The pandemic changed the way we communicate with our coworkers, as well as changed the very location millions of people worked from. Beyond the great work-from-home shift, though, plenty of other elements of the workplace have been flipped upside down. Teams […]

HelloTeam Receives $10 Million Series A from Paychex Founder Tom Golisano!

We are excited to announce that HelloTeam has received a $10 million dollar Series A funding round led by none other than Paychex founder Tom Golisano and his investment firm Grand Oaks Capital! Golisano, a billionaire who holds investments in companies such as Kodak and 3M, felt that HelloTeam was a company that deserved a […]

Should You Reward Standard Work or Extra Work?

Rewards and classical conditioning are some of the first things you learn about in psychology; giving positive reinforcement for a job well done increases someone’s motivation and positive association with that task. Years later, though, it doesn’t feel like employees in a company are as easily swayed as the experimentees we learned about in school… […]

AI on HR – Episode Two: The Right Way to Let a Worker Go

AI on HR Episode 2 has arrived! Thanks to a commented suggestion from Dennis Madigan we asked ChatGPT about the right way to let an employee go. Just look at this answer – we could probably hire this AI as a writer! (We won’t, though – our humans are even more intelligent.)

Should Your Workforce Really Be a “Family”?

“Here at _____________, we’re more than a group of coworkers, we’re a family!” Have you ever heard that from a manager at a job you’ve worked? From local pizza places to giant corporations, the “We’re all a family!” style of culture-building is one of the most popular ways to foster relationships in workplace settings. Some […]