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Employee Experience
Employee Engagement, Recognition & Wellbeing
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Explainer
Is Employee Engagement Failing Because No One Actually Owns It?
Employee engagement fails when ownership is unclear. Here's how to assign accountability and fix the structure driving disengagement
Sophie Wilson · 22 Jun 2026
Roundtablemost read
Beyond Adoption — What Meaningful AI Engagement Actually Looks Like
Direct AI adoption is up. Productivity gains are not. Five workplace consultants explain why your usage metrics are masking a deeper problem, and what leaders need to do differently
Kristian McCann · 22 Jun 2026
News
Flip Launches Identity and Automation Tools to Enhance Frontline AI Use
Flip has introduced new identity, automation, and AI tools designed to help frontline workers securely access enterprise systems and workflows
Kristian McCann · 18 Jun 2026
Explainer
Your Wellbeing Strategy Isn't Reducing Burnout - It's Ignoring the Work Causing It
Most employee wellbeing strategies fail to prevent burnout. Here's why workload design is the fix HR keeps missing.
Sophie Wilson · 15 Jun 2026
Interview
Why Tech Is Still Losing Women - And What It Will Take to Change That
Women in tech are leaving UK roles at scale. Next Tech Girls explains how access, confidence, sponsorship, and culture can fix the pipeline.
Sophie Wilson · 10 Jun 2026
Explainer
Why Does Employee Recognition Feel Meaningless Even When It Happens Constantly?
Recognition can feel hollow when it’s generic or constant. Learn how to redesign recognition so it drives motivation, trust, and impact.
Sophie Wilson · 8 Jun 2026
Explainer
Your Engagement Scores Are Rising - So Why Is Performance Flat?
Improve your employee engagement strategy by linking sentiment to productivity, retention, quality, and employee performance drivers.
Sophie Wilson · 1 Jun 2026
News
Motive Launches Driver Rewards to Rethink Frontline Workforce Engagement
Motive launches Driver Rewards and expands AI Coach, highlighting frontline workforce engagement as a retention and performance priority.
Sophie Wilson · 1 Jun 2026
Interview
Why Employee Wellbeing Should Start with Data Visibility, Not Perks
As conversations around burnout and employee retention continue to grow, organizations are being forced to rethink how they approach workplace well-being
Kristian McCann · 1 Jun 2026
Explainer
The Employee Engagement and Wellbeing Buying Framework That Prevents Wasted HR Technology Investment
Use this decision-stage buying framework to pick engagement and wellbeing tech that drives adoption, retention, and measurable ROI.
Sophie Wilson · 29 May 2026
Explainer
Is Your Wellbeing Strategy Quietly Increasing Burnout Instead of Reducing It?
Many wellbeing programs raise burnout by ignoring workload. Learn how to fix work design and measure risk with employee wellbeing analytics.
Sophie Wilson · 22 May 2026
News
Employees Are Forming Relationships With AI Agents at Work. That Should Concern Enterprise Leaders
Employees are forming relationships with AI agents at work. Here’s why enterprise leaders need psychological safety.
Sophie Wilson · 20 May 2026
News
Qualtrics Closes Press Ganey Forsta Deal, Bringing New Healthcare Workforce Insights Into Its AI Platform
Qualtrics says the acquisition will help healthcare providers better understand the link between employee experience, burnout, and patient outcomes as the industry pushes toward more predictive AI-driven operations
Kristian McCann · 20 May 2026
News
Meta Mouse-Tracking Protest Highlights a New Employee Engagement Risk: Surveillance That Breaks Trust
Meta staff protest mouse-tracking tools, highlighting how workplace surveillance can damage employee engagement, trust, and wellbeing.
Alex Cole · 18 May 2026
Explainer
How to Design Recognition Systems That Drive Behaviour Change Instead of Performative Engagement
Stop performative engagement. Learn how to design recognition that rewards real behaviors tied to collaboration, innovation, and execution.
Sophie Wilson · 15 May 2026
News
How Did Rakuten’s Shift to English Transform Its Workforce Culture?
Rakuten’s English strategy is emerging as a future-of-work play, helping the company diversify talent and support workforce engagement.
Sophie Wilson · 12 May 2026
News
The Rise of the Megamanager: How AI Is Rewriting Management Roles
AI is reshaping middle management as companies cut pure manager roles and create megamanagers. Why this shift matters for enterprise leaders.
Sophie Wilson · 11 May 2026
Explainer
Why Are High-Performing Employees Quietly Disengaging While Your Engagement Data Looks Strong?
High performers disengage first. Spot attrition risk signals, fix segmentation, and strengthen enterprise retention before talent walks.
Sophie Wilson · 8 May 2026
Explainer
Conversations At UCX Manchester: AI, Women In Tech, Inclusion And The Human Future Of Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is changing as AI, hybrid work and DEI reshape leadership, inclusion and women’s progression in tech.
Sophie Wilson · 8 May 2026
Explainer
How Lenovo & ServiceNow Are Using AI to Transform IT
Lenovo and ServiceNow's expanded AI partnership resolves up to 40% of IT issues before employees notice them.
Thomas Walker · 7 May 2026
News
Why EDI Pushback Is Becoming a Workforce Engagement Problem
New UK research suggests resistance to inclusive hiring is rising. Here is why that matters for workforce engagement.
Sophie Wilson · 7 May 2026
News
Workvivo Debuts Seer Platform to Turn Employee Feedback Into Leadership Action
With 62% of employees giving feedback but fewer than half seeing meaningful change, Workvivo says the listening era is over
Kristian McCann · 7 May 2026
News
From Burnout to Boreout: The Next Challenge Facing Business Leaders in 2026
ActivTrak’s latest data suggests the next challenge for leaders is not overwork, but lack of meaningful engagement
Kristian McCann · 6 May 2026
News
KPMG Introduces Employee AI Tracking to Move From Adoption to Productivity
KPMG has launched a dashboard to track how employees use AI tools, reflecting a broader shift from getting workers to try AI to making sure it is used more effectively across everyday workflows
Kristian McCann · 5 May 2026
News
NHS Losing Millions of Hours to Employee Experience Friction, Apogee Finds
Apogee research reveals that everyday employee experience friction across NHS trusts is draining more than 35 million staff hours a year
Kristian McCann · 1 May 2026
Explainer
Your Employee Engagement Strategy Is Optimising Sentiment While Performance Quietly Declines
Engagement dashboards can mask decline. Learn how to connect EX data to workforce performance analytics and business impact.
Sophie Wilson · 1 May 2026
Interview
Why Measuring Employee Engagement with Metrics is Failing Your People
Stephen Baer explains why employee engagement is broken, the cost of disengagement, and how leaders can rebuild trust and performance.
Kristian McCann · 1 May 2026
Explainer
Are You Waiting Too Long to Address Employee Burnout?
Burnout is predictable. Use digital wellbeing tools, live sentiment, and workload data to shift from reactive support to prevention.
Sophie Wilson · 29 Apr 2026
News
Global Intergenerational Week: The Companies Turning Age Diversity Into Advantage
How can enterprises make a multigenerational workforce work? Learn how EX leaders can improve engagement, mentoring, and collaboration.
Sophie Wilson · 27 Apr 2026
Feature
Signals That Your Employee Trust Is Shot—And What Leaders Can Do About It
Employee trust is at record lows, and spotting the subtle signs of its erosion is critical for leaders seeking to maintain engagement, productivity, and organizational resilience
Kristian McCann · 24 Apr 2026
Interview
Two Seconds
Human attention lasts two seconds. In an AI content world, interactive visual storytelling may be the only way to cut through. Here's why that matters for UC.
Rob Scott · 23 Apr 2026
News
Salesforce Expands Agent Fabric as AI Agents Multiply
Salesforce expands Agent Fabric with a central control plane for AI agent discovery, orchestration, governance, and LLM cost control.
Sophie Wilson · 22 Apr 2026
Explainer
Are Annual Engagement Surveys Already Obsolete?
Annual surveys lag behind real-time sentiment. Learn how engagement analytics and continuous listening improve employee outcomes.
Sophie Wilson · 22 Apr 2026
News
EU to Push Remote Working: How Does This Raise the Stakes for Employee Engagement Strategy?
The EU’s remote working push could reshape employee engagement strategy, workplace tech priorities, and hybrid work design across Europe.
Alex Cole · 21 Apr 2026
News
Workday and Achievers Partner to Better Integrate Employee Engagement Into HR Workflows
Workday and Achievers are integrating recognition and rewards directly into HR workflows to make employee engagement more integral
Kristian McCann · 21 Apr 2026
News
What Does It Take to Earn Most Loved Workplace Status? Plume Figured It Out in 12 Months
Plume earns Most Loved Workplace Certification after a year-long culture transformation focused on trust, belonging, and accountability.
Sophie Wilson · 17 Apr 2026
Feature
The Employee Experience ROI Paradox – When AI Makes Work Faster But Not Lighter
Tech leaders say AI will ease workloads, but many workers feel rising pressure and job insecurity – the growing AI workplace stress debate.
Christopher Carey · 16 Apr 2026
Explainer
Can You Prove Inclusion Technology Drives Business Performance?
Belonging in the workplace boosts retention, productivity, and ROI when leaders measure inclusion with clear business metrics.
Sophie Wilson · 15 Apr 2026
News
What Does Gina Vargiu-Breuer's Contract Renewal Mean for SAP's AI Strategy?
SAP has extended Chief People Officer Gina Vargiu-Breuer's contract until 2030 with AI transformation at the core of her mandate
Sophie Wilson · 14 Apr 2026
News
Microsoft Warns on AI Jobs Impact as SAP Backs Early-Talent Shift
SAP and Microsoft research shows what HR leaders need to know about hiring, governance, and early-career talent.
Sophie Wilson · 13 Apr 2026
News
Clear Expectations Boost Employee Engagement, McLean & Company Finds
New research from McLean & Company shows that organizations with clearly defined performance expectations see stronger employee engagement, lower turnover, and more effective evaluations
Kristian McCann · 10 Apr 2026
Explainer
Is Recognition Inflation Undermining Your Employee Engagement Strategy?
Recognition inflation weakens employee engagement. Learn how to fix recognition strategies and align them with real performance outcomes.
Sophie Wilson · 8 Apr 2026
News
Firstup Study Finds Employee Engagement Decoupling from Retention
New research shows that highly engaged employees are increasingly willing to leave, highlighting how poor communication is undermining loyalty
Kristian McCann · 1 Apr 2026
Explainer
Why Employee Engagement Platforms Fail to Change Culture
Employee engagement platforms promise culture change, but often fail. Learn why leadership, not technology, drives real engagement outcomes.
Sophie Wilson · 1 Apr 2026
News
Gallup: US Worker Engagement at Decade Low—and AI Gains Could Take the Hit
Gallup says US worker engagement is at a decade low, risking AI and automation gains as employees struggle and job market confidence falls. Published on UC Toda
Kristian McCann · 26 Mar 2026
News
PwC Tells Partners: Get “AI-First” or Get Left Behind
PwC warns partners to embrace AI or risk replacement as it shifts to automated consulting, subscription pricing, and AI-powered services.
Christopher Carey · 19 Mar 2026
Interview
How to Turn Employee Experience into a Business Advantage
Employee experience isn’t just about engagement anymore; Stahl explains how companies in 2026 can reinvent EX as a measurable advantage.
Kristian McCann · 18 Mar 2026
Explainer
What Is An Employee Engagement Rollout Strategy, And How Do You Scale One Without Breaking Culture?
Learn how to rollout an employee engagement strategy at scale, with steps for adoption, integrations, metrics, and global culture fit.
Sophie Wilson · 10 Mar 2026
Explainer
Research Reveals the Employee Engagement Trends HR Can’t Ignore in 2026
What improves retention in 2026? This roundup breaks down engagement, wellbeing, and recognition research into a practical HR action plan.
Sophie Wilson · 10 Mar 2026
Explainer
How Do Employee Recognition Platforms Work, And What Are You Missing If You Skip The Integrations?
Learn how employee recognition software works, from HRIS and payroll to Teams, Slack, analytics dashboards, and AI insights.
Sophie Wilson · 10 Mar 2026
Explainer
The Return on Recognition - What is the Business Case for Employee Engagement Investment in 2026?
Prove the ROI of employee engagement in 2026 using retention, absenteeism, wellbeing, and performance metrics that finance trusts.
Sophie Wilson · 10 Mar 2026
Explainer
What Employee Engagement Trends Will Define HR Strategy in 2026?
Employee Engagement Trends 2026: What HR Leaders Need to Know
Sophie Wilson · 10 Mar 2026
Interview
Managing AI Adoption Across Generations and Skill Levels
HR consultant Kath Fidler explains how different generations view AI in the workplace — and how leaders can overcome employee concerns.
Kristian McCann · 9 Mar 2026
Feature
AI Won't Replace Staff (Yet)—But Fear Is Stalling Implementation
monday.com’s Cat Paterson tells UC Today why closing the gap between AI ambition and employee confidence is key to turning workplace anxiety into adoption success.
Kristian McCann · 4 Mar 2026Brandsnamed in this beat
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