How Yesware Defined their Values at the Grassroots A few months ago, we spoke to Zoe Silverman, the Director of Talent at Yesware and a long-time customer of Disco. Yeswareâs mission is to serve as a co-pilot for professional relationship
Missions Matter - The Disco Podcast The Evolution From HR to People We chat with Ancestry's EVP and Chief People Officer, Evan Wittenberg about how HR is shifting from process to people and becoming a data-driven function through his experience at Ancestry, Box, HP, and Google.
Missions Matter - The Disco Podcast Building a Culture of Diversity & Inclusion We chat with SAP's Chief Diversity Officer Judith Michelle Williams about what she's learned while building out Dropbox, Google, and SAP's diversity and inclusion programs and the role technology will play in building better products through more inclusive and diverse teams.
Missions Matter - The Disco Podcast Preventing the Next Enron As a Chief HR Strategist, Cindy Kay Olson draws on her life changing experience as CHRO of Enron to help Fortune 500 companies...
An update to points Giver points & receiver points At Disco, we're huge fans of Reddit, Stack Overflow, Hacker News, Product Hunt, and many other points-based systems where upvoting leads to higher-quality content bubbling to the top.
Unlocking the Right Values at Simple Energy A few years ago, things did not look good for Simple Energy, a tech firm driven by the mission to help create a sustainable future in a variety of ways. The young company
There's no "I" in empowerment The way a company's values are phrased can be a revelation. Here are the values of Boston tech firm Yesware: We are brave, ambitious, and resilient. We empower ourselves and our customers. We
A company culture built on cultures at Wizeline Wizeline's culture can be considered one of building cultures. Wendy Johansson, Vice President of Wizeline Academy and User Experience Design (and one of Wizeline's co-founders), is helping to take some components of Silicon
MagmaLabs Gives Back Taking in. Isn't that what so many professional development programs involve? Taking in information. Taking in new viewpoints. Taking in new skills. All of that is important at international ecommerce and software consultancy
Four reasons why showing appreciation at work is a big deal From the moment we spoke our first words, there are two things we were constantly being reminded to say: âpleaseâ and âthank you.â These two words are the cornerstone of polite behavior for
Disco Success Stories Bon appetit: Chef's secret recipe to higher employee engagement Learn how Seattle based software company, Chef, built a company culture with all of the right ingredients.
ICYMI: Discoâs panel on scalable company culture All Turtlesâ San Francisco event space was buzzing last night as people filed in for an evening of conversations about building company culture. The program was an opportunity for attendees to learn from
Animoto's Humanology How video creation startup Animoto builds more meaningful relationships at work through a language that all of their employees understand and value
What is employee recognition, and why is it important? Take a moment, if you will, to reflect on your past work week. If youâre like most Americans, maybe you feel a bit... slighted? Thatâs because according to a Gallup poll,
Mo' money, mo' problems? The impact of rewards on employee engagement For decades behavioral scientists and organizational psychologists have searched for a solution to address the whopping 70% of employees who do not feel engaged at work. Culture and people executives have exhausted their
Should I join this startup? From culture fit to founder pedigree, here are the questions to ask when taking the leap into Startup Land.
Disco Success Stories Crafting company values that stick With over 30,000 companies using Disco to celebrate their values & culture, we dig into trends for the values that have reached 100% employee adoption.
Disco Success Stories Table XI builds a culture that sticks (literally) At software and web development firm Table XI (pronounced âex eyeâ), no one ever says, âmy office or yours?â No one has a strange fragrance wafting from their office. There are no offices.
Disco product updates Get in on the "Actions!" Giving a â to someone is the core functionality of Disco -- it's a quick and easy way to celebrate great work. Today, we're giving you a new way to dole out the recognition: Slack Actions!
The real secret behind the Golden State Warriorsâ dynasty, and what it means for building lasting company cultures. Hear from Disco cofounder Justin Vandehey on the importance of building a culture to create a dominant dynasty in either basketball or business. Anyone that has spent any amount of time with me
Disco Success Stories Waffles, Wrestlers, & Walls of Karma We highlight a couple of the trophies, icons, and rituals that teams share to bring their recognition initiatives to life!
Nationals Youth Baseball Hits a Home Run with Staffer Appreciation The Disco Team chat with Andrew Ferlo of the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy on how promoting a culture of recognition and celebration makes a difference for their staff and teen participants. Andrew
Disco Success Stories Putting Company Values First at Treehouse Hear from Noel Van Dyke, HR @ Treehouse on how they use Disco to champion their values. Scaling Culture The team at Treehouse was founded on a strong set of core values and the
Disco Success Stories Bluleadz Shoots for High Happiness Scores A fun game might be to go to the Tampa office of inbound marketing firm Bluleadz and try to find someone who doesnât know whatâs going on. What did your teammates
