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Workhuman-Gallup Reports
How Does Recognition Improve Safety?
Learn about the connection between employee recognition and safety – and how it impacts key business imperatives.
How Does Recognition Boost Productivity?
Gallup and Workhuman® research shows that employee recognition boosts engagement and strengthens connections between people and across companies. But it doesn’t stop there.
Recognition & Productivity: The Impact on the Bottom Line
In a recent study, Gallup and Workhuman® outline the measurable impact employee recognition can have on both workplace culture and business. Learn how engage and inspire employees, build connection and rapport across teams, drive productivity and adaptability, and ultimately fuel business performance.
Workhuman iQ Research
Upskill or Stand Still: AI Isn’t Going to Wait for You
AI is stealing headlines, but our latest research finds a deeper issue: A lack of upskilling. Our research explores where workplaces are now and where they need to improve in order to help their employees and their business grow.
Senior Leaders vs. Employees: Two Worlds, One Workplace
Explore the experiential differences of senior leaders and individual contributors. Differences that are shaping perception and policy in the workplace.
The Lost Art of the 1:1 Check-in
Check-ins between managers and employees are critical to the employee experience. But, as our research finds, they’re lacking in both quantity and quality. In The Lost Art of the 1:1 Check-in, we dig into the impact of check-ins.
Human Workplace Index Surveys
Holiday Survival Guide: Employees Balance Shopping, Stress, and Success
In this quarter's Human Workplace Index, employees from the US, UK, and Ireland reveal that "the most wonderful time of the year" actually makes them more stressed. With financial, personal, and professional pressures mounting, what can employers do to ease the burden?
New Workhuman research finds financial pressures weigh on UK workers this festive season, yet gifting co-workers remains a priority
• 63% of UK workers report increased stress from festive season expenses, yet 42% still plan to buy gifts for colleagues, highlighting the importance of workplace gratitude
EMEA Reports
Human Intelligence: Supercharge Your Business with the Next Generation of AI EMEA
How can you lean into emerging technologies like AI to upskill your workforce, building a connected, engaged, and resilient workforce? Introducing Human Intelligence from Workhuman.
Solve 7 Common Business Challenges With Recognition EMEA
Read on to learn how to tackle 7 business challenges, from low engagement to poor safety metrics, with this employee-centred solution.
Elevating Cultures of Feedback Through Recognition (EMEA)
Discover how combining high-quality feedback with recognition drives employee engagement. Learn key insights from Workhuman & Gallup on building balanced feedback cultures.
ROI of Employee Recognition
Unlock the Skills-Powered Organization: How Recognition Data Uncovers Skills Data and Unleashes Potential
This paper explores why a skills-based approach is vital for organizations, examines how recognition data is an untapped treasure trove for real-time skills insights, and outlines the key characteristics of high-impact recognition programs that unlock this valuable data.
Guaranteed Impact: Why Workhuman Is the Strategic Recognition Partner You Need
Learn more about how Workhuman’s AI-powered recognition solution can help your team thrive. See exactly what sets Workhuman apart, and how our unique offerings were designed by our team of experts to fit the evolving needs of today’s workforce.
Strategic Recognition 101: Your Guide to Proving ROI
Not all recognition is created equal. To see measurable results - from increased employee engagement to productivity to lower absenteeism and safety incidents - you need strategic recognition.
Employee Experience & Engagement
How Company Culture Influences AI
The integration of AI is not just a technical upgrade. It requires a shift in organizational mindset.
6 Tips to Increase Employee Engagement in Times of Change
Learn how you can engage your workforce by investing in the right AI, fostering physical and psychological safety, and creating a human-first culture in your organization.
Rewards and Recognition (R&R) Solutions PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025
Workhuman has been named a Leader and Star Provider in Everest Group's Rewards and Recognition (R&R) Solutions PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025.
Performance Management & Development
Unlock the Skills-Powered Organization: How Recognition Data Uncovers Skills Data and Unleashes Potential
This paper explores why a skills-based approach is vital for organizations, examines how recognition data is an untapped treasure trove for real-time skills insights, and outlines the key characteristics of high-impact recognition programs that unlock this valuable data.
Why Your Organization Needs Human Intelligence
Highly disengaged employees share something in common: They either haven’t learned a new skill in 2+ years, or they never have. With Human Intelligence™, you can find identify strengths and areas for growth to pinpoint a development plan that expands everyone's skillset.
How Does Recognition Boost Productivity?
Gallup and Workhuman® research shows that employee recognition boosts engagement and strengthens connections between people and across companies. But it doesn’t stop there.
Employee Wellbeing
Lifting the Employee and Patient Experience in Healthcare
With Workhuman as your trusted recognition partner, you can alleviate burnout and retain your healthcare employees. Here’s how.
Delivering a New Employee Experience in Biotech and Pharma
See how biotech and pharma organizations address industry-specific challenges, generate a rich employee experience and drive performance forward with Workhuman.
Choosing Workhuman As Your Trusted Partner
The Workhuman platform unites people and culture, drives business outcomes, and fuels ROI – and as your trusted recognition partner, we’ll do the same for you.
Company Culture
What is Human Data and Why Is It Important?
Unlock the power of human data to drive smarter HR decisions and build a thriving workplace with Human Intelligence.
How Company Culture Influences AI
The integration of AI is not just a technical upgrade. It requires a shift in organizational mindset.
4 AI-Powered Workhuman Innovations to Elevate Your Organization
To lead companies through times of change and uncertainty, Workhuman has debuted new AI-powered innovations that mine recognition data for transformative company insights. That's what we call Human Intelligence.