Scheduling
Time & Attendance
Forecasting
Employee App
Payroll Integrations
Communications
HR Administration
By James Tehrani
Jul. 22, 2016
“I’m a catalyst, innovator and healthy disruptor,” writes Nate Thompson in the third sentence of his résumé.
The 39-year-old OppenheimerFunds executive helped change the culture at the investment banking company by implementing a performance management program that might better be called a disruption-eliminating disruption.
As Workforce has written time and time again, the annual performance review just won’t get the job done for retention and engagement, but the system Thompson helped put into place has done a much better job. According to Thompson’s application, employees now have four to 12 conversations per year with their managers, and both manager and employee get to add notes to an online system after each chitchat so there are no surprises.
In her letter of recommendation, Christine Menard, OppenheimerFunds’ human resources relationship manager, said: “Nate builds trust, operates with intention, appropriately disrupts, invests in partnership and adeptly influences and empowers positive change.”
Translation: No need to pardon the “disruption.”
James Tehrani is Workforce’s managing editor. Follow Tehrani on Twitter at @WorkforceJames and like his blog on Facebook at “Whatever Works” blog.
Come see what we’re building in the world of predictive employee scheduling, superior labor insights and next-gen employee apps. We’re on a mission to automate workforce management for hourly employees and bring productivity, optimization and engagement to the frontline.
Compliance
Minimum Wage by State in 2023 – All You Need to KnowSummary Twenty-three states and D.C. raised their minimum wage rates in 2023, effective January 1. Thr...
federal law, minimum wage, pay rates, state law, wage law compliance
HR Administration
Is your employee attendance policy and procedure fit for purpose?Summary: Lateness and absenteeism are early warning signs of a deteriorating attendance policy. — More ...
compliance, HR technology, human resources
HR Administration
Clawback provisions: A safety net against employee fraud lossesSummary Clawback provisions are usually included as clauses in employee contracts and are used to recou...
clawback provisions, human resources, policy