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Hello there!

Think you’re getting enough rest?

Because 98% of HR professionals seem to be burned out.

And we just don’t mean the physical rest that you pack in during the weekend.

We’re talking about a mental break from work. A creative break from thinking up ideas and strategies. A sensory break to notice the sights, sounds, and scents around you. A social break spent with family or friends. A spiritual break to introspect about your life or give to a larger cause. And maybe even an emotional break journaling your feelings or being with your thoughts.

But you know all of this already!

You’re probably the one in your organization building and running employee wellbeing programs.

But are you doing enough for yourself too? We'll leave you to answer that question for yourself.

In the meantime, here’s our HR and workplace content mix-tape 📼 for the month.

To Read 👀: Employee productivity trackers - micromanagement or driving accountability?

Many believe that employee productivity tracking is a “necessity” to enhance efficiency, especially in the hybrid workplace. As per The New York Times, 80% of the top 10 largest private US employers are using technology to track worker productivity and, in a lot of cases, in real-time.

But are employees productive only when they spend time in front of their computers? Will reading an article on the web or off it count as being productive? Is this level of surveillance actually leading to a trust issue? And how seriously can this backfire?

Rachel Botsman, the author of ‘Why Trust Matters?’ paints the picture we all need to see and understand when it comes to the recent uptake of employee productivity tracking tools.

To Listen👂: Building communities where your employees can thrive

Imagine what happens when Jen Fisher, the Chief Well-being Officer at Deloitte, and Christine Porath, Professor and Author of ‘Mastering Civility’ and 'Mastering Community' come together?

A ✨ magical podcast with insights everyone in HR needs to listen to.

Here’s what you can expect to hear: Jen and Christine discuss what it means to be civil (not rude and disrespectful) in the workplace, why people tend to be uncivil even when they don’t want to, and what communities within workplaces should look like.

Our biggest ah-ha moment through the episode is at 7:56 minutes when Christine says, “50% of the people rated that they were afraid they would look less leader-like by being civil.”

Are you shocked too?

To Watch 📺: The secret of employee onboarding isn’t so secret anymore!

And not just the secret of employee onboarding, but also the secret to retaining employees lies in employee data!

How can you use employee data to transform your processes into delightful experiences? How do you put data to work? How do you harness it to personalize each journey? And how does that help retain your talent?

Kiran Menon answers all the above questions and more in this webinar - that you can watch from start to finish in just 12 minutes!

Whats New-2

Tydy’s personalized onboarding journeys

No, Tydy Journeys is not what’s new. That has always been at the heart of our onboarding platform from the very beginning.

What’s new is this blog that we put together for those who've been asking us how it works and how it's different from other employee journey builders. We've gone into some detail to demonstrate how you can hyper-personalize (by location, band, life stage, and so much more) and collaborate to turn data into experiences.

To Read 📃: Employee offboarding experience - should you care?

Employees will leave an organization. We don’t live in that era anymore when people stayed at an organization until retirement. But this departure does not have to be bitter. Because, you see, not everyone leaves with regret. Some may want to come back later. Some may want to refer their family or friends. And a great offboarding experience keeps the door open for all of these possibilities and more.

Not convinced?

Read the blog for data points, facts and some convincing arguments.

Word of the month-2

💬 LARP (Live-action, role play)

LARPing your job means trying to show evidence that you’re working.

This could mean calling for a lot of meetings, spending a lot of time on communication channels like Slack, responding to emails as soon as it hits the inbox…just to reassure yourself that people around you know that you’re working. This could be a personal expectation or a response to one's workplace culture.

Before we sign off, here’s every place you can find and catch up with us in the coming days.

🍀 A Live Product Demo on September 21, Wednesday at 8.30 am PT / 11.30 am ET / 4.30 pm GMT / 9 pm IST on the Tydy Channel

🍀 HackingHR's People Analytics Global Summit from October 3-5

🍀 An exciting Virtual Summit coming up in November - details to follow soon!

Did you enjoy reading this edition of Tydy Up? Let us know ➡️

Until next time.

Happy Onboarding!
Team Tydy

Hello there!

Think you’re getting enough rest?

Because 98% of HR professionals seem to be burned out.

And we just don’t mean the physical rest that you pack in during the weekend.

We’re talking about a mental break from work. A creative break from thinking up ideas and strategies. A sensory break to notice the sights, sounds, and scents around you. A social break spent with family or friends. A spiritual break to introspect about your life or give to a larger cause. And maybe even an emotional break journaling your feelings or being with your thoughts.

But you know all of this already!

You’re probably the one in your organization building and running employee wellbeing programs.

But are you doing enough for yourself too? We'll leave you to answer that question for yourself.

In the meantime, here’s our HR and workplace content mix-tape 📼 for the month.

To Read 👀: Employee productivity trackers - micromanagement or driving accountability?

Many believe that employee productivity tracking is a “necessity” to enhance efficiency, especially in the hybrid workplace. As per The New York Times, 80% of the top 10 largest private US employers are using technology to track worker productivity and, in a lot of cases, in real-time.

But are employees productive only when they spend time in front of their computers? Will reading an article on the web or off it count as being productive? Is this level of surveillance actually leading to a trust issue? And how seriously can this backfire?

Rachel Botsman, the author of ‘Why Trust Matters?’ paints the picture we all need to see and understand when it comes to the recent uptake of employee productivity tracking tools.

To Listen👂: Building communities where your employees can thrive

Imagine what happens when Jen Fisher, the Chief Well-being Officer at Deloitte, and Christine Porath, Professor and Author of ‘Mastering Civility’ and 'Mastering Community' come together?

A ✨ magical podcast with insights everyone in HR needs to listen to.

Here’s what you can expect to hear: Jen and Christine discuss what it means to be civil (not rude and disrespectful) in the workplace, why people tend to be uncivil even when they don’t want to, and what communities within workplaces should look like.

Our biggest ah-ha moment through the episode is at 7:56 minutes when Christine says, “50% of the people rated that they were afraid they would look less leader-like by being civil.”

Are you shocked too?

To Watch 📺: The secret of employee onboarding isn’t so secret anymore!

And not just the secret of employee onboarding, but also the secret to retaining employees lies in employee data!

How can you use employee data to transform your processes into delightful experiences? How do you put data to work? How do you harness it to personalize each journey? And how does that help retain your talent?

Kiran Menon answers all the above questions and more in this webinar - that you can watch from start to finish in just 12 minutes!

Whats New-2

Tydy’s personalized onboarding journeys

No, Tydy Journeys is not what’s new. That has always been at the heart of our onboarding platform from the very beginning.

What’s new is this blog that we put together for those who've been asking us how it works and how it's different from other employee journey builders. We've gone into some detail to demonstrate how you can hyper-personalize (by location, band, life stage, and so much more) and collaborate to turn data into experiences.

To Read 📃: Employee offboarding experience - should you care?

Employees will leave an organization. We don’t live in that era anymore when people stayed at an organization until retirement. But this departure does not have to be bitter. Because, you see, not everyone leaves with regret. Some may want to come back later. Some may want to refer their family or friends. And a great offboarding experience keeps the door open for all of these possibilities and more.

Not convinced?

Read the blog for data points, facts and some convincing arguments.

Word of the month-2

💬 LARP (Live-action, role play)

LARPing your job means trying to show evidence that you’re working.

This could mean calling for a lot of meetings, spending a lot of time on communication channels like Slack, responding to emails as soon as it hits the inbox…just to reassure yourself that people around you know that you’re working. This could be a personal expectation or a response to one's workplace culture.

Before we sign off, here’s every place you can find and catch up with us in the coming days.

🍀 A Live Product Demo on September 21, Wednesday at 8.30 am PT / 11.30 am ET / 4.30 pm GMT / 9 pm IST on the Tydy Channel

🍀 HackingHR's People Analytics Global Summit from October 3-5

🍀 An exciting Virtual Summit coming up in November - details to follow soon!

Did you enjoy reading this edition of Tydy Up? Let us know ➡️

Until next time.

Happy Onboarding!
Team Tydy

Soumya Samuel

Sr. Writer and Content Creator, Tydy
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