Podcast appearances and mentions of rob catalano

Rob Catalano, Chief Engagement Officer at WorkTango, shares insights on how leaders can enhance employee engagement through simple, regular micro-doses of recognition and feedback. He discusses his career transition from what he thought was his dream job (customer experience marketing) and how that translated into his actual dream job (engaging employee experiences). Why is it that so many employees at recognizable brands are miserable? He recognized the need for leaders to create environments where employees can be raving fans just as we seek our customers to be raving fans. Rob offers practical tips for how to recognize employee contributions and deliver constructive feedback in a way that unleashes talent and uplifts workplace culture for overall organizational success. The discussion also highlights generational differences in feedback expectations, particularly with Gen Z employees. Catalano advocates for a culture of curiosity over blame, encouraging leaders to engage in meaningful conversations that foster growth and development. Additional Resources Connect with Lee on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeallenscott/ Learn more about Unleashing Leaders: https://www.unleashingleaders.com/ Follow PeopleForward Network on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/peopleforward-network Learn more about PeopleForward Network: https://peopleforwardnetwork.com/ Listen to the original episode on Unlocked podcast: https://sites.libsyn.com/458334/unlocking-potential-by-becoming-unleashed-with-lee-scott Reach out to Rob personally or at Worktango to see how you can use technology to enhance and expand your employee's engagement and retention. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robcatalano/https://www.worktango.com/ Key Takeaways: Positive employee sentiment is crucial for organizational success. Recognition is best when it is SMT - Specific, Meaningful, and Timely. Feedback doesn't have to take a lot of time, but you must make some time for it. Feedback is better in smaller, more frequent micro-doses. Focus recognition more on employee's contributions and competencies and less on longevity.

Rob Catalano is tapping into the opportunity to help us sharpen our listening skills so that we can truly make an impact via feedback. He has navigated a dynamic career path focused on enhancing employee experiences across organizations. He is deeply invested in transforming workplace cultures through effective listening and structured feedback. In this episode, Rob discusses replacing blame with curiosity to foster psychological safety and enhance employee feedback mechanisms. He emphasizes the importance of frequent, structured listening and actionable responses to foster a culture of continuous improvement and genuine engagement with host Nikki Lewallen Gregory. Additional Resources:Connect with Nikki on LinkedIn Follow PeopleForward Network on LinkedIn Learn more about PeopleForward Network Connect with Rob on LinkedIn Learn more about WorkTango

Old friend of future foHRward and Chief Engagement Officer at WorkTango, Rob Catalano is one of the top thought leaders on employee engagement. In this episode with co-host Naomi Titleman, he shares his journey getting into the area of engagement and his passion of improving lives at work. Rob talks about how the best companies are increasingly measuring the whole employee experience and their employee's relationship with work through a set of diagnostic questions. Naomi and Rob reflect on the shift from HR owning and controlling the process of measurement and “protecting” leaders from receiving the feedback that they need to improve, to providing leaders with access to the information so they can action it.They also talk about the power of democratizing rewards and recognition to all people to drive culture change.You can learn more about Rob's work and follow him on LinkedIn here –You can also learn more about WorkTango here – www.worktango.comQuick reminderDon't forget to sign up for our weekly newsletter foHRsight at www.futurefoHRward.com/foHRsight.Follow us on LinkedIn:Mark - www.linkedin.com/in/markedgarhr/Naomi - www.linkedin.com/in/naomititlemancolla/future foHRward - www.linkedin.com/company/future-fohrward/And on Instagram - www.instagram.com/futurefohrward/foHRsight+ is a private digitally-powered community for forward thinking senior HR leaders committed to making work better. Sign up here to join us at our virtual Open House on March 7th and here to express interest in the next cohort!Support the show

In this episode of Transformations, host Lindsay Clayborne interviews Rob Catalano, Co-founder and Chief Engagement Officer at Work Tango. They discuss the changing role of HR, the importance of employee engagement, and the shift towards modern HR practices. They highlight the need for intentional communication, the impact of technology on leadership, and the value of aligning values with actions. The conversation also touches on the art of data in decision-making and the importance of embracing failure for growth and innovation. Don't miss this insightful discussion on creating meaningful and engaging workplaces.

Welcome to this very, very special edition of the HRchat Podcast. Today marks the 500th episode!Many years ago when we started the podcast, there was no way we thought we'd reach such a big milestone. Since then, we've published over 12,000 minutes of content, received hundreds of thousands of downloads, and featured some of the biggest brands in the world of work.The HRchat podcast has given Bill Banham and guest hosts including Tim Baker, Matt Burns, and Pauline James the opportunity to speak with, and learn from, some of the best and brightest minds in Human Resources, leadership, tech, talent, law, wellness, DEI, and more.Before we go any further, we'd like to acknowledge the 100s of guests who've been kind enough to offer their time and share their expertise on the podcast. Amazing experts featured on HRchat include: Dave Ulrich, Matthew Hamilton, Elizebeth Varghese, Mark S. Babbitt, Dave Millner, Brian Kropp, Ben Eubanks, Roger Thorpe, Event Preview, Monika Roots, Craig Fisher, Rob Bromage, Pauline James, Chris Bjorling, Kevin W Grossman, Jacob Morgan, Ray Wang, Jim Knight, Matt Charney, Janice Sutherland, Pete Lamson, Barry Flack, Rupert Morrison, Phillip Meade, Russell Robinson, Hassan Farooqi, Rick Cottrel, Mike Sipple, Bill Treasurer, Mervyn Dinnen, Perry Timms, Nicole Fernandes, Jesse Ryan, Erika Broadwater, Kevin Oakes, Josh Linkner, Al Adamson, Charles Handler, Brian Sommer, Ben Brooks, Mandy Price, John Boudreau, Shally Steckerl, Joey Price, Kelly Kauffman, Scott Lane, Kathy Caprino, Sean Fahey, Cecilia Crossley, Ben Kalevitch, Yves Boudreau, Ryan Porter, Lauren Florko, Paul Gray, Tia Graham, Natalie Egan, Stephen Shedletzky, Ilya Brotzky, Charlene Thomas, Leigh Mitchell, Bobby Umar, Lauren Waters, Rob Catalano, Bill Howatt, Johnny C. Taylor, Diana Spencer, Louise Triance, J.T O'Donnell, Janet Stovall, Debbie Muno, Sam Eaton, Gethin Nadin, Elvin Turner, Tim Sackett, Chris Bailey, and the awesome William Tincup! As it's the 500th episode, we decided it would be fitting to offer up the mic to someone we hold in very high regard because, among other things, he leads a company creating an impressive amount of high-quality and insightful content to educate and inspire the HR, Talent and leadership communities. This includes a super impressive podcast!Jason Averbook is the CEO and Co-founder of Leapgen, the HR technology consultant and digital transformation company shaping the NOW of work.Jason is a very well-respected thought leader and leading analyst in human resources, the future of work, and technology's impact on that future.At Leapgen, he helps organizations shape their future workplace by broadening the executive mindset to rethink how to design and deliver employee services that meet the expectations of the workforce and the needs of the business.Jason is also a host of the awesome NOW of Work podcast which Bill has appeared on as a guest of Jess Von Bank.Thanks to everyone who's tuned into the podcast over the years! Here's to another 500!

The HR tech space has been consolidating heavily over the past few years while money is pouring into this space like never before amid the pandemic and upheaval of the workforce. Funding in the sector totaled nearly $7.5 billion at the end of 2021 – more than the totals for 2019 and 2020 combined. Kazoo, the all-in-one employee experience platform, recently announced the acquisition of WorkTango, the Toronto-based employee experience survey and people analytics company.Bill is joined by WorkTango Chief Engagement Officer & Co-Founder, Rob Catalano. Questions Include: Why partner with Kazoo? Before we get into the functionalities, what was the brand fit? Short term: Kazoo and WorkTango will initially operate their platforms individually as they work to fully integrate both the teams and the solutions. You will join Kazoo's executive team as Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer. Tell me about the transition period and what it will; mean for your customers in the short term. Longer-term: Through this acquisition, Kazoo will expand its capabilities with WorkTango's comprehensive employee listening solution that gathers employee feedback via configurable templates, intelligently analyzes the data in automated dashboards, and recommends next steps for people leaders based on those insights. Additionally, Kazoo will leverage WorkTango's expertise in data, analytics, and AI across the platform to unlock a more complete understanding of an employee's day-to-day experience. Tell me about the new combined functionality you'll now offer to customers. Any advice for others thinking of starting an HR tech business? What are your predictions for the HR tech space over the next 12-24 months? As the HR tech space continues to grow, Kazoo's acquisition aims to create better technology experiences for both HR leaders and employees, and provide the only solution in the market with employee engagement, recognition and performance management capabilities in a single platform. Through this acquisition, Kazoo will expand its capabilities with WorkTango's comprehensive employee listening solution. For more details, you can find the full press release linked here.We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast, and Iceni Media 

Engaging employees during uncertainty feels tricky. But it might not be as hard as you think. It takes emotional intelligence, communication and the application of the basics of engagement like recognition and setting goals. But the thing is, you may have to be more intentional about it. I spoke with Rob Catalano of WorkTango. It's a platform to help you listen to employees better and create more engagement. So he has learned a thing or two about engagement. www.worktango.com

Do you want to implement new policies in your organization? Well, first you need to find out how your employees feel about them and how they will be affected. In this episode, we have Rob Catalano joining me on the show. He will be telling us the impact he is making in the HR technology world. Rob is the chief engagement officer at WorkTango. He is passionate about helping companies succeed by leveraging technology to make employees successful. With his experience in HR Technology as a founding employee at Achievers, Rob co-founded WorkTango software that helps give employees a voice and companies actionable insight. WorkTango works towards shifting employee feedback to active conversations and enables leaders to act.   Rob's Biggest Challenge The biggest challenge for Rob has been discussions and decisions around infusing capital in a world where the world of HR technology is blowing up. There's so much investment and acquisition because now people realize all the technology they have had for their customers, prospects and marketing folks. For the last five to six years, the company has been client funded. Rob's Inner Superpower Rob Prides in his ability to work hard through unknowns.  He has worked with startup companies for over 23 years. Some companies had less than five employees and no clear path, yet he still made it through. According to Rob, it's always a matter of moving forward and just being relentless regardless of the obstacles that are in your way.     Rob's Morning Routine Rob is huge on consistency when it comes to his morning routine.  His day begins between 5:30 am and 6:30. He starts with working out, yoga or meditation, then gets ready for the day. He then replies to emails, and makes sure he has time to support people and meet his employees. Timestamps: [01:04] Getting to know Rob Catalano [02:23] An example of how Rob helps small businesses [12:55] The biggest challenge that Rob has experiences [14:25] Rob's inner superpower [15: 35] Rob's morning ritual [16:51] Rob's plan for his company Quotes: "The next definition of growth is, we're actively hiring, bringing on people that are passionate about our passion statement." "We're up against companies that are over a billion dollars valuation, and no one's matching the support scores that we provide our Customers. If we continue making the customer our core focus, we will be successful." "Once you get funding, then you have to make decisions based on, making the dollars, it's not just about the customer experience"   Connect with Rob Catalano: LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/robcatalano Twitter: https://twitter.com/robcatalano?lang=en Website: https://worktango.com/

How is employee VOICE in the workplace different from SATISFACTION or ENGAGEMENT? Well, it's more frequent, measures more than engagement or satisfaction (although it might do that too), and it may be diagnostic. I spoke with Rob Catalano who started and runs WorkTango which is a tool to help their customers understand the perspective of their employees. Employee voice can be used to understand the sentiment of employees in general but also in response to particular initiatives or changes. For example, it could help measure the effectiveness of diversity, equity and inclusion programs. And, if shared with leaders, can help them respond quickly to the feedback of their own employees. worktango.com

Even before the pandemic it was a challenge to shop and learn about HR technology and services. COVID throws another wrinkle into things even with conferences and events opening up in the near future. At Workology, we reach 800,000 (yes 800,000!) HR and workplace leaders every month with our newsletter, podcast, and online resources at […] The post Episode 303: HR Tech Insights Featuring Markellos Diorinos, Prem Kumar and Rob Catalano appeared first on Workology.

Fostering a team culture based on motivation and positive feedback is the best way to increase engagement. Employee engagement is vital to improving overall company performance, just ask Rob Catalano!   Rob Catalano is the Chief Engagement Officer at WorkTango. Rob started off studying Marketing at... The post Building a Team Culture with Rob Catalano – September 8, 2020 appeared first on Startup Canada.

Rob Catalano is passionate about helping companies succeed – by leveraging technology to make employees successful.  Rob co-founded and is the Chief Engagement Officer at WorkTango, a software firm that helps give employees a voice and companies actionable insight. He was recently named a Top 100 Global Employee Engagement Influencer and is a popular speaker on the topic of engagement.  We thought he was the right person to ask for a high performance tip on building high employee engagement.  Enjoy this DamnSmartSnippet!

Join in for a conversation with Rob Catalano, Co-Founder and CEO (Chief Engagement Officer) at WorkTango. WorkTango is an HR software company based out of Toronto with a passion to improve work lives. Rob started out his career in the world of traditional marketing for consumer goods and quickly got interested in what drove human behaviour. He became one of the early employees at Achievers, the employee rewards program. This was not the master plan. Rob had left the marketing world to start his next venture but it was a fateful application to a bootstrapped startup he didn't know about that propelled a 10-year career into the world of HR and changing workplaces. After Achievers was acquired Rob had the choice of staying on as a C-suite executive with a very cushy compensation package but he left it to pursue his passion. He left Achievers with his co-founder to bootstrap WorkTango and it's been a 4-year journey of building a company with a passion, not a mission. We cover Rob's various inflection points in his journey, making tough but obvious decisions, and following a passion.

Rob Catalano, Chief Engagement Officer and Co-Founder for WorkTango talks with Chris about some of the major trends for 2019 in talent management, as well as the importance of listening to the Employee Voice.  Zakiya Mabery, Founder and President of B. Global Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Planning talks about organizations that are reluctant to disrupt their traditional leadership models, and what it takes for an organization to see transformation in their diversity and thought processes. 

Rob Catalano, Chief Engagement Officer and Co-Founder for WorkTango talks with Chris about some of the major trends for 2019 in talent management, as well as the importance of listening to the Employee Voice. Zakiya Mabery, Founder and President of B. Global Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Planning talks about organizations that are reluctant to disrupt their traditional leadership models, and what it takes for an organization to see transformation in their diversity and thought processes.This show is brought to you by Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).

Rob is passionate about helping companies succeed by leveraging technology to make employees successful. With his unique experience in HR Technology as a founding employee at Achievers, Rob co-founded WorkTango – a software that helps give employees a voice and companies actionable insight. He has recently been named as a 2018 Top Global Employee Engagement Influencer, has had the privilege of speaking in over 30 cities the past three years, and loves the opportunity to connect with passionate HR leaders across the globe. He is an avid hockey and volleyball player, traveler and, in his own terms, a point-alcoholic. He likes collecting points for anything and everything. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of the Social Selling and Tech show from the CPSA, we chat with Marketing and Tech speaker, influencer and community builder, Rob Catalano about ways sales and marketing teams can add smaller scale events to the lead generation strategy.

In this CPSA Recruitment and Talent podcast, host Kevin W. Grossman talks with Rob Catalano, speaker, social media influencer and leader in the performance management and rewards tech space, about “rewarding performance” and the steps recommended to recognize success in sales.

In this episode of the CPSA Social Media and Tech Podcast, Bill Banham talks with Marketing and HR Tech guru Rob Catalano. Rob shares his thoughts on identifying and connecting with social media influencers and how that can feed into social selling strategies.

In this episode of The HR Gazette's sister show, WorkingTech, Bill Banham talks with WorkTango and innovateworkTO Co-Founder Rob Catalano. Bill and Rob discuss how tech is changing the ways employees get feedback and the upcoming #iwTORONTO series of events.

Listen to this short clip with InnovateWork Toronto founders Rob Catalano and Bill Banham.Rob and Bill discuss the format and their hopes for growing a Toronto community of pros who are keen to drive collaboration and innovation in the world of work. The #iwTORONTO series of meet-ups starts with a bang as we invite HR, Talent, Tech and C-Level pros to join us for an evening of learning and networking. The theme for the May 16 event is: Innovative ways companies are recruiting and engaging talent. Each month, we'll come together to provide speakers and networking ops for HR and leaders in Toronto looking to shape how we engage and collaborate with colleagues in the future world of work.Join the group: https://www.meetup.com/innovateworkTO/

Productivity, Networking, Planning, Development and Evernote with Rob Catalano, Co-Founder of Worktango IncRead More The post Rob Catalano on Show #26: Productivity, Networking, Planning, Development and Evernote appeared first on POWER to Live More.

Host Bill Banham discusses with Rob Catalano, founder of WorkTango, how managers can build authentic and trusting relationships with employees and teams. Rob and his team believe that managers are strategic in influencing employees' behaviours and performance.By leveraging technology we can improve people's experience at work by shifting the traditional performance management model to on that allows a company to become more agile. This often requires change management and a culture shift.

Special Guest: Rob Catalano, VP at Achievers Employee recognition helps inspire brilliant performance and reinforces the behaviours that drive results, but it has to be done right. Join us as we discuss the biggest influences and top trends for employee recognition in 2015 and beyond.    With key statistics and proven best practices and case studies, Rob Catalano, Recognition & Engagement Professional (REP), Certified Recognition Professional (CRP), and Vice President at Achievers, will reveal the most effective way to leverage recognition to align employees with corporate values and business goals that impact bottom-line results.   Host: Jo Moffatt

#TChat Radio is all new on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at 7:30 pm ET (4:30 pm PT).   When you recognize your employees and show thanks to them, do you fake it? Maybe or probably not, but does it seem like you do, to them? That’s a conundrum, how organizations can project genuine gratitude and authentic recognition. We’re not saying you don’t mean it, but your employees need to know you mean it. They gotta feel it, too. This week we look at these dynamics, including technology’s proper role, and along the way, we take a stab at solving a couple related, chicken-and-egg riddles. This week’s #TChat Radio and Twitter #TChat will help to answer these questions and give us all hope for a better employee recognition outlook.   Join co-creators and hosts, Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman and this week's expert guests: Ted Coine, a recognized author, blogger and social media commenter on leadership, workplace culture, entrepreneurship, and the effect of social channels on business. He's also the co-founder of Switchandshift.com, a powerful blog about a better way to do business from the human side and the customer side. Rob Catalano, head of Marketing at Achievers, a social employee recognition software that helps engage employees and drive performance globally. This is one show you don't want to miss. We'll see you here!