betterworks

At Betterworks, our mission is to help HR leaders make work better. We believe that the workforce has fundamentally changed, but companies are struggling to keep pace — and we're passionate about helping dedicated HR leaders change that. In 2013, we introduced the first version of our platform, a SaaS goal-setting solution for the modern enterprise. We knew our approach had the power to scale businesses and drive massive growth by helping individuals and teams align their work to their company's most important objectives. However, our years of working with some of the world's most complex organizations showed us just how broken traditional performance management was. This reinforced our belief that it wasn't the practice of setting goals alone that drove results; conversations were essential to goal achievement. We saw how the strongest manager and employee relationships led to not only the deepest engagement but the best outcomes. It was the culture of trust, visibility, and connection (or lack thereof) that made all the difference in how these businesses performed.

Informed by organizational psychology and experience partnering with companies like Colgate-Palmolive, Intuit, and Vertiv, we evolved our solution. Today, Betterworks encompasses the practices that not only drive outcomes and performance but also help people feel connected to their work, their company, their managers, and their colleagues — something we call performance enablement. We've integrated conversations and check-ins, feedback, recognition, and employee engagement surveys, all in the flow of work. This helps innovative leaders cultivate a strong, collaborative culture where employees feel respected, trusted, and empowered to do their best work. We believe that HR leaders have the power to not only impact the employee experience but also drive business results through that experience — because when work is better for people, companies thrive. Our values center on prioritizing people, honoring everyone as humans, and bringing our whole selves to work. We assume positive intent and meet people where they are while respecting boundaries. We are obsessed with building and delivering solutions that change the world of work, bringing contagious passion and enthusiasm even when faced with challenges. We are bold, innovative, and take risks to win, rejecting the status quo and refusing complacency.