Sarah handles all things communications at BetterWorks. She’s been setting goals since she was 5 and believes the key to happiness at work is optimism and the desire to achieve big things— and of course lots of coffee.
Maintaining high employee engagement rates, maximizing employee performance, and creating an amazing employee experience-- all three are vital to the success of a company. But how often do companies achieve…
Sarah Hilmer on Feb 6, 2018 5 min read
“You could argue companies are not really companies any more, they’re networks of people,” according to Josh Bersin, Principal and Founder at Bersin by Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and recognized HR thought…
Sarah Hilmer on Aug 4, 2016 3 min read
There's a stark contrast between organizations using rankings, ratings and annual reviews to provide feedback to employees, and organizations with OKR goal-setting and continuous feedback techniques in place. Simply put, traditional performance management techniques fall short.…
Sarah Hilmer on Aug 2, 2016 1 min read
Laszlo Bock, the SVP of People Operations at Google and advisor to BetterWorks, recently sat down with our CEO Kris Duggan to discuss—in great length—objectives and key results (OKRs). This…
Sarah Hilmer on May 25, 2016 3 min read
The BetterWomen of BetterWorks refuse to let Women’s History Month come to an end without giving an appropriate salute to the women who inspire us the most. We have admired…
Sarah Hilmer on Mar 29, 2016 6 min read
Two members of the BetterWorks implementation team from RMS, the world’s largest catastrophe risk modeling company, recently sat down with BetterWorkers for a lunch-and-learn session at our new Redwood City…
Sarah Hilmer on Mar 17, 2016 5 min read
