Leapsome in the news
Below you’ll find the latest company announcements, Leapsome mentions in the news, podcast episodes featuring our co-founders, and useful media resources.
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Announcements
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Recent coverage
Dell’s Plan to Restrict Remote Worker Promotions May Backfire
Industry experts, including Leapsome's Jenny von Podewils, weigh in on Dell’s move to restrict remote worker promotions.
Faces of HR: Luck Dookchitra
Meet Luck Dookchitra, the first Global VP of People at Leapsome.
Top job challenge in 2024: How do you transition smoothly onto a new team?
Luck Dookchitra and other industry experts share advice on how to best start a new role.
Six ways HR can show appreciation for their workforce
Luck Dookchitra, VP People, speaks to HR Brew about what Leapsome has planned for Employee Appreciation Day.
Striking the Right Balance: Moving Beyond ‘Hardcore’ Work Culture to Empower and Engage Employees
In a world of ever-evolving workplaces, one term that’s resurfaced and made waves recently is the so-called ‘hardcore’ work culture. Leapsome's Jenny von Podewils shares her views.
Intimidating boss? To save your career, here are the best ways to communicate
Career experts, including Leapsome's Jenny von Podewils, reveal strategies for communicating productively with your manager.
Five Predictions for AI in HR in 2024
Leapsome's Kajetan von Armansperg shares his predictions for how AI can and should impact HR in 2024.
Is the death of the work phone call here?
When someone says, “Let’s hop on a call,” what do you think of video or phone? Leapsome’s Luck Dookchitra weighs in on the importance of intentional hybrid communication.
Getting Back in the Groove after a Long Weekend, Holidays
How to ease employees back into work after a break. Leapsome's Luck Dookchitra weighs in.
2024 employee benefits & workplace predictions: Reskilling & upskilling
Industry leaders share their thoughts, comments, and concerns about the reskilling and upskilling of today's workforce and how it will affect their 2024.
2024 employee benefits & workplace predictions: The future of AI
Industry leaders, including Leapsome's Jenny von Podewils, share their thoughts, comments, and concerns about AI and how it will affect 2024.
Meet The Latest Version Of Quiet Quitting: ‘Lazy Girl Jobs’
Leapsome’s Jenny von Podewils shares her views on the recently coined TikTok term, "Lazy Girl Jobs," and highlights the importance of flexibility and boundary-setting at work.
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How to help employees deal with the demands of the ‘holiday spirit’
The holidays add a lot of pressure for some employees. Leapsome's VP People, Luck Dookchitra, shares her tips on how to check in with employees during this time.
9 Ways Companies Can Help Employees De-Stress During The Holidays
The holiday season can be a stressful time for employees. Leapsome's VP People, Luck Dookchitra, shares how employers can identify stress and help prevent it.
5 can’t-miss strategies to break through in a crowded market
Leapsome VP Marketing, Gal Fontyn, shares how successful HR tech startups break through the noise.
Leapsome Appoints Luck Dookchitra as VP People
Leapsome announces the appointment of Luck Dookchitra as the company's first global VP People.
The definitive guide to giving actually helpful feedback
Everyone freaks out about getting feedback. Experts, including Leapsome's Jenny von Podewils, share how to give it productively.
Employees and HR agree: AI increases productivity
Three out of four employees use artificial intelligence tools at least once a week in their work.
Report finds large gap between HR and employees
HR estimates that over half their workforce is completely engaged when it is less than a third - new Leapsome research.
The mental health of U.S. employees is on the rise – but will it stay that way?
A new study by Leapsome, a people enablement platform, found that 88% of US employees rate their mental health as good or very good.
6 Ways Fortune 500 Companies Reduce Useless Meetings—And You Can Too
56% of employees say at least half of their meetings are useful. What do we do with the useless half?
Always-online Gen Z workers ‘anxious’ about unplugging, taking vacations: ‘Hard to disconnect’
Gen Z feels guilty about taking vacations. Jenny Podewils comments on the inability to disconnect when you carry your “virtual office” in your back pocket.
Technology Is Not The Answer When It Comes To People Matters
Technology isn’t the solution to engagement problems and a study by Leapsome shows employees might be less engaged than HR departments think.
As AI Usage Increases At Work, Searches For “AI Girlfriend” Up 2400%
Studies show AI is making us more productive but is forming personal relationships with an AI assistant crossing a line?
US Employee Well-Being On The Rise But Perception Gap Remains Between HR And Employees Leapsome
Read HRTech Series’ coverage of the Leapsome “Beyond the Cubicle” report.
How the 'September surge' will be different this year
Jenny Podewils, Co-CEO of Leapsome, shares why employers need to be clear on requirements, expectations, and development opportunities during the hiring process.
Beware the Silence: ‘Quiet Cutting’ Is Not the Best HR Strategy
Jenny Podewils, Co-CEO of Leapsome, shares tips for restructuring strategically, thoughtfully, and successfully.
In-Office Mandates Attacking Progress And Company Growth, But ‘Big Guns’ Not Backing Down
Rather than developing stringent return to office processes, organizations should motivate people to come to the office says Jenny Podewils co-CEO of Leapsome.
The secret to small business success: Develop people early
Read Jenny Podewils, Co-founder of Leapsome, comment on why people enablement is essential for long-term business success and the core HR pillars small businesses need to invest in early on.
Leapsome – A Comprehensive Guide
A complete guide on Leapsome’s transformative approach to employee development, performance management, and feedback processes within organizations
The ultimate performance review process: 6 steps for success
Leapsome automates performance review workflows and reduces manual overhead, leading to more employees completing their reviews on time.
Unlocking AI – The HR Professional’s Guide to Success in 2023 and Beyond
Kajetan Armansperg, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Leapsome, says AI’s role in HR is an improver, accelerator, and optimizer of content created by humans.
New Leapsome Program Offers People Enablement Tools to Startups
Leapsome launched a new program meant to provide early-stage companies with people enablement tools that are less expensive than other options.
Unveiling the Power of Employee Engagement: A Guide for HR Leaders
Start by fostering an environment that promotes growth, values contributions, and encourages open communication, Leapsome Co-Founder Jenny Podewils says.
Bosses Push Back on WFH Die-Hards: ‘They Will Need to Show Up’
What is the purpose of an office? Leapsome Co-Founder Jenny Podewils weighs in, along with other experts, on the RTO discussion.
Why is worker productivity trending downward?
The pandemic has led to learning and innovation backlogs, says Jenny Podewils, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Leapsome.
New ‘Right To Disconnect’ Bill Continues Push For Career-Life Balance
Leapsome's Luck Dookchitra weighs in on the 'Right to Disconnect' Bill
Connecting generations through reciprocal feedback
A Q&A with Leapsome's Jenny von Podewils
Recent Podcasts
Ollie Webb : Building an Agile Startup Sales Team for Maximum Success
Ollie Webb, VP Global Sales, chats to Henry Kayser, host of Modern Sales Wisdom, about scaling Leapsome's sales organization.
Shaping the Future of Workforce Engagement
Jenny sits down with Jim Barnish, host of The Dirt, to discuss Leapsome's growth journey to date.
Enabling a new generation of leaders and workers
Jenny von Podewils, co-founder and co-CEO, joins Ollie Henderson to discuss the evolving workplace and how younger generations prioritize purpose and meaningful conversations.
Managers will make or break your company
Leapsome's Luck Dookchitra, VP People, and Jenny von Podewils, Co-founder & Co-CEO, joined The Modern People Leader to discuss the evolution of the manager role.
[Raised $60 million] Ep.50 — The First 100 with Jenny von Podewils, the Founder of Leapsome
Serial entrepreneur Hadi Radwan sat down with Jenny to uncover how Leapsome acquired the first 100 paying customers.
S6E7 — Jenny von Podewils & Kajetan von Armansperg, Co-founders @ Leapsome
Jenny and Kajetan join James Pringle and Hector Mason in this episode of Riding Unicorns.
Bootstrapping success story: Kajetan von Armansperg on the founding story of Leapsome
Kajetan sat down with Calin Fabri in this episode of Venture Europe.
Ollie Webb : Building an Agile Startup Sales Team for Maximum Success
Ollie Webb, VP Global Sales, chats to Henry Kayser, host of Modern Sales Wisdom, about scaling Leapsome's sales organization.
Shaping the Future of Workforce Engagement
Jenny sits down with Jim Barnish, host of The Dirt, to discuss Leapsome's growth journey to date.
Enabling a new generation of leaders and workers
Jenny von Podewils, co-founder and co-CEO, joins Ollie Henderson to discuss the evolving workplace and how younger generations prioritize purpose and meaningful conversations.
Media Resources
Boilerplate
About Leapsome
Leapsome is an all-in-one, intelligent HR platform that drives manager effectiveness and employee performance. It is trusted by CEOs, managers, and HR teams at more than 1500 forward-thinking companies, such as Spotify and monday.com, to align, engage, and retain their teams.
The platform offers an integrated suite of tools for Goal Setting & OKRs, Performance Reviews and 360s, Competency Frameworks, Learning & Onboarding, Engagement Surveys, Feedback & Praise, Compensation & Promotions, and Meeting Management. Leapsome was founded in 2016 by Kajetan Armansperg and Jenny Podewils. Visit leapsome.com to learn more.
Report
The people-first path to business success: Leapsome’s 2024 Workforce Trends Report
Leapsome’s 2024 Workforce Trends Report is based on a global survey of 2,500 professionals. It aims to deliver actionable insights on the impact of economic pressures, AI adoption, tooling challenges, and more — for people-first leadership that fuels business success.
Beyond the Cubicle: Leapsome’s 2023 Workforce Trends Report
Leapsome’s 2023 Workforce Trends Report is based on a global survey of 2,500 professionals. It aims to identify modern HR challenges and evolving employee needs to equip readers with the people strategies needed to effectively manage organizational change.
The State of People Enablement Report
Leapsome’s 2023 State of People Enablement Report is based on a global survey of 750 professionals. It delivers insights into HR leaders’ and employees’ readiness to face the challenging macroeconomic climate and how this is impacted by people enablement.
Founder Bios
Jenny von Podewils
Jenny von Podewils is the co-founder and co-CEO of Leapsome, a people enablement platform backed by Insight Partners, Creandum, and Visionaries Club. Leapsome helps more than 1500 companies (including Spotify, Unity, and monday.com) build high-performing teams by driving employee development, productivity, and engagement.
Jenny is an alumna of the Universities of St. Gallen and Oxford, and a fellow of Singularity University. Prior to Leapsome, Jenny led teams in business development, corporate development, and digital transformation roles in media and tech companies. In recognition of her work, Jenny was awarded Female Founder of the Year 2023 in the prestigious German Startup Awards and has been listed as one of the top 50 female entrepreneurs in Germany by Handelsblatt.
Kajetan von Armansperg
Kajetan von Armansperg is the co-founder and co-CEO of Leapsome, a people enablement platform backed by Insight Partners, Creandum, and Visionaries Club. Leapsome supports more than 1500 companies (including Spotify, Unity, and monday.com) in building high-performing teams by driving employee development, productivity, and engagement.
Prior to Leapsome, he led the Product team at Funding Circle, a global marketplace that facilitates access to capital for small businesses. He is an alumnus of HEC Paris & the University of Mannheim and a fellow of the German National Academic Foundation
