Joseph Joseph selects OpenBlend tech to power positive manager employee conversations

OpenBlend has been chosen by houseware brand, Joseph Joseph to support employee experiences and drive retention. 

Joseph Joseph says it was impressed by OpenBlend’s ability to facilitate manager-employee conversations that go beyond objective setting and performance ratings to include broader discussions around wellbeing, motivation, and development. 

Headquartered in London, UK, Joseph Joseph employs 200 people around the world. The company’s product lines are available in major department stores and independent homeware retailers, as well as via the its e-commerce channel.

Head of People & Culture at Joseph Joseph, Susie Burt, said: “As a scaling global business we know that our people are our biggest asset. Our partnership with OpenBlend represents the next step on our journey to creating the very best people experiences and culture.”

Other key factors in the decision to select OpenBlend included a user-friendly technology experience, an ability to customise functionality in line with specific needs, and a clear alignment on goals and how to achieve them.

Burt adds: “By facilitating broad conversations that focus as much on wellbeing and motivation as they do performance.”

“OpenBlend will enable our managers to better understand the unique needs and wants of their individual employees. That understanding sits at the heart of our ability to support the enriching employee experiences that drive retention.

She concludes: “We’re incredibly excited about the benefits that OpenBlend can help us to deliver.”

Anna Rasmussen, Founder and CEO at OpenBlend, says: “The Joseph Joseph team is highly committed to enabling and developing its people – something that was abundantly clear at our first meeting, and which is further evidenced by their engagement with us.” 

“We’re delighted to be supporting another progressive company that is working to embed a culture in which employees are both enabled and encouraged to talk to their managers about the issues that matter most to them.”