Employee Engagement

3 min read

The quiet epidemic of under-management

We hear a lot in the business world about over-management, specifically the well-documented and demoralizing tendency toward micromanagement. In fact, a 2014 accounttemps survey found that 68% of people who felt micromanaged found it demoralizing. But we hear relatively little about under-management. Yet this quality—this tendency to (often subtly) avoid one’s managerial responsibilities definitely plays…

Employee Engagement

9 min read

Using The Predictive Index to promote team transparency

Have you ever had the feeling one of your colleagues just didn’t like you? You might have thought, “That person just doesn’t understand me. If they truly took the time to get to know me, I think they would like me.”

Employee Engagement

5 min read

The four environmental pressures that lead to employee disengagement

You can successfully improve engagement when you address disengagement at the individual level. Companies spend too little time really understanding what makes their people unique and how this impacts their everyday work experience. In fact, many employees are faced with strong pressures to change who they are in order to meet the expectations of their job,…

Employee Engagement

5 min read

Rethinking employee engagement and the benefits of getting it right

People Management

4 min read

Breaking up workplace cliques

These tips will create interactivity in your organization without workplace cliques. Walking into the office, you feel a certain vibe in the air. Employees are hustling around the room as they are completing projects and nailing deadlines. As a business leader, you want to believe that you have nailed the workplace culture environment. Employee morale…

People Management

4 min read

Five new ways to evaluate your employees

These tips will make you rethink how you go about employee evaluations.

People Management

4 min read

How to build great teammates

Look to these eight tips for building the perfect teammates within your organization.

People Management

3 min read

How to spot high-potential employees

By Jillian Phipps

People Management

4 min read

Five ways to build a highly engaged company culture

People Management

4 min read

The Magnificent 7: Must-have management skills for new leaders, Part 1 – Communication

Manage with confidence with these tips for first-time supervisors

People Management

2 min read

The power of the PI Personal Development Chart and how it can transform your business

By Elsbeth McSorley

Employee Engagement

4 min read

Work hard, sleep harder: Learn how sleep helps employees be more productive

People aren’t getting enough sleep these days. The National Sleep Foundation says that the typical working adult aged 26-64 needs at least seven to nine hours of sleep per night, but most people get far less shut-eye, whether because of an early commute or staying up late to get personal tasks done before bed. While…

Man on phone holding coffee and walking through the streets

Hiring

3 min read

PI Behavioral Assessments on mobile devices

By Austin Fossey We use our cell phones for everything, but when it comes to assessments, are our mobile devices the right choice?

Hiring

6 min read

The 8 best questions to ask prospective employees

When narrowing down the best candidates for your organization, be sure they can answer these 8 questions first.

People Management

7 min read

10 tips to make staff meetings as effective as possible

Staff meetings may be a dreaded corporate norm, but effective team meetings have the potential to improve your company’s productivity if managed correctly.