Company Culture

Effective team communication: What it is and how to achieve it

Effective team communication can be the difference between smooth productivity and total failure to achieve goals as a group. There are nuances to how your organization can benefit from better messaging.

Jennifer Moebius · 7 min read

Company Culture

How to support AAPI friends and family this Heritage Month—and always

As we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, several PI employees were gracious enough to share their own stories—and their hopes for the future.

David Silbert · 5 min read

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Employee Engagement

Where does burnout show up, and how can you begin to address it?

The 2021 State of Talent Optimization Report revealed that companies that put their people first over the past year stayed more resilient, even amid economic turmoil.

Andrew Barks · 5 min read

How to build leadership capacity
Company Culture

4 secrets to creating a successful workplace mentorship program

A good workplace mentorship program fosters skill development and empowers leaders at every level. And it’s made even easier with the right software support.

Ryan Carruthers · 8 min read

Dream Teams Interview - Dan Kenary, CEO of Harpoon
Business Strategy

Dream Teams interview: Dan Kenary, CEO of Harpoon

What makes a great company culture? In my latest interview, Dan Kenary, CEO of Harpoon Brewery, shared his biggest learnings.

Mike Zani · 9 min read

HR conferences 2021 - OPTIMA 2021
Company Culture

The best virtual HR conferences of 2021

Looking to elevate your talent strategy and company culture? Gain next-level insights by attending these HR conferences in 2021.

David Silbert · 7 min read

4 tips to integrate remote teams
Business Strategy

CEOs say this is their No. 1 challenge heading into 2021.

Remote work is complex—you don’t need nuanced behavioral data to understand that. But when you start to apply behavioral learnings, and think about how a virtual workplace might affect your people differently, you can begin to unpack the challenge.

Andrew Barks · 3 min read

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Employee Engagement

The secrets to great career pathing

What do you envision when you hear someone mention career pathing?

Depending on where you’ve been and where you hope to go, the answer may vary. At its core, organizational career pathing is about creating new opportunities.

Will Otto · 6 min read

Company Culture

How we’re evolving Better Work, Better World with our new remote work policy

At PI, we pride ourselves on being high achievers no matter the circumstances. But 2020 has challenged even the most resilient, hard-driving organizations. We’re no exception.

Jackie Dube · 5 min read

manager and employee meeting
Employee Engagement

How to manage with well-being in mind

You may have heard that we’re dealing with “unprecedented times.” And while that’s become a bit of a cliché, for those navigating full-time remote work for the first time, this truly is uncharted territory.

Dana Auten · 6 min read

Company Culture

How can you express gratitude virtually this Thanksgiving?

Like most everything about 2020, Thanksgiving is looking a little different this year. But we can still express gratitude and appreciation for each other while we’re apart. Here at PI, we’re embracing an old tradition that takes on new meaning in a remote work environment: We’re bringing back pen pals! And we wanted to share the…

Andrew Barks · 2 min read

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Company Culture

How to maintain team-building momentum and trust with remote teams

Much like the current economic recovery, remote work sentiment during COVID-19 has taken on something of a “W” shape.  Many organizations have navigated peaks and valleys since leaving their offices indefinitely in March. Some have returned in partial capacity; others have continued to work primarily from home, and many have redrawn their policies altogether. One…

Andrew Barks · 6 min read

PI Learning Center
Employee Engagement

Why upskilling is a team goal, too

Many of us are just casually familiar with the concept of “upskilling.” You’ve run across it on LinkedIn, or heard it mentioned in a webinar. It feels a little like a buzzword—a term with more style than substance. But here’s the thing: Upskilling is vital to highly functioning, cohesive teams. Developing new skills because you’re…

Andrew Barks · 5 min read

Company Culture

5 examples of manager goals to prioritize

When you establish specific goals at both the organizational and team levels, you instill accountability and purpose in your direct reports.

Brian Madge · 7 min read