Business Strategy
Key skills to become a better HR leader
Discover the top HR skills every professional should know to be a stronger HR professional. Includes recommendations on how to develop those skills further.
Chris Caesar · 7 min read
People Management
Leadership
How to overcome these most common leadership challenges
Learn about the common leadership challenges professionals face internally and externally, as well as solutions to complex people problems.
Chris Caesar · 8 min read
People Management
Calling all quiet leaders: Use PI Perform to manage with confidence.
Ever feel pressured to “speak up” to succeed as a manager? Learn how PI Perform can help you lead projects or teams as your authentic self.
David Silbert · 5 min read
People Management
12 essential people management skills for effective managers
Good managers take the time to hone a set of skills – ranging from hard and soft, technical and social, and so forth – that allow them to respond quickly, empathetically, and intelligently to a variety of situations.
David Young · 10 min read
People Management
Where does the time go?
I invite you to review your calendar and rate your meetings. I created a handy worksheet to help you do just that. Choose an important set of recurring or upcoming meetings, and be honest in your evaluations.
Matt Poepsel, PhD · 2 min read
Business Strategy
PI Perform’s Manager Analytics Dashboard helps monitor and develop operational excellence
The Manager Analytics Dashboard in PI Perform gives team leaders a comprehensive pulse for how they’re adhering to management best practices, answering questions before they’re asked.
Shefali Lohia · 3 min read
Leadership
Smile! You’re On Camera [Perspectives recap]
Transparency has become a hot topic for employers and employees alike. For this month’s episode of the Perspectives webinar series powered by The Predictive Index, we decided to set our sights on the transparency topic.
Matt Poepsel, PhD · 5 min read
Company Culture
Slack holes: How Slack communication affects workplace productivity
If you work in tech, or your office has adopted a remote or hybrid way of working, there’s a good chance you’ve used Slack before and understand the benefits as well as the pitfalls, such as Slack holes and ‘always-on’ communication.
David Young · 12 min read
People Management
8 questions that need to be on every manager evaluation form
No one has a more immediate impact on employee engagement, productivity, and workplace satisfaction than direct managers of staff. Yet, most performance evaluation models are top-down—employees receive feedback from the people they report to, but managers rarely receive feedback from the people they manage. In fact, many companies don’t utilize manager evaluation forms at all. Good employees…
Jackie Dube · 5 min read
People Management
With PI Perform, “Better Work, Better World” is closer than ever.
We launched PI Perform in February, and we’re thrilled with the reception so far. Here’s how Perform is helping us achieve Better Work.
Mike Zani · 6 min read
Leadership
Stop managing, start leading [Perspectives recap]
Leadership is complex. Rather than complain about what’s not working, we wanted to turn our attention to how we can help leaders at every level get it right.
Matt Poepsel, PhD · 5 min read
Leadership
Recognition recipes for leaders
Recognition makes employees feel a heightened sense of belonging and value. It costs almost nothing, but it can be priceless in terms of the morale and motivation it can produce. And it isn’t reserved for manager-to-direct reporting relationships.
Matt Poepsel, PhD · 3 min read
Leadership
9 common management challenges and how to overcome them
With the rise of remote and hybrid workplaces, along with the growing share of employees demanding deeper connections, greater recognition, and a sense of shared purpose from their job than ever before, more organizations are realizing the value and importance of the simple one-on-one.
David Young · 9 min read
People Management
Mend employee conflict and build trust with PI’s Relationship Guide.
The PI Relationship Guide got a recent update. Learn how to compare two employees’ behavioral profiles side by side—now easier than ever.
David Silbert · 3 min read
Leadership
This or That: Appreciating our differences
Over time, I’ve learned to not only recognize key differences among my co-workers, but to appreciate them as a result. I love to celebrate others’ preferences!
Matt Poepsel, PhD · 2 min read