Leadership
4 min read
People-first leadership: Make the First Five Minutes count
In many organizations, the work dominates the agenda of most meetings. But as leaders, we must also make time for people-related matters.
People Management
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People Management
5 min read
“I don’t want to manage people.”
Many managers would rather not be people leaders. They don’t know how to manage effectively, and they feel as if their companies aren’t investing enough in developing them as managers. What can these aspiring leaders do?
People Management
13 min read
Harnessing the power of effective one-on-one meetings
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.
Talent Optimization
7 min read
Are you even listening? (Perspectives webinar recap)
Millions of workers are fed up, burned out, and switched off. They want to share their experiences in the hopes that we’ll take action. But are we actually hearing what they have to say?
Leadership
4 min read
This is what the most effective leader in your company looks like. (Spoiler alert: It’s probably not you.)
Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a relatively new leader, you can turn to well-established leadership essentials to identify important gaps, and guide your future development. Use this worksheet to further your own journey of self-improvement.
Talent Optimization
4 min read
End-of-year efforts: How does your company stack up?
The results are in. We posed a series of poll questions to the LinkedIn community, trying to take the pulse of end-of-year priorities and productivity, and the answers revealed a range of approaches.
Leadership
10 min read
The essential steps to developing a highly effective team
The most effective teams seem to anticipate what each person – and the business as a whole – needs. They support each other at every step, uncovering creative solutions to tough challenges, and they often make it look easy
Leadership
9 min read
Building a culture of team empowerment
The most successful teams are empowered. But creating a workplace where everyone is able to take charge can be tricky. How can you ensure productivity, pointing everyone in the same direction, and avoid absolute chaos?
Leadership
11 min read
Leadership tools every manager should be using
Great leaders aren’t born – they’re developed and molded. It takes a good deal of training, trial and error, and some well-earned experience (not to mention a willingness to continually learn).
Leadership
11 min read
How to become an effective manager: 11 proven strategies shared by our experts
Employees who report to effective managers are over 15 times more likely to be high performers. They’re also more than three times more likely to stay at their job.
Leadership
11 min read
New manager training tips and strategies to master the art of management
What does it take to be an effective manager? It’s a question many in the management field have been asking, with increasing urgency, over the past few years.
Leadership
9 min read
The 6 essential leadership practices for success
What is a good leader actually doing that makes them so effective? Although good leadership is certainly a talent, it can still be taught and developed.
Leadership
10 min read
Evolving the scrum: Creating cohesive engineering teams despite distance
The engineering field is resolute, assured of its abilities, even as modern scrum teams face challenges that force us to revisit some long-codified credos.
People Management
9 min read
Level up your leadership with these 10 management best practices.
Struggling to hit or maintain your team goals? Here are 10 management best practices to help you motivate and retain your people.
Leadership
19 min read
Become a better leader by developing these 18 essential traits.
Amid a shifting workplace landscape, one constant is the importance of effective leadership. With so many aspects of work now in flux, the difference a good leader can make may be greater than ever.