People Management

Employee development: Why it pays to invest in your people

Investing in the professional development of your team can result in a wide range of advantages. Here’s why employee development matters.

Ashley Vanasse · 6 min read

Is The Great Resignation over? Here’s what executives think.
Leadership

Is The Great Resignation over? Here’s what executives think.

Economic turbulence has caused many companies to slow their hiring. Is The Great Resignation over? Here’s what 200+ execs said.

David Silbert · 2 min read

Organization Design

5 ways PI Design can help you build winning teams

Building an all-star team can be daunting. Here are five ways PI Design helps you up the odds of success, so you can crush your goals.

David Silbert · 5 min read

Hiring

Onboarding meeting questions to welcome new team members

Starting a new job is tough, and it’s up to you as a manager to make your new team members feel welcome. The most effective way to get started is with an onboarding meeting. Learn about the benefits of an onboarding meeting.

Shefali Lohia · 9 min read

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Hiring

How team leadership skills enable performance—and retention

Leadership at all levels is a core tenet of talent optimization. As you navigate a wild labor market, the leadership skills you seek will evolve, too.

Andrew Barks · 5 min read

Employee Engagement

5 year-end staff meeting ideas your team will actually enjoy

How do you run an effective meeting? Think about what you hope to accomplish in the new year: How can you greet the next challenge with confidence, energy, and enthusiasm?

Marlo Oster · 7 min read

Company Culture

The Work on Trial series: Wayne Morris on purpose, freedom, and employee choice

Wayne Morris left a successful role in Silicon Valley in favor of more autonomy, more time with family, and a sense of purpose that felt increasingly elusive.

Andrew Barks · 7 min read

Company Culture

Where are our remotes?! The Hybrid Olympics Chronicles

The PI People Ops team just pulled off an unprecedented Hybrid Office Olympics. Let me elaborate by walking you through my week as a remote Office Olympian.

Andrew Barks · 14 min read

sales manager coaches sales account executive
Company Culture

Encourage learning and development by using an employee review template.

Do you need an employee review template? It’s a valuable resource to have on hand, serving as a starting point for reviews and performance appraisals, and guiding first-time managers less accustomed to these pivotal yet tricky conversations.

Andrew Barks · 9 min read

why change initiatives fail
Leadership

The pros and cons of transactional leadership

Transactional leadership is a managerial approach that rewards self-starters, competitiveness, and individual achievement while weeding out and disciplining underperforming employees. It’s a traditional leadership style that’s still extremely prevalent in many different industries.

Marlo Oster · 7 min read

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Leadership

The power of feedback: How to improve communication and performance

Looking to improve your feedback form as a manager? Consider these five techniques designed to help people actually learn and grow from evaluations.

Andrew Barks · 7 min read

23 questions to ask on your employee engagement survey
Behavioral Assessments

The best employee engagement software for 2021

Discover the top 15 employee engagement software platforms to measure employee sentiment, increase engagement, and reduce turnover.

Erin Balsa · 16 min read

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Change Management

How to handle your customer success team’s hybrid work challenges

As businesses have moved to remote and hybrid operations, one nagging problem persists: How do companies navigate the inevitable customer success team challenges?

Jan Kuzel · 12 min read