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. 

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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?

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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.

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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. 

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Change Management
10 min read

Strategies for effective change management leadership

Few tasks test the skills and qualities of a leader as thoroughly as change. Leaders need to not only understand how their role can influence their organization’s change management plan, but also what they can do to successfully shepherd their teams and employees through it. 

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Change Management
10 min read

The importance of organizational change management

One of the secrets of today’s most agile organizations: Instead of spending time preparing for what they think might happen, they put their energy toward anticipating and managing change of any kind.

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Teamwork
10 min read

The power of team synergy: unlocking success together

Despite its reputation as a corporate buzzword, team synergy remains not just relevant, but highly sought after as more teams look for ways to improve remote or hybrid work.

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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).

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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.

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Great leaders must make an effort to continuously learn to control their ego.
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.

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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.

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Talent Optimization
5 min read

Talent optimization goes mainstream

We defined the talent optimization discipline in 2018. Since then, the concept has evolved to serve as a revolutionary link between business and people practices.

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Employee Engagement
8 min read

10 catalysts driving the employee energy crisis

We’ve got a real issue on our hands. Understanding the factors driving the human energy crisis is essential to helping our employees recharge.

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Talent Optimization
11 min read

Elevate your team: Proven strategies for improving team productivity

Increasing productivity doesn’t have to cost a lot. It can be as simple as shifting a mindset, or providing the proper motivation.

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Business Strategy
5 min read

Why I named Bank of America the inaugural Talent Magnet benchmark winner

In my work with executive and strategic HR teams, I try my best to reinforce a simple truth: Top talent always has a choice.

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