Talent Optimization
What is team cohesion?
Team cohesion can only occur when a team remains united while working to achieve a common goal. One common mistake, however, is that many think cohesion should be directly connected to the actual performance of the team. By the very definition, cohesion is less about getting a specific result, and more about the unity of…
What is a high-performance culture?
Organizational culture represents your business’s core values, rewarded behaviors, and, ultimately, performance drivers. Culture is a result of deliberate, intentional action, so you’ll need to make sure you take calculated measures to build your culture in a way that benefits your organization. But what does it mean to have a culture that promotes high performance?…
What causes team conflict?
Many are aware that conflict can cause issues in a team, but less people are aware why it happens at all. Simply put, conflict happens because we’re all different. Everyone has unique life experiences and core values. Disagreement can arise from a clash of needs, priorities, goals, or ideas related to these personal experiences and…
What performance is and how to measure it
Before you can celebrate high performers or panic if you have low ones, you’ll first have to understand what performance means to you and your organization. One pitfall many companies encounter is that they don’t have a proper performance scale. Not every employee in your company can be a top performer, and that’s okay. An…
Understanding and accounting for unconscious bias
The first step to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce is to remove unconscious bias: the inherent or learned stereotypes about people that form without realizing it. Leaving these biases unchecked can sabotage the recruiting and interviewing process in your organization. A company might create a plan for improving diversity and inclusion, but if it…