Organization Design
5 min read

Who’s coming back to the office?

Who’s coming back to the office? The answer to this question is crucial to making the most of a hybrid world. Here’s why.

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Leadership
7 min read

4 steps for leading in a hybrid, post-pandemic world

COVID-19 has permanently changed the way we work. Here are four ways to build on past learnings and lead in this new, post-pandemic world.

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employees laughing in office
Company Culture
7 min read

Why it’s more important than ever to reinforce your core values

Your core values are vital to keeping your business afloat during difficult times. Here are three ways to reinforce core values on your distributed team.

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woman at computer
Hiring
5 min read

What millennials want from work: flexibility, not salary

Younger generations are prioritizing work-life balance and employer benefits on an equal—or even higher—level to compensation. How is your company adjusting?

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4 habits of effective senior leadership teams
Leadership
14 min read

The complete guide to leading effective all-hands meetings

All-company meetings should cover relevant information while addressing core values and goals. But they also present opportunities for leadership teams to clarify goals, answer employee questions, and unify staff.

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A group of people collaborating to discover their business team type.
People Management
11 min read

The 5 communication styles and how to use them effectively

Understanding the different communication styles of our team members builds trust, improves interpersonal skills, and enables efficient and effective decision making.

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tips for managing in-office and remote employees for your hybrid team
People Management
10 min read

How to manage your hybrid team using PI Design

As the future of leadership is multimodal, a company’s success will hinge on its leaders’ ability to assemble and manage high-performing hybrid teams. There’s no shortage of tips for managing hybrid teams. You’ll find good thought leadership on the topic, too, like Harvard Business Review’s thoughtful article on creating the office of tomorrow. PI clients…

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Actions to increase team cohesion.

So, you now know that self-awareness and a unified goal will help us achieve team cohesion. What’s next? There are a few actions you can take—some deliberate and others in the form of a change in mindset. Whether you’re building a new team or just adding a new member, you should always start with the…

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employees doing a team building exercise
Company Culture
13 min read

Company culture: Why it matters and how to build it effectively

Explore everything to know about company and workplace culture, including real-world examples of highly engaged company cultures.

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Employees feel safe to present and challenge ideas.

What does it mean to have psychological safety in the workplace?

What does it mean to have psychological safety in the workplace? What does the term “safety in the workplace” mean to you?  At first, it might evoke images of Wet Floor placards, or Caution: Hot Coffee labels. Maybe you get stressed out thinking about OSHA regulations. Not inconsequential stuff, but these more traditional markers only…

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Hiring
13 min read

The magic of employee onboarding: How to empower your people to succeed

Learn how to create an employee onboarding program that increases efficiency, improves productivity, and empowers employees to succeed.

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Talent Optimization
6 min read

Executive perspective: The evolving hybrid workplace

A self-sustaining hybrid office is constantly adjusting. It requires maintenance, open-mindedness, and ideally, an employee-driven roadmap. We’ve learned a lot from our Field, Flow, and Studio employees.

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Creating standard communication guidelines

Now that we have some basic expectations set, it’s time to focus on how we actually communicate with each other. Not everyone communicates the same way. As a result, it’s important to set ground rules on the words and methods we use to communicate.  The norms we describe below should not be set by one…

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Hiring Market Trends

Now it’s time to flip the coin to the ones doing the hiring: Employers. Below, we stack up 5 key hiring market trends and bundle them into one macro-level insight. How do all these trends tie together? The war for talent is ablaze. Attracting and retaining the best talent is an order of magnitude more…

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