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From Overwhelmed to Overachievers: The Manager Training Overhaul You Can't Afford to Skip in 2024
Give managers the training and skills that actually matter. Learn the pros and cons of common types of training for managers, plus this year’s must-have manager skills.
5 Trends in 2024 for HR, People Ops, and L&D Leaders to Prepare For in the New Year
We’re predicting the top L&D trends to have on your radar this coming year. And sharing practical tips and tools for each to get your team ready for the new year.
Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Equipping Leaders for the Rise of AI
Explore how artificial intelligence is used in human resources, its benefits, and the challenges it presents. Industry experts offer tips and strategies for skilling up in AI.
Management Skills: How to Give Constructive Feedback in the Workplace
Take a deep dive into how to give effective feedback! We’re sharing examples of great feedback and steps that can immediately help you deliver any difficult message well.
Super-learning: The little-known skill that makes all the difference
Outworking gave way to outsmarting and now things are shifting again. Here’s a new skill that companies desperately need but most don’t even know about.
Stop making everyone a manager: How to avoid the poor-fit pitfall
A manager role isn’t the more “advanced” version of an independent contributor role.
Do your managers even have time to Manage?: Capacity planning for manager effectiveness
Has your company carved out sufficient time for your managers to actually do their jobs well?
Core manager skills: Skills that make the biggest difference in the shortest time
Experience is simply not enough.
Manager standards: The secret to accelerating manager excellence
Set a small number of behavioral ‘standards’ that all managers, including executives, commit to upholding.
Measuring manager effectiveness: How to evaluate and accelerate manager success
The need for effective managers has shifted from nice-to-have to really, absolutely, definitely must-have.
Manager job description: A surprising driver of organizational success
Companies must rely on their managers now more than ever. Improving role clarity yields a massive ROI.
What is a manager, anyway?: Great management starts with role clarity
Given how essential it is for managers to be effective in today’s world, offering managers greater role clarity is a small investment with a big payoff.
The manager moment: Why great managers are now urgent
Companies increasingly rely on managers to catalyze employee results and engagement.
When Good Managers Go Bad: Why and how to fix it
Leaders at nearly every company we’ve served believe that managers matter, but few believe that their managers are highly effective.
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