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5 strategies to prevent employee turnover
Is your company struggling with a high employee turnover rate? Use these innovative strategies to reduce turnover and increase employee retention.

Employee expectations are shifting. Can you meet them?
Employee expectations have shifted in the past two years. Here’s how leaders can understand, meet, and ultimately exceed these expectations.

The Work on Trial series: Dr. Hume Johnson on being and belonging
Dr. Hume Johnson shares why she struggled with traditional work environments—and how her experience can make your organization stronger.

10 key skills for cross-functional team leadership
Cross-functional teams make your organization efficient and innovative. Learn the best skills to master cross-functional team leadership.

3 ways to adapt your return to office for the Delta variant
As organizations contend with the Delta variant and Great Resignation, here are three ways to plan a thoughtful return to the office.

Are you suffering, struggling, or thriving?
As people prioritize their well-being, they’re also re-examining their careers. Here’s how to create a culture of engagement and retention.

Understanding your Predictive Index score
A lot goes into the PI Behavioral and Cognitive Assessments. Learn what makes for a “good” set of Predictive Index scores.

Hire Salespeople That Are Ready to Sell
Hiring good people is tricky. Hiring good salespeople is even trickier. That’s because sales professionals spend the day being interviewed by prospects and customers. Sales reps are professionally trained interviewers. They know what to say and how to say it to capture your attention. After interviewing over 3,000 sales professionals for a variety of roles,…

Post-pandemic team effectiveness starts with self-aware leadership.
Wondering how best to navigate today’s hybrid work environment? Here are three ways to get in tune with yourself and those you lead.

How to develop leaders at every level, including individual contributors
Not all managers are leaders, and not all leaders are managers. In my 20 years of professional experience, I’ve: Though I enjoyed being a manager, I’ve chosen to spend the remainder of my career as an IC. But that doesn’t mean that I’m no longer a leader. In fact, it has strengthened my resolve to…

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…

7 tips to develop the best cross-functional teams
Cross-functional teams can be extremely rewarding, but are challenging to get right. Here’s how to ensure these teams run smoothly.

Beyond the briefcase: The power of inclusive career pathing
Hiring great talent is about more than a resume. As this talent optimization story shows, there’s so much more to a person than a briefcase.