Company Culture
5 min read
Going to Mars: How mission, vision, and values can make or break your strategy
Your mission, vision, and values can make or break your business strategy. Here’s how to design mission, vision, and values that inspire.
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People Management
3 min read
How to identify engaged employees: Key habits and characteristics to look for
Employee engagement is a critical component of talent optimization. Are your employees showing these six signs of highly engaged employees?
People Management
3 min read
Cutting edge human resources: trends in talent optimization
Talent optimization is the future of work. Science, technology, analytics, and research will all help you leverage your people. Check out these resources.
People Management
6 min read
First time manager tips: how to survive the role
Congratulations! You’ve earned a manager title. Your role is about to get a whole lot different. Here’s a quick survival guide.
Uncategorized
7 min read
Preparing for disruption
Disruption is a gradual and insidious process—one that companies are increasingly learning to strategize around. Learn to embrace disruption in this blog.
Company Culture
9 min read
This is why Tesla needs talent optimization.
Tesla is suffering from a variety of business challenges from executive turnover to layoffs. What’s the answer to its problems? Talent optimization.
Employee Engagement
4 min read
What Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” taught me about values
Your mission, vision, and values are critical to successfully executing your business strategy. Are yours clear and inspiring action?
Company Culture
5 min read
Going to Mars: How mission, vision, and values can make or break your strategy
Your mission, vision, and values can make or break your business strategy. Here’s how to design mission, vision, and values that inspire.
Consultant Resources
8 min read
Is it legal for employers to give applicants pre-employment assessments?
Not sure about the use of pre-employment assessments in the hiring process? Get the ins and outs from one of our scientists.
Employee Engagement
6 min read
Ignore your culture and it’s likely to go away.
Companies are recognizing the critical role that culture plays in hiring and retaining top talent. But corporate culture can’t be left to chance.
Employee Engagement
5 min read
Reason #4 why employees quit: poor organizational fit
Disengagement can be caused by misalignment with jobs, managers, and teams. Here’s reason number four why employees quit.
Hiring
5 min read
Reason #3 why good employees quit: team fit
There are four forces of employee disengagement and poor team fit is number three on the list. (Previously we’ve covered poor job fit and poor manager fit, which are reasons one and two.) Top organizations are built on high-functioning teams. That’s because a team that’s fully aligned is greater than the sum of its parts; team…
Employee Engagement
6 min read
These people problems are destroying your business—and HR can’t solve them.
Business leaders, can we talk? I’ve got some good news and some bad news. First the bad news: The vast majority of your businesses–regardless of your company size or industry–won’t reach their full potential this year. Instead, a variety of people issues will create risk for your business and destroy value. This “people tax” will…
Company Culture
4 min read
3 signs you have poor organizational structure
Here are three signs you have poor organizational structure. If you see that your organizational design needs fixing, we can help.
Hiring
5 min read
3 ways Gen Z will change the workplace
Move over, millennials: Generation Z is growing up, and its oldest members are now entering the workplace. Individuals from Gen Z (ages 7-22 in 2019, according to Pew Research) have much in common with millennials—but there are some significant differences, too. The more you understand what makes Gen Z tick, the better positioned you’ll be…