How Leadership Development Can Impact Your Bottom Line

Transform managers into leaders to drive KPIs. Budgets are tight. You want to equip employees with the skills they need to succeed, but conferences, workshops, and eLearning platforms can be costly— with no real way to …

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How Organizations Can Use People Development to Support DEI&B Initiatives

Putting People First Research shows that organizations leading the way in diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEI&B) make learning a top priority. They learn about the policies, processes, and programs that increase diversity and create equity. …

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The Most Underrated Ingredient in Soft Skills Learning

Imagine this: You feel inspired. You feel clear on what to do. Leadership makes perfect sense.  And then reality sets in. You may become tongue-tied when it’s time to give feedback.Or you might seem tired or …

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Retaining Top Talent Starts with Effective Leadership

Employees are taking time to reflect on things like work-life balance and job satisfaction. And workplace priorities are realigning to meet these evolving needs. As a result, millions of Americans are throwing in the towel in …

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3 Ways to Deliver Soft Skills Training That Boosts Performance

Companies spend more than $3 billion on leadership and soft skills training every year. Yet only 11% of business leaders think these initiatives are effective (Source: McKinsey).  So why does soft skills training have this dismal …

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3 Common Myths about Soft Skills in the Workplace – and Proof they are False

According to the latest Gartner research, leader and manager effectiveness is the most important HR focus for this year. This means that leadership development training must be a central aspect of L&D programs right now – …

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3 Steps to Human-Centered Performance Management During Tough Times

There are no pay raises this year, and there may be more lay-offs. Everyone has to return to the office.Someone on your team isn’t meeting expectations. There’s been complaints about someone on your team.  Delivering tough news in …

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Launching a Quality L&D Program with a Limited Budget

Among the many challenges HR leaders face today, tight budgets are a common and limiting problem.  How is it possible to create meaningful training and development programs when senior management doesn’t allocate the funding necessary to …

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How Human Leadership Leads to Business ROI: Part 2

One of the most important emerging trends in human resources today is the clear need for more Human Leaders. Recent surveys by Gartner have pointed to this trend and show us that the profound shifts we …

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How Human Leadership Leads to Business ROI: Part 1

There is no doubt that we are in radically changing times. The nature of the shifts in the corporate environment are unprecedented and profound. Recent surveys of HR leaders conducted by Gartner indicate some important statistics …

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3 Effective Tactics for Launching your Leadership Development Program

You’ve successfully convinced your senior executives that launching your leadership development program is a savvy play for your company’s long-term growth and short-term retention strategy. That’s a great first step. A 2022 study by MetLife showed …

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