by | Nov 4, 2026 | Assessments, Leadership, Library, Performance
Your best employees can help define what to look for in your next hire. Every organization has a few: the account manager clients ask for by name, the supervisor whose team rarely seems to turn over, the employee hired two years ago who now trains everyone else. This...
by | Oct 1, 2026 | Leadership, Library, Performance
Every manager on your payroll is teaching your culture, whether they mean to or not. How a supervisor handles a tense meeting, a missed deadline, or a frustrated employee sends a clear message about what behavior is acceptable. New data from SHRM suggests that message...
by | Aug 3, 2026 | Assessments, Leadership, Library, Performance
A top performer rarely stops being a top performer overnight. When someone who delivered for years starts to struggle, the instinct is to look at the person. More often, the thing that changed is the work around them. Consider a familiar pattern. Someone spends five...
by | May 4, 2026 | Assessments, Leadership, Library, Recruiting
The labor market in 2026 is not in crisis. It is in pause. Employers are not shedding headcount at alarming rates, but they’re not expanding aggressively either. The term making rounds in HR research is “low-hire, low-fire,” and it captures the mood well....
by | Feb 28, 2026 | Leadership, Performance
Retention gets all the attention, but performance development is the lever that actually moves it. Most companies try to solve retention with compensation tweaks, a new engagement survey, or “manager training” that’s basically a webinar. Those things can help at the...
by | Jan 1, 2026 | Leadership, Library
January is when most companies plan to fix their hiring. New budgets are approved, growth targets are set, and headcount plans appear aggressive. However, many organizations hesitate while waiting for market clarity or internal alignment. By the time they act, the...
