Team Management
Team management is the crux of building a high performing team, but it works best when you let science, data and psychology guide you.
We've built a collection of team management courses, tips, techniques, and coaching programs to help you inspire and guide your team to achieve crazy big goals.
Diversity and inclusion: Best practices to be a trailblazer
There's no denying that diversity and inclusion (D&I) have become buzzwords in today’s employment space, with companies everywhere waxing lyrical in their job descriptions about welcoming candidates of all backgrounds.
Emma Norris
Holding people accountable is the cornerstone of effective work. But how?
In some ways, accountability is the entire cornerstone of the work experience. Although some leaders contextualize it around scaring employees, that’s not the right definition of “accountability.” Much more than taking the blame when something goes wrong or confessing to your organizational sins, accountability is about following through on a commitment.
Ted Bauer
22 exit interview questions to get the most helpful feedback
It was the news you didn’t want to hear: One of your employees is leaving.
Kat Boogaard
The ultimate onboarding process — here's what 7 teams have in common
A good onboarding process isn't just 'nice to have' — it can boost new hire retention by 82%.Being a new hire can feel a lot like being the new kid in school. You’re thrown into a fresh group of peers, without knowing anyone, and you often find yourself in that dreaded mid-day moment of, “Oh gosh, who will I eat lunch with?!”
Amy Rigby
Beyond agile working: This is the future of high-performing teams, according to the CTO of Semantic
In Snowbird, Utah, in a small resort nestled in the mountains just east of Salt Lake City, a conference gathered together in 2000 made up of the senior software engineers and architects from a number of development companies, driven by a shared set of problems that they had found that were endemic to their operations. Their belief was, at the time, that software development processes had stagnated because building software was treated the same way as the construction of an aircraft carrier or a massive convention center.
Kurt Cagle
Team effectiveness: The 5 conditions (and how to measure it)
Is team effectiveness the white whale of modern work?In some ways, absolutely yes. There are entire sections of bookstores dedicated to team-building, communication, and collaboration -- and yet, from the stats above and anecdotal evidence within organizations, it feels like many haven’t quite achieved team effectiveness yet.
Ted Bauer
Managing difficult employees: 8 genius steps to deal with disruptive people
At some point in your career as a manager, you will have the unpleasant experience of managing difficult employees. And while it’s frustrating for anyone, thankfully, it’s not without recourse.
Amy Rigby
Is the Myers-Briggs Test Accurate? You'd be Surprised.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality types have been used by organizations for 70 years. So why are we still using it?
Bev Campling
Core culture: the engine that powers iconic companies
What does your company really believe?
Michael Metcalf
4 signs you're overdue for a culture transformation
Grumpy colleagues, projects getting derailed, lack of communication across teams and departments… we've all been there, right?
Catie McHugh
The complex, but important, picture around dignity at work
Dignity at work is emerging as a huge issue
Ted Bauer
How do you measure success?
How do you measure success? Let’s start by understanding it.
Michael Metcalf
5 essential things to remember when building your dream team
The key to building a thriving startup? Building a thriving team.
Jo Foster
8 Types of Decision Making Styles (and How They Shape Your Workplace)
Understanding decision making styles can help you make decisions and convince others easily.
Amy Rigby