Persuader

Jackie is the SVP of talent optimization at PI. She was born in Switzerland but isn't a dual citizen.

Talent Optimization
6 min read

Executive perspective: The evolving hybrid workplace

A self-sustaining hybrid office is constantly adjusting. It requires maintenance, open-mindedness, and ideally, an employee-driven roadmap. We’ve learned a lot from our Field, Flow, and Studio employees.

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Embrace the challenge: Modeling DEI with a sense of personal responsibility

Some of Tiffany Carter’s most important work at PI extends well beyond the quarterly key initiative window.

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People Management
9 min read

How to set goals that your team can achieve

Are you setting team goals, but coming up short? Rather than setting unattainable goals that are bound to fail, learn how to set team goals that your team can achieve.

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Company Culture
5 min read

How we’re evolving Better Work, Better World with our new remote work policy

At PI, we pride ourselves on being high achievers no matter the circumstances. But 2020 has challenged even the most resilient, hard-driving organizations. We’re no exception.

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Company Culture
3 min read

5 key takeaways from the Rethinking Your Business Strategy with Talent Optimization webinar

If you didn’t get the chance to attend the May 19 webinar, Rethinking Your Business Strategy with Talent Optimization, read this blog post to get key takeaways from each speaker you can implement immediately at your own organization. Key takeaway #1: Organize your talent for adaptability. JD Conway, Head of Talent Acquisition at BambooHR: “We’ve…

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Employee Engagement
9 min read

Building and maintaining culture with remote teams

Don’t let anyone fool you—company culture can be tough to define with a remote workforce. It takes a concerted effort, and even if you have flexible, experienced people, you still straddle a fine line. Go too heavy on the perks and icebreakers and you might come off as contrived. But remote teams require you to…

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Company Culture
3 min read

The best way to encourage employee loyalty

Employee loyalty impacts business results in a big way. It’s no wonder so many execs are laser-focused on it! Here are 3 ways to encourage loyalty.

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Talent Optimization
2 min read

Talent strategy is everyone’s job—not just HR’s.

Human resources is generally considered to be responsible for people and talent strategy. But the truth is talent strategy is a shared responsibility.

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Employee Engagement
5 min read

4 tips for successful internal promotions

Promoting from within has many benefits: retaining institutional knowledge, engaging employees, and building cross-functional skills, to name a few. But internal promotions can also cause people problems when not done well. Consider the top performer placed in a managerial role without the appropriate leadership skills. Or the individual contributors left behind who are resentful they…

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Organization Design
9 min read

How to perform a talent review

Completing a talent review helps companies uncover talent gaps and identify high potential employees. Follow these steps to complete your own talent review.

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Organization Design
5 min read

Do you have the right leadership team in place?

Organizations of every size and industry need a process for evaluating senior leaders and their behavioral fit with the business strategy.

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Employee Engagement
5 min read

How do you establish culture when there hasn’t been any?

How do you build culture in your organization when you haven’t done anything like that before? Learn insights from an experienced VP of HR.

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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…

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