Change Management
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How to develop an effective change management plan
Creating and implementing a change management plan helps organize the transition to a proposed change, improves buy-in, and builds trust among team members.
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How to set effective team goals
Tips, strategies, and workplace examples of effective team goal-setting Setting effective team goals sounds simple enough. After all, we set goals for ourselves every day. Whether you’re writing down a to-do list or trying to accomplish something a little more long-term, setting a goal just means stating what you want to get done. So why…
Change Management
7 min read
How to develop an effective change management plan
Creating and implementing a change management plan helps organize the transition to a proposed change, improves buy-in, and builds trust among team members.
People Management
14 min read
35 manager survey questions for employees: A 2023 guide
Manager survey questions offer a valuable opportunity to solicit employee feedback, and effectively improve manager performance.
Business Strategy
6 min read
4 reasons HR fails to get approval for the tools they need
As an HR professional, your best defense is a good offense. If you can anticipate the reasons you might have a proposal denied, you can more readily dispel misconceptions.
Building a high-performing team
How do you build a high-performing team? Even the clearest business vision is lost without the right people in place. You certainly can’t build a high-performing team just by hiring a few people with glowing resumes. This holds true whether yours is an organization of five or 5,000, multinational or local. You can’t achieve your…
Leadership
19 min read
Expand the Circle: A Q&A with author and enlightened leader Matt Poepsel, PhD
In his new book, Expand the Circle, PI’s Matt Poepsel has a solution for ineffective and outdated leadership. Learn more in our Q&A.
Company Culture
11 min read
Living the green dream: A view from the PI Office Olympics pedestal
Nobody approached this “return to office” request with a sense of obligation. We were here to connect with colleagues, sure, but also to compete.
People Management
11 min read
The 5 communication styles and how to use them effectively
Understanding the different communication styles of our team members builds trust, improves interpersonal skills, and enables efficient and effective decision making.
People Management
11 min read
The signs of micromanaging: How to spot them, so you can stop them
Micromanagement fuels resentment and negativity—and who wants to work in an office like that? True leaders are constantly seeking to improve themselves, which means enhancing their self-awareness.
Leadership
8 min read
5 best practices for running an effective catch-up meeting
Meetings are essential to a team’s communication, collaboration, and effectiveness. But with so many different kinds of meetings out there, from one-on-one meetings to all hands meetings, how do you know which one is the most effective for your needs?
Company Culture
11 min read
Perception bias: How to recognize and avoid it (with workplace examples)
Perception bias influences how we perceive people based on their race, gender, age, and much more, and if left unchecked, it can lead us to make poor decisions based on stereotypes and assumptions.
People Management
8 min read
A new frontier: What HR teams should know about AI in the workplace
Companies are playing perpetual catch-up when it comes to understanding not only who’s using AI tools, but the ramifications of how they’re using them.
Psychological Safety
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5 psychological safety exercises to improve mental health and engagement
Learn how to incorporate psychological safety exercises into your team-building efforts to improve communication, collaboration, and cohesion.