Behavioral Assessments
Personality tests for team building
Learn about personality tests for team building, and how behavioral assessments can support your team-building goals.
· 11 min read
Teamwork
Leadership
The Amazing RACI
In project management circles, a RACI chart offers help. This acronym stands for Responsible, Accountable, Informed, and Consulted. These are the roles assigned to a given individual or group (in the case of C and I) for each required deliverable or activity.
Matt Poepsel, PhD · 2 min read
Organization Design
What is asynchronous communication and how to use it effectively
Businesses everywhere are learning more about how to work and communicate effectively not only across geographic locations, but also across days and even weeks.
· 15 min read
Leadership
The essential steps to developing a highly effective team
The most effective teams seem to anticipate what each person – and the business as a whole – needs. They support each other at every step, uncovering creative solutions to tough challenges, and they often make it look easy
· 10 min read
Employee Engagement
Building a culture of team empowerment
The most successful teams are empowered. But creating a workplace where everyone is able to take charge can be tricky. How can you ensure productivity, pointing everyone in the same direction, and avoid absolute chaos?
· 9 min read
Organization Design
The power of team synergy: unlocking success together
Despite its reputation as a corporate buzzword, team synergy remains not just relevant, but highly sought after as more teams look for ways to improve remote or hybrid work.
· 10 min read
Leadership
The power of team motivation
Motivation is an ongoing process featuring both big, dramatic moments, and a lot of smaller, more subtle ones. Understanding all these different ways motivation can work is essential for keeping your team productive, happy, and engaged.
· 10 min read
Business Strategy
Elevate your team: Proven strategies for improving team productivity
Increasing productivity doesn’t have to cost a lot. It can be as simple as shifting a mindset, or providing the proper motivation.
· 11 min read
Company Culture
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.
Andrew Barks · 11 min read
Leadership
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.
· 11 min read
Company Culture
Frameworks for making decisions as a team
To make effective decisions every time, the best teams use decision making frameworks. These models provide a structure to your team’s decision making based on the type of problem you’re trying to solve.
· 14 min read
Leadership
The surprising link between talent optimization and 2023’s Big Game
With 2023’s Super Bowl fast approaching, we explore the surprising thread that binds both contenders: talent optimization.
David Silbert · 4 min read
People Management
Why team design works (and how to ensure team success)
Learn how team design helps structure a team and its work in a way that maximizes efficiency and effectiveness to achieve shared objectives.
Ashley McCann · 6 min read
People Management
Improve team communication (and crush your goals) with these tips
Prioritizing workplace communication can improve everything from employee engagement to company culture. Learn how your team can benefit too.
Ashley McCann · 8 min read
People Management
Team building in action: How to lead teams where people thrive
Learn how effective team building can have a positive impact on everything from employee engagement to company culture and beyond.
Ashley McCann · 8 min read