Insights on building better workplaces

Increasing workplace productivity is always in the back of a manager's mind. Here are 7 ways to make your team more efficient and measure it.

For employers, finding talent is harder than ever. To stand out, companies need more than generous employment packages. They also need company cultures that give employees the growth and development opportunities they crave. In short, they want to join companies where they'll find mentorship. Here's why your talent acquisition strategy should include mentorship.

Remote workplaces are becoming more of the norm than the exception to the rule. While there are advantages to this style of working, there are distinct disadvantages around employee development. Remote mentoring programs are becoming a viable way to keep teams connected and growing. Here's how to start one in your organization.

High potential employee development programs are usually designed with two goals in mind: (1) prepare them for future leadership positions and (2) avoid their turnover. The best and brightest minds are always looking for opportunities to learn and grow. What better way to fulfill that need with mentoring programs? This is your guide on starting a high potential mentorship program.

Mentorship for new employees is essential. Up to a third of their salary can be spent attracting and recruiting them. Make sure that when they do join your team they're set up for success. In this article, we break down how to start a mentorship program for new hires.

Mentoring Circles are a great way to encourage knowledge sharing and community building with your mentorship program. We explore the ins and outs of Mentorship Circles in this article and how you can introduce one into your organization.

When you're starting a workplace mentoring program you may not consider running group mentoring instead of traditional 1-on-1 mentoring. Depending on the outcomes you're hoping to achieve with your program one might be better suited than the other. In this article we outline the differences between group and 1-on-1 mentorship and explain which to use depending on your goals.

When deciding between looking internally or externally to fill leadership positions People Leaders should be aware of hidden talent already on the payroll. Identifying high-potential employees isn't the challenge so much as preparing them to take on leadership roles. Group Mentorship programs are an effective way to pave a career path for them to become future leaders. This article argues why Group Mentoring is key to developing future leaders.

"What happens if you train your employees and they leave? What if you don't and they stay?" This adage sums up why all companies should be building robust employee training and development programs. Here are 5 examples of companies doing it right.

People development is about helping employees develop the capacities the organization needs to succeed. We break down 8 examples of ways you can close skill gaps and accelerate employee development.

Here are over a dozen studies on mentoring and what you need to take away from them.

Employee coaching guides team members on how to improve their performance through regular and systematic feedback, support, and development. Here's everything you need to know about introducing coaching programs and tips to get real results.

Increasing workplace productivity is always in the back of a manager's mind. Here are 7 ways to make your team more efficient and measure it.

It's well known that organizations that encourage knowledge sharing gain a competitive advantage over cultures that reinforce knowledge hoarding and secrecy. But continually promoting a knowledge-sharing culture can take time. Here are 6 ways to build a knowledge-sharing culture that leads to lasting benefits.

It's not surprising that our social ties at work play a huge role in our productivity, feelings of belonging, and overall happiness. In this article, we look at what social ties are, the science behind them, and how they play such an important role in building a thriving organization.

How would you describe your team culture? And how do you know if it'll lead to high performance or not? In this guide, we break down what team culture is, its importance, 12 examples, and what you need to do to build a high-performing team.

Most employees don't feel prepared even after a lengthy onboarding. What's missing? Likely, the human factor. Buddy systems are proving to be a cost-effective and meaningful way to ramp new hires up to speed quickly. Here's your quick start guide to introducing a buddy system in your workplace.

Onboarding buddies are essential for setting up new hires for success. Here's everything you need to know about buddy programs with examples.

Does your employee retention strategy need a refresh? Here are 10 examples of successful retention strategies to learn from.

Here are four onboarding strategies to set up your new hires for success.

A successful onboarding experience will set new hires up for success. But more often than not, new employees feel left on their own to figure out how to do their job well. Rather than help new employees learn through a “trial by fire,” here’s how to design an onboarding experience that excites employees about this new opportunity.

For employers, finding talent is harder than ever. To stand out, companies need more than generous employment packages. They also need company cultures that give employees the growth and development opportunities they crave. In short, they want to join companies where they'll find mentorship. Here's why your talent acquisition strategy should include mentorship.

Mentorship for new employees is essential. Up to a third of their salary can be spent attracting and recruiting them. Make sure that when they do join your team they're set up for success. In this article, we break down how to start a mentorship program for new hires.

Mentoring Circles are a great way to encourage knowledge sharing and community building with your mentorship program. We explore the ins and outs of Mentorship Circles in this article and how you can introduce one into your organization.

Here's the ultimate guide to starting a peer mentoring program. We outline when peer mentoring is better than senior-junior mentorship, 12 ideas for activities, and how you can quickly pair peers together.

Here are over a dozen studies on mentoring and what you need to take away from them.

Every organization should encourage peer coaching. Here are the benefits and how to start pairing employees in your workplace.

It's well known that organizations that encourage knowledge sharing gain a competitive advantage over cultures that reinforce knowledge hoarding and secrecy. But continually promoting a knowledge-sharing culture can take time. Here are 6 ways to build a knowledge-sharing culture that leads to lasting benefits.

Employee development is crucial to organizational success. Fewer and fewer organizations are looking to hire talent because competition is too fierce. Instead, they're looking inward. To create a winning employee development program here are the 5 essential components. Leverage each and you'll drive your teams' performance, morale, and impact to new heights.

If you're ready to start a speed mentoring event in your workplace here's everything you need to know.

Learning in the workplace is critical to long-term organizational success. If you want your teams to be competitive in the future here are 5 ways to encourage more learning in the workplace. By following these tactics, you'll slowly build a learning culture over time.

Do you have a plan for how to train employees? This article will walk you through the steps of building an employee training plan.

In this article, we explain what virtual mentoring is and what it can be used for in your workplace.

Women and mothers have disproportionately left the workforce over the pandemic. This has given rise to the popularity of return-to-work programs for mothers. Here are 5 examples of returnships, as they're being called, and how you can start your own.

Here are 5 KPIs to focus on when improving your team's productivity.

Flextime is becoming more popular as workplaces navigate the changes around returning to the office, staying remote, or adopting a hybrid approach. Here's everything you need to know about flextime and if it's right for your organization.

Remote training programs have to adapt if they want to deliver rich learning experiences. Here are 7 tips for training employees in a remote workforce.

Remote work has made employee training hard. There's no doubt about it. Here are 4 steps to conducting effective virtual training.

Remote training is the new normal, but our strategies need an upgrade. Here are 3 ways to make remote training more collaborative and effective.

Whether your company is transitioning to a virtual workplace due to COVID-19 or if there is a long history as a remote organization, workplace mentoring can offer support and comfort to employees in addition to professional growth. Putting the best practices into your virtual mentoring program can help you achieve more success and reap the benefits that come with a virtual mentoring program.

Promoting your workplace mentoring program can make or break its success. Focus on generating enthusiasm through all levels of the organization and the only problem you’ll have to worry about is how to handle the logistics of all your participants.

The success of a workplace mentoring program hinges on a good, solid mentor-mentee match. Together's mentoring software can help streamline the matching process.

A good mentor has the proper tools to build a successful mentoring relationship. Here are the tools and frameworks used by successful mentors.

Building a mentoring program can be daunting. Where do you start? With this mentoring toolkit of course! Here are 10 tips and templates to get you started building a successful mentoring program.

Every employee wants mentors when you ask them, but sometimes getting people to actually start forming meaningful mentoring relationships can be tough. Here are six ways to encourage employees to build mentoring relationships.

Looking for ways to be a great mentor? Look no further. Here's a checklist of activities and tasks so you don't miss anything!

Are you tasked with launching an enterprise mentoring program at your company? Don't be overwhelmed. Our quick start guide outlines how to get started in three easy steps and includes the tools and resources you need to succeed.

Getting your mentorship program off that ground and proving its success is a great first step. But taking it to the next level to include all employees can be daunting. Fear not; here's your guide to scaling your mentorship program.

Whether your mentoring relationship lasts a few months, a year, or longer, it is important to understand the different phases it will go through. These include purpose, engagement, growth, and completion.

Building a mentoring program can be daunting. Where do you start? With this mentoring toolkit of course! Here are 10 tips and templates to get you started building a successful mentoring program.

Every employee should have a mentor at work. Why? Here are 15 critical roles mentors play in an employee's development and the company's success.

Investing in a mentoring relationship can feel like another thing on your to-do list. But the benefits are too good to ignore.

Are you tasked with launching an enterprise mentoring program at your company? Don't be overwhelmed. Our quick start guide outlines how to get started in three easy steps and includes the tools and resources you need to succeed.

Getting your mentorship program off that ground and proving its success is a great first step. But taking it to the next level to include all employees can be daunting. Fear not; here's your guide to scaling your mentorship program.

Ice breakers, fun games, get-to-know-you activities, group exercises — this article breaks down over a dozen mentoring activities to try in your next meeting.

This article provides examples of questions mentorship program managers can ask mentors and mentees in surveys throughout the program. The questions are designed to determine how the program is going.

We spend a quarter of our lives (at least) working. We'd hope that the norm isn't to be burnout and stressed during all that time. Thankfully, using The Six Dimensions of Psychological Well-Being, created by psychologist Carol Ryff, leaders have a framework for supporting mental health in their workplaces. This article outlines the six dimensions and what it means for your workplace well-being.

Employee recognition is crucial. One of the top reasons employees quit is because they don't feel appreciated by their managers or leaders. To avoid costly turnover and build happy, high-performing teams here are 12 ways to recognize your employees in 2022.

Employees from diverse backgrounds stand to gain a lot from mentorship. And research shows that when workplaces offer formal mentoring programs, 3/4's of diverse or minority employees opt-in. Organizations should take note. Achieving diversity doesn't start and stop at equal numbers. To meaningfully support diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace, organizations should start formal mentoring programs. This guide will show you how.

Training for diversity and inclusion is becoming more and more common in the workplace. But having a DEI strategy isn't enough and sometimes it can do more harm than good. In this article, we break down how to do diversity and inclusion training right with several examples.

It's no surprise that great leaders and thriving organizations care about empathetic communication among their teams. But research shows that empathetic communication skills are in short supply. In this article, we outline six ways leaders and workplaces can practice empathetic communication in the workplace.

There's a mountain of research showing that diverse and inclusive organizations perform better. So how can we encourage more inclusive behaviors at work? In this article we break down 10 ways organizations can encourage inclusive behaviors among their employees.

The well-being of your remote teams should be a top priority for managers. As workplaces navigate whether to go hybrid, fully back in the office, or remain remote, it's an uncertain time for employees. This undoubtedly leads to stress. To mitigate the challenges of workplace well-being for remote teams here are four ideas managers can consider.

In this article, we examine how mentoring programs create high-performing and healthy company cultures, and the different types of mentoring programs organizations can adopt.