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Our research uncovers the hard truths about the current state of leadership, highlighting the top five characteristics of mediocre leaders and toxic leadership behaviors. We delve into survey results to reveal the impact of poor leadership and offer effective strategies for improving leadership skills. Learn how to address signs of ineffective leaders and implement best practices in leadership accountability to drive culture improvement for leaders.

Learn why offering career development will help you build a workforce that has the skills you need, and is loyal, engaged and productive.

In the quest to drive organizational success, strategic talent management is key. It's about more than just filling vacancies; it involves identifying, developing, and promoting the right talent to meet your company's strategic imperatives. To achieve this, firms need to move beyond gut instinct and adopt an evidence-based approach to hiring and promoting. Here are four key considerations to guide your talent strategy and ensure you have the right leaders in place to achieve your business goals.

To address the challenges of the skills gap, we've outlined three models that help companies rethink their approach to reskilling and upskilling, including how to treat this as a human capital investment in their accounting process.

While many organizations are chasing new technologies and applications, they may be losing focus on the core elements of a successful workforce, like employee engagement.

Our own research has revealed that all teams–not only those with a global orientation–are struggling.

The alignment between organizational talent needs and an individual’s career goals can be a potent force that not only prepares your organization to meet the challenge of business transformation, but also boosts engagement, retention and productivity.

First, diagnose the source of the team's underperformance. Otherwise, you’ll find yourself spending tons of money paying for generic team training that isn’t going to fix your specific team performance problem. A proper diagnosis is the foundation of effective team intervention and lasting improvement.

A lot of people talk about transformation, but few understand what it looks like and what it takes to be successful more than Alan Mulally, former CEO at Boeing and Ford Motor Company.

Brian McGarvey, HR Leader US & Canada for GE Healthcare, was facing one of the most ambitious projects his company had ever undertaken. Could he keep employees focused while the company changed around them?

In my work with leaders in Canada and the United States, I found that many organizations had no foundational philosophy for their leaders.

Without benefits like maternity leave and employment insurance, huge tracts of the labor market, particularly those engaged in the gig economy, could be left without crucial support during pivotal life events. This lack of a social safety net for gig workers can create significant vulnerabilities when individuals take time off to have a family, face illness preventing them from working, or transition between jobs. The rise of contingent work and platform work necessitates a renewed discussion around a new social contract for the workforce. This social contract must address the unique challenges faced by those in non-traditional employment and ensure access to essential social protections. As the nature of work continues to evolve, it's imperative to consider innovative solutions such as portable benefits for contingent workers to create a more equitable and secure future of social protection systems that adapt to the changing landscape of labor market changes.