How to manage talent during the pandemic with S.H.A.P.E., a five-step tool that helps organizations identify, assess, align, and retain talent The COVID-19 pandemic has created an employment crisis unlike anything we’ve seen since The Great Depression. The unemployment rate stands at 13.3%, and 42 million Americans have filed jobless…

Step 1 of S.H.A.P.E. requires goal-setting, assessment, and effective communication S.H.A.P.E. is a five-step talent management tool designed to help companies rethink hiring and people development during the pandemic and beyond. To build healthy, equitable workplaces that can survive today and thrive tomorrow, companies must SEE, HAVE, ALIGN, PURSUE, AND…

Engaged workers help reduce turnover, save money, and preserve culture To date, we’ve used the S.H.A.P.E. people management tool to assess your talent, craft a realistic succession plan, and connect that plan to your company mission and values. However, for all of your hard work to pay off, it’s critical…

It takes more than a top-down strategy to transform a toxic work environment Great company culture pays endless dividends — it attracts top talent, it retains them, and it drives productivity and revenue. …

Employers need to prepare for the shift without neglecting Millennial and Gen X workers The American workforce is facing a set of extraordinary circumstances — the COVID-19 pandemic is raging on, meaning remote work will likely continue throughout the year; the recession is straining both employees’ and customers’ finances; and…

Step 2 of S.H.A.P.E. ensures that leaders enact a detailed strategy to take their teams to the next level So far in the S.H.A.P.E. journey, we’ve explored the importance of properly assessing your team, understanding their strengths and limitations, and identifying ways those team members can best serve the organization…

The culmination of S.H.A.P.E. is a winning culture of achievement with a deep bench When most of us think about a winning culture, we imagine industry-leading innovation, record-breaking profits, and glowing headlines. But none of those characteristics are possible without the right talent. Thus, a true winning culture is one…

Your organization needs cultural, technological, and generational strategies to adapt to workplace trends S.H.A.P.E. is a five-step talent management tool designed to help you retain and develop people as the business climate shifts and changes in unprecedented ways. So far in our S.H.A.P.E. journey, we’ve learned how to properly assess…

As virtual learning and quarantines continue, parents need fresh ideas to inject new energy into their family bonding time As a society, the pandemic has forced us to focus on macro issues — the number of infections, rising jobless claims, socioeconomic disparities, and so on. …