Leadership & Manager Development
Building strong leaders to boost team performance, retention, and long-term business growth.
The Importance of Developing Leadership
Great managers and leaders are the backbone of organizational performance. Investing in leadership development improves decision-making, reduces turnover costs, and drives innovation. Companies that develop strong leaders see higher profitability and outperform competitors in the marketplace.
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Key Data Trends
92%
HR executives say people managers are critical to organizational success.
25%
HR executives make the development of people managers a high priority.
54%
HR executives cite coaching and mentoring as key skills to develop.
25%
HR professionals say their orgs are highly effective at leadership development.
Latest News
Role ambiguity hurts productivity and engagement. Learn how tying role clarity to performance management helps employees align with business goals.
Experts explain how leadership perception gaps affect trust, engagement, and retention, and how organizations can help leaders close them.
Boost leadership success by bridging the gap between current programs and future business needs, preventing costly misalignment.
Learn how neuroinclusive leadership helps managers support different work styles, strengthen retention, and build more effective teams.
Week one plays a critical role in how new hires perceive your organization. This culture first onboarding guide shares practical ways to create a first-week experience that builds connection, confidence, and belonging, starting day one.
People Manager Qualification (PMQ)
Strengthen leadership skills, improve team performance, and accelerate your career with SHRM’s PMQ.
Member Resources
This is a 90-minute workshop for identifying or refreshing your company's core values by starting with the people who already live them, based on the exercise Founder and former CEO, Aaron Skonnard, used at Pluralsight.
Gain a comprehensive, evidence-based foundation to design, implement, and optimize agile leadership development strategies.
Review the most popular executive coaching models to strengthen your strategy for leadership and management development and organizational impact.
Know the key factors for placing new hires within pay ranges. Balance the business strategy with candidate expectations and applicable laws.