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.
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HR teams are essential in supporting mental health at work. Find strategies to recognize struggles, promote resources, and navigate legal responsibilities with confidence.
Workplace drama drains resources and morale. Strengthen leadership skills to reduce conflict, boost productivity, and protect your organization’s bottom line.
Many employees experience finance-related stress, but don’t know where to turn. Managers can be the bridge to available financial wellness initiatives.
The Global Employee Monitor from SHRM reveals how turnover, retention, and engagement differ — and why diagnosing the right lever, plus equipping managers, drives results.
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
Use this development plan template to enhance manager effectiveness, promote talent retention, and support employee growth through actionable strategies.
Gain a comprehensive, evidence-based foundation to design, implement, and optimize agile leadership development strategies.
BUILD is the five-letter values acronym Derrick Hall and SVP of People & Culture Joe Walsh co-designed to keep all 2,000 Arizona Diamondbacks employees aligned across full-time, part-time, and global scouting functions. The system replaced an older pocket-card values program that nobody used.
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.