Is it performance review season in your organization? Already often dreaded by managers and employees alike, the annual assessment of performance feels even more tense this year as layoffs continue to pummel workers across the country.

The key to making a feedback conversation effective, not scary? A manager who is aware of positional, social, and identity power and is prepared to navigate them.

Two-thirds of people are disengaged and unmotivated at and by their work - not a great recipe for retention. The good news? What employees want most: clarity on expectations, chances to grow and do work they are good at, and bosses who see and recognize them as a human, is so much easier to provide than you’d expect. Learn more about the most underutilized tool in your management toolkit in part two of our short series on effective 1:1s.

Intent is different than impact - and that’s where we start our conversations about applying a more inclusive lens to our workplaces during this Black History Month. An example? Deloitte found that 71% of organizations attempt to create inclusive teams where all members feel welcome and valued…but only 11% actually achieve that measure. Which do you think matters more? Because Agile Talent cares deeply about supporting organizations to become the most inclusive they can be, we’ve compiled a starter list of thoughtful ways to consider inclusion in your work.

Two-thirds of people are disengaged and unmotivated at and by their work - not a great recipe for retention. The good news? What employees want most: clarity on expectations, chances to grow and do work they are good at, and bosses who see and recognize them as a human, is so much easier to provide than you’d expect. Learn more about the most underutilized tool in your management toolkit in this first of our two part series on effective 1:1s.

Does your employee handbook need a dust-off to meet the moment? Here are the things you need to be considering with regards to your business’s governing book as we head into the changed landscape of the workplace “post”-pandemic.

Most of us understand the value that feedback from employees brings, at least on paper. The reality though, is that collecting honest feedback is easier said than done (and often not given much space or thought.) Ultimately, you must create a culture of trust and transparency where all voices are authentically valued. We’ve got tips on how to do that right here.