Leadership Skills Are Rising. Are Companies Paying Attention?
According to new data from the SkillCycle State of Skills Report 2025, the percentage of employees focusing on leadership development has jumped from 8.9% in 2022 to 15.5% in 2025. This quiet but powerful shift reflects deeper changes in how workers are preparing for the future, even as much of the conversation about work centers on AI, automation, and efficiency.
Aligning Employee Goals and Objectives with Company Goals for High Performance
Setting clear and achievable employee goals is foundational to driving productivity and motivation in any organization. However, leaders should also ensure employee performance goals are tied to broader company objectives for the greatest success.
Finding a Balance: Technical Skills vs Soft Skills in the Workplace
Embracing a focus on skills can enhance your company’s adaptability to market changes and innovation. Yet, many employers struggle to balance technical skills vs. soft skills as they develop their teams and recruit new hires.
Why Human Skills Are More Important Than Hard Skills at Work
As technological advances continue to influence our workplaces, the skills required to master those technologies are going to change rapidly. Companies will need to prioritize human skills such as communication, leadership, adaptability, collaboration, coaching, empathy, and emotional intelligence.
Understanding the True Cost of Employee Attrition and Employee Exit
Losing employees is tough on your company’s bottom line. Most CEOs would agree, but how many could put an exact number on what employee turnover costs them? Probably not many….
The New Rules of Talent Development
The New Rules of Talent Development: Building Skills, Connection, and Growth That Last April 19th, 2025 – By Rebecca Taylor, CCO and Co-founder of SkillCycle The world of work has changed faster in the past five years than it did in the previous fifty. Top talent is no longer interested in climbing rigid career ladders. […]
Skills Inventory: What It Is, Why It Matters and Examples
As companies grow and develop, there is an increasing need to build skills to navigate new business challenges. Creating a skills inventory should be the first step for organizations to gain clarity on their current positioning and needs.
How Technology Improves Employee Performance and Development
It’s pretty standard these days to include technology as a helpful tool in improving employee performance. However, if you’re relying on tech to help drive performance impact, there are a few things to keep in mind.
Preparing for the Future: The Value of Learning Agility
While a skilled workforce has always held value, how we work is shifting so quickly that the ability to learn new things stands apart as a way to prepare for the future. This adaptability, or learning agility, allows people to use what they have learned from past experiences to succeed in new situations.
6 Ways to Align Employee Goals with Company Goals: Examples Included
Are your employees genuinely aligned with your company’s goals or unknowingly pulling in different directions? When you connect employee performance goals to your organization’s strategic vision, you help bolster engagement and overall performance.
