Why Most Talent Development Strategies Fail
Why Most Talent Development Strategies Fail (and what to do instead) April 7th, 2024 – By Rebecca Taylor, CCO and Co-founder of SkillCycle Your employees are already using ChatGPT for career advice. Your managers rely on fragmented systems like Lattice or Culture Amp that don’t connect performance to development. And your HR team? They’re stuck […]
The Rising Importance Of Soft Skills In An Automated Workplace
The Rising Importance of Soft Skills in an Automated Workplace Updated April 2, 2025– By Rebecca Taylor, CCO and Co-founder of SkillCycle Why Generic AI Falls Short for Career Development According to recent data from McKinsey, despite the significant investment in AI technologies across industries, many organizations are still developing their AI implementation strategies, with […]
How a Human-First Platform Supports the Employee Lifecycle
How a Human-First Platform Impacts the Employee Lifecycle March 3rd, 2025 – By Rebecca Taylor, CCO and Co-founder of SkillCycle Employees want to feel valued at work, and companies that meet this need are more likely to retain the talent they require to be successful. The key is understanding the employee lifecycle (how staff experience […]
The Top Talent Management Trends To Watch in 2025
The Top Talent Management Trends To Watch in 2025 December 20th, 2024 – By Rebecca Taylor, CCO and Co-founder of SkillCycle The pace of workforce development has accelerated in the past few years. From rapidly expanding markets to new visions for where and how your employees connect and conduct business, navigating change is a constant. […]
SkillCycle Co-founder and CEO Kristy McCann Flynn featured in From Day One
Thought leadership spotlight at FDO’s May Virtual Conference
SkillCycle Co-founder and CCO Rebecca Taylor featured in TroopHR
What is the Future of Work? Exploring the Topic with 11 HR Leaders
Back to Basics: Why Human Capital Development Comes First
Why Human Capital Development Should Be Every Company’s First Step If you aren’t putting your people and their development first in the current job market, you could run into difficulties. Human capital development will be on the radar of every company looking to keep its best talent and stay ahead of competitors. So, what is […]
SkillCycle Co-founder and CEO Kristy McCann Flynn featured in Forbes
SkillCycle Co-founder and CEO Kristy McCann Flynn featured in Forbes talking about all of the new and exciting changes coming to SkillCycle.
Reduce Workplace Stress: How to Introduce Learning & Development Easily
Reduce Workplace Stress: How to Introduce Learning & Development Easily It’s not an easy time to be an HR professional. Workplace stress is on the rise, budgets are tightening, and talent is getting harder to find. Addressing these challenges can feel like walking on a tightrope–and according to McKinsey, “the tightrope has never been this […]
How To Prepare For The Worst Part Of The Job
How To Prepare For The Worst Part Of The Job The best yet the worst compliment I ever received during my 20+ year career in HR was given by numerous people on how good of a job I did at laying them off. No, it’s not sarcasm nor a joke, but a lesson to be […]
