Top 3 HR Skills to Strengthen in the New Year

We at SkillCycle always say it takes a village to upskill. The reason for this is because people learn best when they have the support and accountability of others to keep them on track – specifically from their direct manager.
HR Trends 2025: What Really Works in Building a Productive, Human-First Workplace

Let’s face it – the workplace isn’t what it used to be. Remember those mind-numbing training sessions where everyone stared at their phones? Or those annual reviews that felt about as personal as a DMV visit? Yeah, we’re finally saying goodbye to all that.
Talent Development: Getting Buy-In From the C-Suite

Securing the resources to implement talent development programs isn’t always easy. HR leaders often struggle to gain meaningful support. At the same time, building a culture that supports learning and closing skills gaps can be essential to driving company performance and employee retention.
How To Stay Focused at Work: Leading Through Turbulence

Employees often have mixed feelings when their managers and leaders start providing more feedback on the job. Why? Evaluating different types of feedback can be tricky, especially if you’re not accustomed to hearing so much of it.
Navigating the Noise: Filtering Different Types of Feedback

Employees often have mixed feelings when their managers and leaders start providing more feedback on the job. Why? Evaluating different types of feedback can be tricky, especially if you’re not accustomed to hearing so much of it.
Future-Proofing With AI-Driven Performance Management Tools

Performance management tools can help you track and measure what’s happening in your organization. They can help you leverage AI to bolster your efforts to increase employee and company performance.
Moving Beyond Compliance: Employee Engagement Ideas

Many organizations introduce performance management systems with the best intentions to set clear expectations and track employee progress. They develop employee engagement ideas to keep teams connected, but rarely connect them to performance goals
Aligning Company and Employee 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.
More Than Metrics: Build Continuous Performance Improvement

When it comes to ongoing priorities, performance improvement is naturally top of mind for most leadership teams. Companies need to grow, adapt, and meet objectives to succeed.
Improving Employee Performance Through Technology

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.