Performance Matters Blog

  • March 1, 2023

Many individuals and organizations claim to be allies, but not all are genuinely committed to supporting marginalized groups. Performative allyship,...

  • January 6, 2023

Leading an organization through a merger or acquisition can feel like spinning plates before a live studio audience. Trying to...

  • December 16, 2022

Over time, diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts have become pillars of many companies’ mission statements and communications. Everyone wants...

  • October 14, 2022

GP research consistently shows the impact of employee engagement on productivity, turnover, and employee well-being. Because of this, organizations worldwide...

  • September 30, 2022

Due to COVID and its aftereffects, your team may look a lot different than it used to. Organizations have upsized...

  • September 9, 2022

In our work with clients, we often use a conceptual phrase to frame the skills necessary for good leadership: competence...

  • July 22, 2022

As GP’s vice president of leadership development, I have unsurprisingly been taking part in a lot of conversations about employee...

  • March 11, 2022

What Is Extended Reality? Extended reality (XR) is a catch-all term for virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed...

  • February 3, 2022

You can find transformation everywhere. From how we travel via apps, to how we cook using YouTube, and even down...

  • January 21, 2022

Failure can become our most powerful path to learning if we’re willing to choose courage over comfort. —Brené Brown Organizations...

  • January 7, 2022

Resolutions for Personal and Professional Achievement Full disclosure: A version of this blog appeared nearly a decade ago. Its principles...

  • December 30, 2021

Leadership & Learning Strategies for Workforce Transformation 2021 has taught us the importance of being flexible. Our traditional assumptions about...

  • October 27, 2021

I have a confession to make: I once had a mentor that I didn’t like all the time. She could...

  • March 30, 2021

Women’s history month comes to a close at what feels like a turning point for women in the workforce and in leadership. It’s a confusing…

  • April 21, 2020

If you want a coaching culture, work to make sure your people aren’t robots, that they’re not too serious, and that they’re not forgetting that…

  • May 29, 2018

It is imperative that managers learn the skills and develop the abilities to be effective coaches, but once they do, coaching can be done in…

  • February 15, 2018

Hint: It’s the same five things every other worker wants. No one would argue that competitive compensation, good health insurance,...