Performance Matters Blog

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

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

About a dozen years ago, I had an opportunity to take an idea we had generated while I was CLO...

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

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

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

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

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

Most of us have seen big changes in the way we work since early 2020. It began through necessity, as...

Vanda shares her story of being an ally in her home country of Brazil, which ranks highest in the world for violence against LGBTQ+ people,…

Read Leah's experience of becoming and being an ally when a good friend of hers came out, and how leaders can create an environment of…

I was born in Oklahoma. My parents and my sister were also born there. Most of my relatives still live...

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…

Growth mindset is having a moment. In fact, it’s having several moments. Carol Dweck’s seminal work, which has long advocated...

What is the responsibility of the organization to provide an environment where their employees can be open and vulnerable without fear of embarrassment or, worse,…