Managers

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HR Strategy

Employees who manage up to bosses help the entire organization and their careers

“Managing up…is really about creating the conditions you need to be successful, whether that’s negotiating your workload, giving feedback and actually having it be heard.”

Mikaela Cohen
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HR Strategy

How AI coaches can help managers prepare for the tougher parts of their jobs

Three companies discuss their AI coaching products that can get managers to up their games.

Paige McGlauflin
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Recruitment & Retention

Rethinking how employees are promoted

Current strategies could be harming retention and pushing talented employees out the door.

Mikaela Cohen
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Recruitment & Retention

Ditching annual performance reviews, investing in middle management, and using AI for career development

HR leaders share how they want to change the performance management process in 2025.

Paige McGlauflin
Accounting pipeline
HR Strategy

How HR can help middle managers support employee development

Managers should be performance enablers, not performance managers.

Mikaela Cohen
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Managers

Modernizing performance reviews for retention, inclusion

Former DE&I executive Sandra Quince said a more intentional, but less formal, approach to performance management is preferable.

Aman Kidwai

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