Stewart Leadership Insights Blog

3 Things That Work (and 3 That Don't) in Leadership Development

By Peter Stewart

April 18, 2023

Leadership Development, Culture, Alignment

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Whether you’re new to the idea of implementing leadership development programs or well-versed in all the options available to you, you may still wonder: what is the best way to get the most out of a leadership development program?

4 Ways to Improve the People Side of an Acquisition

By Nolan Godfrey

April 06, 2023

Mergers and Acquisitions, Culture

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One of the most challenging aspects of combining two companies, business units, or teams is the people side of the integration. Everything can look positive and promising for a merger or integration on paper—the financials, strategies, and...

What is Cultural Alignment?

By Daniel Stewart

November 01, 2022

Culture, Connection, Alignment

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Every group has a culture of some sort. Families, communities, affinity groups—anywhere people gather for any length of time and purpose; culture will form. The workplace is no different, and everyone benefits when employees align with company...

6 Ways to Drive Retention

By Nolan Godfrey

September 08, 2022

Personal Development, Talent, Culture, Retention

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With ongoing talent shortages predicted to continue till at least 2030, the need to retain employees has never been greater. But after the upheaval and disruption of the last several years, employers are finding that the old retention methods aren’t...

4 Considerations for Remote Onboarding

By Erin Ellis

August 23, 2022

Culture, Onboarding, Hybrid Work, Connection

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For many organizations that hired people during the pandemic, designing onboarding processes for a remote world presented challenges. As with so many aspects of the sudden pivot to remote work, the onboarding process may have become entirely...

4 Ways to Encourage a Growth Mindset Culture

By Erin Ellis

August 08, 2022

Personal Development, Culture, Feedback, Growth mindset

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For the last several years, educators have focused on helping children and young people develop a growth mindset through various techniques and methodologies in the classroom. These approaches are designed to encourage the development and...

7 Ways to Design Work People Love

By Daniel Stewart

August 03, 2022

Employee Experience, Culture, Retention, Engagement

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As companies continue to grapple with an ongoing labor shortage and record-setting quit rates, leaders and HR professionals are left wondering how to attract and retain talent for positions from the entry-level or early career all the way to the...

7 Ways to Become a People-First Manager

By Erin Ellis

June 01, 2022

Management Development, Employee Experience, Culture, Retention

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It’s been said that people don’t leave jobs; they leave managers. Good managers—the ones people don’t want to leave—are those who put their people first. In fact, a 2018 Udemy survey found that 51% of Millennial and GenZ employees have quit a job...