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Why Managers Are Your Most Underutilised Retention Tool

The phrase “people don’t leave organisations, they leave managers” isn't new, but emerging research paints a clear picture that line managers are more important than ever in connecting your people to the heart of your organisation.

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Leadership and Management
Trends
Need-To-Know People Manager Statistics, Trends & Data: 2024

As organisations continue to evolve going into 2024, so too does the role of the line manager. We’ve curated 25+ need-to-know emerging trends and statistics that will define the state of line management – and the future of leadership – going into 2024 and beyond.

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Diversity & Inclusion
Early Talent
Trends
The Multigenerational Workforce: A D&I Challenge?

Five tips to help your people embrace multigenerational working at both the organisational and the individual level.

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Early Talent
Leadership and Management
Skills
Strategy
Trends
The Feedback Gap: Why Gen Z Need Feedback and How Your Line Managers Can Provide It

73% of Gen Z employees said they are more likely to leave an organisation if they don’t receive frequent feedback. Why do Gen Z crave feedback in the workplace, and how can line managers be better prepared to meet this need?

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Early Talent
Leadership and Management
Skills
Strategy
Trends
Why Your Line Managers Are Afraid of Gen Z

Gen Z have been branded everything from lazy to disruptive, leading to growing intergenerational friction from frustrated line managers. Read three common misconceptions of managing Gen Z line reports, supported by human-centred solutions to help your line managers.

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AI
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Learning Design
Learning Science
Strategy
Trends
AI Tools Perform Better When You’re Nice to Them, Research Shows

Recent research by Google engineers discovered that the “nicer” you are to Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, and the more you treat them like you would a real teammate, the better they perform on the tasks you ask them to do.

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