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Interviews
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HR & People Teams
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Employees

Articles

6 Takeaways from Resources for Humans Virtual 2020

This year's conference featured insights from over 40 inspiring leaders and visionaries. Speakers addressed topics ranging from remote work to career growth.

Articles

How (and When) to Revisit Your Goals

Resetting your targets doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Smart reassessments and thoughtful planning can set you up for success, even if you’re changing your focus.

Articles

How to Monitor and Measure an Employee Growth Plan's Progress

You want to do everything you can to help employees reach their full potential. To really foster their growth, you need to help them develop a concrete plan.

Articles

Like a Boss: “How can I enforce work hours and accountability with my remote team?”

During this time, we all need to be more creative and adaptive to new ideas about the work day.

Articles

How to Use Goals to Inspire and Energize Teams After COVID-19

As businesses start to reopen, managers can help employees get back on track by setting realistic, short-term goals.

Articles

4 Steps for Setting (and Achieving) Professional Development Goals

Want to grow your career? Make it a habit to regularly set and hold yourself accountable to professional development goals.

Articles

The Path: "Slow down, hold space to listen, and lead by example."

Netflix's Cherliza Jimenez opens up about her career journey, how she approaches difficult conversations, and what it looks like to pivot company culture in a time of great widespread change

Articles

HR Survey: 3 Takeaways From Lattice’s New COVID-19 Report

We surveyed over 1,700 HR professionals on the short and long term impact of the crisis.

Articles

Adjusting Company Goals in Times of Crisis

Setting unachievable targets can discourage employees and shake their faith in goal-setting altogether.

Articles

The New Manager’s 90-Day Plan

Most first-time managers fail. With a deliberate plan, you can overcome the odds and win direct reports’ trust.

Articles

The Path: “I stayed loyal to those who gave me opportunities, and tried to remain humble every step of the way.”

The Custom Family’s Ian Kaplan talks about putting down professional roots, the importance of mental wellness, and the importance of listening and empathy in leadership.

Articles

Like a Boss: “How do I keep an employee who thinks he deserves a promotion motivated long enough to earn one?”

Time to reset expectations about the how and why of promotions to get your employees to their next level.

Articles

The Path: “The process and journey are there for a reason and what you learn along the way is invaluable.”

The Wing Community Manager Geneva Peschka talks about the importance of authenticity, the beauty of bringing people together, and how a circuitous career path can be valuable.

Articles

The Path: “Your life and your career is more in your control than most think it is.”

LinkedIn’s Ezra Zimbler started his career in sports management but found his calling as an ally to women of color in tech.

Articles

The Path: “You’re destined for greatness—but you have to stay focused.”

VH1’s Senior Social Media Manager Bianca Kea on mentors, goal-setting, and why service is crucial to leadership.

Articles

How to Set Diversity and Inclusion Goals

Before putting pen to paper, identify your company’s “why” and listen to employees.

Articles

The Hiring Manager’s Guide to 30-60-90 Day Plans

These plans empower managers to set clear expectations and benchmark new hire performance.

Articles

How to Write Authentic and Inspiring Company Values

Values can help shape the employee experience and your brand. But what if you have writer's block?

Articles

How to Use Cascading Goals

Everything you need to know about cascading goals and how to implement them at your company.

Articles

HR, here’s how to keep your company on track with their goals

Are you managing your company's goal-setting process? Here's what you need to know.

Articles

Managers, here’s how to keep your employees on track with their goals

Managers, here's how to make a plan with your direct reports to help keep them on track with their goals.

Articles

How to Stay on Track with Your Goals

How to set goals – and really, truly stick to them – this goal cycle.

Articles

What Are SMART Goals?

SMART goals help you dive into the details and build a sense of urgency. Here's how to put them into practice.

Articles

How to set sticky goals for your employees

Part of the performance management process is goal setting in a way that aligns the organizational goals and business objectives of your company with the individual goals of your employees.

Articles

4 Tips for Making Goal Setting Work

Companies that focus on goals tend to do better across the board.

Articles

The Essential Guide to Business Performance Management

Use this guide as a foundation for business performance management.

Articles

Quick Tips for Creating Goals and OKRs

Here's how to make effective, useful, and -- most importantly -- achievable goals.

Articles

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About OKRs

OKRs help organizations stay aligned by connecting company, team and personal objectives to measurable results.

Articles

How defining values and culture helped Airbnb achieve worldwide success

Every company will have their own core values to build their culture around. For Airbnb, these are five that guide them to this day.

Articles

A Blueprint for Performance Management

Your company has decided that it needs to invest in performance management. Here's a ready-made program to get started.

Interviews

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Sarah Nahm on How to Hire Top Talent

In this episode of Resources for Humans, Sarah talks about what she's learned in the process of building Lever, a modern applicant tracking system, and how companies should think about building a next generation recruiting function.

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Sam Altman on How to Make an Impact on the World

The president of YC Group shares his thoughts on risk taking and workplace dynamics.

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Kim Scott: How to Give Candid Feedback

Kim Scott, former Google exec and Apple University faculty member, shares how managers should approach giving feedback and how to build a culture of trust.

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Webinars

What is an OKR?

A simple explanation of how to use OKRs and the OKR process for setting company goals.

Watch the webinar

How to Align Your Company with OKRs

Jack Altman, CEO and Co-Founder of Lattice, explains why OKRS are important and how they can help companies stay aligned. He covers everything from how to write an OKR to how to roll them out at your company.

Watch the webinar

eBooks

A Practical Guide to OKRs

How to make OKRs work for your company

Read the book

HR and People Teams

6 Takeaways from Resources for Humans Virtual 2020

This year's conference featured insights from over 40 inspiring leaders and visionaries. Speakers addressed topics ranging from remote work to career growth.

Read the article

How (and When) to Revisit Your Goals

Resetting your targets doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Smart reassessments and thoughtful planning can set you up for success, even if you’re changing your focus.

Read the article

How to Monitor and Measure an Employee Growth Plan's Progress

You want to do everything you can to help employees reach their full potential. To really foster their growth, you need to help them develop a concrete plan.

Read the article

Like a Boss: “How can I enforce work hours and accountability with my remote team?”

During this time, we all need to be more creative and adaptive to new ideas about the work day.

Read the article

How to Use Goals to Inspire and Energize Teams After COVID-19

As businesses start to reopen, managers can help employees get back on track by setting realistic, short-term goals.

Read the article

4 Steps for Setting (and Achieving) Professional Development Goals

Want to grow your career? Make it a habit to regularly set and hold yourself accountable to professional development goals.

Read the article

The Path: "Slow down, hold space to listen, and lead by example."

Netflix's Cherliza Jimenez opens up about her career journey, how she approaches difficult conversations, and what it looks like to pivot company culture in a time of great widespread change

Read the article

HR Survey: 3 Takeaways From Lattice’s New COVID-19 Report

We surveyed over 1,700 HR professionals on the short and long term impact of the crisis.

Read the article

Adjusting Company Goals in Times of Crisis

Setting unachievable targets can discourage employees and shake their faith in goal-setting altogether.

Read the article

The New Manager’s 90-Day Plan

Most first-time managers fail. With a deliberate plan, you can overcome the odds and win direct reports’ trust.

Read the article

The Path: “I stayed loyal to those who gave me opportunities, and tried to remain humble every step of the way.”

The Custom Family’s Ian Kaplan talks about putting down professional roots, the importance of mental wellness, and the importance of listening and empathy in leadership.

Read the article

Like a Boss: “How do I keep an employee who thinks he deserves a promotion motivated long enough to earn one?”

Time to reset expectations about the how and why of promotions to get your employees to their next level.

Read the article

The Path: “The process and journey are there for a reason and what you learn along the way is invaluable.”

The Wing Community Manager Geneva Peschka talks about the importance of authenticity, the beauty of bringing people together, and how a circuitous career path can be valuable.

Read the article

The Path: “Your life and your career is more in your control than most think it is.”

LinkedIn’s Ezra Zimbler started his career in sports management but found his calling as an ally to women of color in tech.

Read the article

The Path: “You’re destined for greatness—but you have to stay focused.”

VH1’s Senior Social Media Manager Bianca Kea on mentors, goal-setting, and why service is crucial to leadership.

Read the article

How to Set Diversity and Inclusion Goals

Before putting pen to paper, identify your company’s “why” and listen to employees.

Read the article

The Hiring Manager’s Guide to 30-60-90 Day Plans

These plans empower managers to set clear expectations and benchmark new hire performance.

Read the article

How to Write Authentic and Inspiring Company Values

Values can help shape the employee experience and your brand. But what if you have writer's block?

Read the article

How to Use Cascading Goals

Everything you need to know about cascading goals and how to implement them at your company.

Read the article

HR, here’s how to keep your company on track with their goals

Are you managing your company's goal-setting process? Here's what you need to know.

Read the article

Managers, here’s how to keep your employees on track with their goals

Managers, here's how to make a plan with your direct reports to help keep them on track with their goals.

Read the article

How to Stay on Track with Your Goals

How to set goals – and really, truly stick to them – this goal cycle.

Read the article

What Are SMART Goals?

SMART goals help you dive into the details and build a sense of urgency. Here's how to put them into practice.

Read the article

How to set sticky goals for your employees

Part of the performance management process is goal setting in a way that aligns the organizational goals and business objectives of your company with the individual goals of your employees.

Read the article

4 Tips for Making Goal Setting Work

Companies that focus on goals tend to do better across the board.

Read the article

The Essential Guide to Business Performance Management

Use this guide as a foundation for business performance management.

Read the article

Quick Tips for Creating Goals and OKRs

Here's how to make effective, useful, and -- most importantly -- achievable goals.

Read the article

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About OKRs

OKRs help organizations stay aligned by connecting company, team and personal objectives to measurable results.

Read the article

How defining values and culture helped Airbnb achieve worldwide success

Every company will have their own core values to build their culture around. For Airbnb, these are five that guide them to this day.

Read the article

A Blueprint for Performance Management

Your company has decided that it needs to invest in performance management. Here's a ready-made program to get started.

Read the article

Managers

How (and When) to Revisit Your Goals

Resetting your targets doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Smart reassessments and thoughtful planning can set you up for success, even if you’re changing your focus.

Read the article

How to Monitor and Measure an Employee Growth Plan's Progress

You want to do everything you can to help employees reach their full potential. To really foster their growth, you need to help them develop a concrete plan.

Read the article

Like a Boss: “How can I enforce work hours and accountability with my remote team?”

During this time, we all need to be more creative and adaptive to new ideas about the work day.

Read the article

How to Use Goals to Inspire and Energize Teams After COVID-19

As businesses start to reopen, managers can help employees get back on track by setting realistic, short-term goals.

Read the article

4 Steps for Setting (and Achieving) Professional Development Goals

Want to grow your career? Make it a habit to regularly set and hold yourself accountable to professional development goals.

Read the article

The Path: "Slow down, hold space to listen, and lead by example."

Netflix's Cherliza Jimenez opens up about her career journey, how she approaches difficult conversations, and what it looks like to pivot company culture in a time of great widespread change

Read the article

HR Survey: 3 Takeaways From Lattice’s New COVID-19 Report

We surveyed over 1,700 HR professionals on the short and long term impact of the crisis.

Read the article

Adjusting Company Goals in Times of Crisis

Setting unachievable targets can discourage employees and shake their faith in goal-setting altogether.

Read the article

The New Manager’s 90-Day Plan

Most first-time managers fail. With a deliberate plan, you can overcome the odds and win direct reports’ trust.

Read the article

The Path: “I stayed loyal to those who gave me opportunities, and tried to remain humble every step of the way.”

The Custom Family’s Ian Kaplan talks about putting down professional roots, the importance of mental wellness, and the importance of listening and empathy in leadership.

Read the article

The Path: “The process and journey are there for a reason and what you learn along the way is invaluable.”

The Wing Community Manager Geneva Peschka talks about the importance of authenticity, the beauty of bringing people together, and how a circuitous career path can be valuable.

Read the article

The Path: “Your life and your career is more in your control than most think it is.”

LinkedIn’s Ezra Zimbler started his career in sports management but found his calling as an ally to women of color in tech.

Read the article

The Path: “You’re destined for greatness—but you have to stay focused.”

VH1’s Senior Social Media Manager Bianca Kea on mentors, goal-setting, and why service is crucial to leadership.

Read the article

The Hiring Manager’s Guide to 30-60-90 Day Plans

These plans empower managers to set clear expectations and benchmark new hire performance.

Read the article

Managers, here’s how to keep your employees on track with their goals

Managers, here's how to make a plan with your direct reports to help keep them on track with their goals.

Read the article

How to Stay on Track with Your Goals

How to set goals – and really, truly stick to them – this goal cycle.

Read the article

How to set sticky goals for your employees

Part of the performance management process is goal setting in a way that aligns the organizational goals and business objectives of your company with the individual goals of your employees.

Read the article

4 Tips for Making Goal Setting Work

Companies that focus on goals tend to do better across the board.

Read the article