As the year winds down, we’ve been reflecting on the changes, milestones, and growth that shaped the past twelve months. It’s been an exciting year for our team, full of change, progress, and plenty of learning.
We pulled together a quick roundup of our top 10 resources from the year.
- Elevate, Not Eliminate: How HR Leaders Can Bring Their Teams Along on the AI Journey
2025 was the year AI found its way into nearly every corner of work, and HR leaders were looking for practical guidance on how to bring their teams along. This 4 part blog series walks through how HR can introduce AI as a supportive tool rather than a source of anxiety. It gives clear guidance on easing common fears, creating internal alignment, and leading change in a way that feels transparent and human. - 8 Signs You Need a New Performance Management Tool
2025 has been a year of shifting priorities and reevaluation. Many HR leaders who needed help evaluating their performance management tech stack turned to this practical, straightforward guide outlining the most common signals that your current performance management system isn’t supporting your goals.
From low manager adoption to unclear data and clunky workflows, it breaks down each red flag and explains what to look for in a modern, outcome-driven tool. - How to Give Feedback to Employees: 9 Tips for Better Feedback
This was our most read blog of the year, and for good reason. Feedback is a huge part of employee growth, and something that many managers need support in learning how to give. For HR leaders, helping managers grow in feedback skills is one of the most impactful investments you can make. - How to Write Effective Employee Performance Reviews
Even with new tools and trends, the core skills of preparing for reviews, giving clear feedback, and setting focused goals will always matter. This step-by-step guide helps HR leaders with writing reviews that feel fair and useful, including how to prepare, highlight strengths and growth areas, set SMART goals, and add questions and action items employees can actually act on. - Guide to Creating High-Performing Teams
Managers need more support than ever, and teams need clear, steady practices to stay connected and effective. This guide walks through building stronger relationships with employees, turning managers into coaches, and designing meetings and reviews that actually move the team forward. - Demystifying Data: A Practical Guide for HR Leaders
In this episode, Dr. Dieter Veldsman walks through simple ways HR leaders can feel more confident with data, from spotting patterns and choosing the right metrics to asking better questions and using insights to influence performance, retention, and leadership decisions. This popular podcast is perfect for HR leaders who don’t feel like they are a “data person”. - Becoming Powerfully Likeable: How HR Leaders Build Confidence and Influence
In one of our most listened to podcasts of the year, Karina Young and executive communications coach Kate Mason dug into how HR leaders can stop downplaying their impact and use everyday conversations to build trust, show competence, and communicate with more confidence in executive settings. Dr. Kate’s honest tips and practical steps will help you walk away feeling empowered. - Thrive
Thrive was our biggest event of the year, and included the themes leaders cared about most like strategic HR’s growing influence, the importance of manager effectiveness, and the shift toward people programs that show clear business outcomes. - Measuring the Impact of L&D with Kevin M. Yates
It’s no surprise that many HR leaders wanted to make sure that their learning and development efforts were making a real measurable impact this year. You don’t have the time and resources to waste on innitiatives that don’t move the needle. This podcast with Kevin Yates, walked through concrete ways to capture and interpret data on learning outcomes, connect L&D efforts to business results, and make smarter decisions about where to invest learning resources. - Creating Psychological Safety Through HR Leadership
HR leaders know that workplaces built for humans are the ones that unlock real business growth. That’s why this episode with Dr. Bill Howatt resonated with so many. It explores how psychological safety becomes measurable, repeatable, and tied to performance instead of just a value statement.
