What Is a Competency Model and How to Build One
In today’s fast-changing business world, aligning employee skills with company goals is more important than ever. A competency model provides a clear blueprint of the knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed for success. It goes beyond a simple job description by listing specific traits and abilities that employees at different levels should have. By defining these […]
What Is Talent Retention?
In today’s economy, it is essential to have the best people on your payroll; otherwise, you are doomed as a company. The HR team, a startup founder, or an enterprise head often wonders, “How can I keep these top performers?” This is exactly what talent retention aims to solve. Talent retention is about maintaining high-performing […]
25 Signs of Bad Management
Bad management doesn’t just hurt morale — it destroys culture, productivity, and trust. This new article breaks down 25 signs of poor management and offers practical ways to turn things around. Watch as Nicole Nadeau, CEO of Launch 360 describes more. Download the full article to see how even small leadership shifts can make a […]
Best Leadership Insight & Development Platform of 2025
We’re proud to share that Launch 360 has been recognized by Corporate Vision Magazine as the Best Leadership Insight & Development Platform 2025 – USA! This honor reflects our mission to make leadership growth simple, accessible, and impactful for organizations of all sizes. Thank you to our incredible clients and partners who make this work […]
What is Organizational Culture? And How Can You Assess It?
The culture of the organization is the lifeblood of any business. It is what defines “how things are accomplished” in the absence of anyone paying attention. It determines how people act and collaborate as well as how they react to changes. However, for many leaders, the concept of culture is unclear, simple to discuss but […]
Best 5 Talent Assessment Tools in 2025
Finding the right people is a perennial challenge for U.S. companies, and 2025 is no exception. Traditional resumes and interviews often miss crucial skills or introduce bias, and the market for pre-employment testing is booming. Modern talent assessment platforms solve this by using data and scientific tests to evaluate each candidate’s skills, aptitudes, and leadership […]
Best Practices for a Talent Development Program
The development of talent programs has become among the top strategic investment that an company can make. When companies face challenges with low engagement of employees as well as high turnover, and a declining pipeline of leadership creating and keeping talents isn’t a luxury and is essential to survive. A properly designed talent development program […]
The Leadership Grid
Watch this short video from Nicole Nadeau, founder of Launch 360, as she talks about The Leadership Grid.
Top 5 360 Survey Tools in 2025
360-degree feedback (multi-rater) surveys gather performance input from all directions, managers, peers, direct reports, even customers, to give a balanced view of an employee’s strengths and gaps. This approach solves the common HR problem of one-sided reviews (and blind spots): for example, studies show 85% of people struggle with self-awareness even though most believe they’re […]
Launch 360 Wins Corporate Vision’s Best Leadership Insight & Development Platform 2025 – USA
Boston, MA, September 24, 2025, Launch 360, a leading provider of 360-degree leadership assessment and development tools, is proud to announce it has been named Best Leadership Insight & Development Platform 2025 – USA by Corporate Vision Magazine as part of its annual Education and Training Awards. Now in its seventh year, the Education and […]