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Best 5 Talent Assessment Tools in 2025

Talent Assessment Tools

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

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

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 Survey tools

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 […]

Survey Vs Questionnaire: A Comparative Guide 2025

Survey vs Questionnaire

Finding the appropriate research tool be it a questionnaire or survey can make or break your data collection efforts. While these two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, there is an important distinction between them that business leaders and researchers need to be aware of: in essence a questionnaire refers to questions you ask an individual […]

Self-Starting: A Roadmap to Success in the Workplace

Self Starting

Why Self-Starters Are So Valuable in Today’s Workplace Being a self-starter is one of the most highly coveted qualities in an employee. In a fast-paced, ever-evolving work environment, employers seek individuals who take the initiative, work independently, and deliver results with minimal supervision. Self-starters bring new ideas, drive productivity, and foster innovation. They don’t wait […]

Mastering The Johari Window

Ever heard of the Johari Window? It’s one of the most powerful tools for building self-awareness, trust, and better communication—especially in leadership and team settings. 🎥 We just posted a short animated video that brings the Johari Window to life: Watch as each quadrant expands and shifts to show how feedback and self-disclosure can help […]

5 Best Performance Management Software in 2025

Managed employee performance has long been one of the greatest challenges for businesses. Traditional performance reviews may feel outdated or disconnected from real work; feedback might only come out once every year; managers struggle with tracking goals consistently, and HR teams get bogged down in spreadsheets; all leading to frustration, disengagement, and missed growth opportunities. […]

Top 5 360-Degree Leadership Assessment Tools in 2025

Every successful organization is built on a strong leadership team. It has never been easy to measure leadership effectiveness. Traditional performance reviews often fall short because they rely on a single perspective–typically a manager’s. This approach may be incomplete, biased or too focused on the short-term. This is why many organizations now use 360-degree leadership […]