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# McLean & Company

## HR Research

- [HR’s Guide to Measuring Between the Surveys](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-s-guide-to-measuring-between-the-surveys): Measure employee engagement between annual surveys using leading and lagging indicators to track progress, detect patterns, and guide action.
- [Employee Engagement Trends Report 2026](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/employee-engagement-trends-report-2026): Despite ongoing economic and technological uncertainty, employee engagement saw a slight uptick in 2025. Strengths such as inclusion and coworker relationships continue to support engagement, but key gaps remain. Explore the drivers shaping engagement and where organizations should focus in 2026 to navigate a changing environment.
- [Develop a Resilient Workforce](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-a-resilient-workforce): The world of work is changing rapidly and employees are not always able to keep up. This impacts turnover, physical health, negative feelings at work, and chronic work stress. Lack of employee resilience doesn’t only impact the individual, it also has significant impacts on organizational measures and the bottom line.
- [Elevate Product and Service Development With AI](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/elevate-product-and-service-development-with-ai): Empower leaders to guide effective AI use throughout the service and product development process while ensuring human judgment stays at the center of decisions.
- [Create a Job Worth Hierarchy](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/create-a-job-worth-hierarchy): Create a job worth hierarchy to illustrate where each job fits relative to every other job in the organization. This is critical to establish internal equity, provide legal defensibility, and verify market data.
- [Redesign the Candidate Experience](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/redesign-the-candidate-experience): Changing workforce dynamics and digital access have shifted the power from employers to job seekers. Candidate expectations have escalated to match high consumer expectations. The modern candidate profile is multidimensional: an individual might be a prospective or current candidate, a consumer, or a brand ambassador – or all of the above. Delivering a positive candidate experience is no longer optional.
- [Develop Others Through Stretch Assignments](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-others-through-stretch-assignments): This learning guide helps leaders grow confidence and capability in their teams through intentional, supported stretch assignments.
- [Craft a Compensation Philosophy](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/craft-a-compensation-philosophy): A clear compensation philosophy supports strategic decisions that optimize compensation costs while enabling organizations to effectively compete for talent in a competitive labor market.
- [Implement a Job Rotation Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/implement-a-job-rotation-program): Employees want more development and career opportunities, while organizations need to identify qualified candidates to fill key vacancies as they arise. Job rotation programs can address both of these issues by providing an opportunity to develop employees in a variety of areas and improve internal talent mobility.
- [Build and Sustain Resource Groups](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-and-sustain-resource-groups): Use this research to determine and establish strategically aligned resource groups that drive belonging, engagement, and organizational impact.
- [Optimize HR Service Delivery](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/optimize-hr-service-delivery): HR service delivery requires alignment across people, processes, and technology. Achieve excellence using targeted solutions that meet HR and customer needs.
- [Build an AI Agent](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-an-ai-agent): Equip HR and leaders with the introductory skills to understand, explore, and develop practical AI agents that enhance and support teams and their work.
- [Inform Talent Selection Using Optimized Assessments](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/inform-talent-selection-using-optimized-assessments): Use this research to design fair and effective hiring processes using optimized assessments that improve hiring decisions and align candidates to role success.
- [Reinvent Learning and Development in the Age of AI](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/reinvent-learning-and-development-in-the-age-of-ai): L&D must adapt to organizational needs and rapid external change by activating an environment where learning is personalized, continuous, and embedded.
- [Craft an Internal Communications Strategy](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/craft-an-internal-communications-strategy): Download our research to craft an effective internal communications strategy to enable the organization to meet its strategic goals.
- [Prepare HR to Support AI and Technology Enablement](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/prepare-hr-to-support-ai-and-technology-enablement): Empower HR professionals to act as role models for technology enablement and build a digital culture in their organization.
- [HR’s Moment](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-s-moment): Rebuild trust and strategic influence. Use innovation and operational excellence to turn uncertainty into organizational momentum.
- [The Rise of Organizational Transparency](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/the-rise-of-organizational-transparency): Use this resource to review the benefits and risks of transparency, the levels of McLean’s transparency spectrum, organizational readiness criteria for improving transparency, and details on both pay transparency and transparency regarding restructuring.
- [Enhance Operational Excellence Using AI](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/enhance-operational-excellence-using-ai): This guide equips leaders with the skills to enhance operational excellence using AI. This will help them navigate the constant changes in the external environment, strategically assess competing priorities, and drive product and service innovation.
- [Partner With Leaders in Change Communication](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/partner-with-leaders-in-change-communication): Strengthen your ability to support leaders in communicating change with empathy, clarity, and confidence to successfully move change forward.
- [Change Management Fundamentals](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/change-management-fundamentals): Explore change management fundamentals to drive success. Discover how to effectively guide individuals, teams, and organizations through change.
- [Design a Purposeful Pay for Performance Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/design-a-purposeful-pay-for-performance-program): Use this research to build an intentional pay for performance program that meaningfully links organizational results to rewards and increases employee productivity, retention, motivation, and engagement.
- [Succession Planning Conversations](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/succession-planning-conversations): This microlearning guides leaders in succession planning conversations, covering readiness scenarios, empathetic communication, transparency, and personalized development. It equips leaders to support employee growth, manage reactions, and prioritize leadership continuity for organizational success.
- [Develop an Engagement Program Strategy](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-an-engagement-program-strategy): While many organizations run engagement surveys, the work on engagement often stops at measurement. However, employee engagement positively impacts organizational outcomes: 92% of engaged employees regularly accomplish more than what’s expected in their role, versus only 53% of disengaged employees (McLean & Company, Engagement Survey Database, 2025; n=231,377).
- [US Turnover Benchmark Report 2018-2025](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/us-turnover-benchmark-report-2018-2025): Get key insights, analysis, and benchmarking data for the US Bureau of Labor Statistics turnover database from 2018 to 2025.
- [New Hire and Exit Survey Benchmark Reports](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/new-hire-and-exit-survey-benchmark-reports): Insights, analysis, and benchmarking data from McLean & Company’s New Hire and Exit surveys from 2022 to 2024.
- [HR Trends Report 2026](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-trends-report-2026): Explore the trends that will shape the HR landscape in 2026 and beyond.
- [Build Resilience With After-Action Reviews](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-resilience-with-after-action-reviews): Use our research to conduct effective after-action reviews (AARs) to improve crisis response and build resilience.
- [Develop a Holistic HR Technology Strategy](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-a-holistic-hr-technology-strategy): Build a strategic HR technology roadmap to overcome manual processes and fragmented systems, empowering HR to drive efficiency and achieve organizational goals.
- [Transform Your Product and Service Development Process With AI](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/transform-your-product-and-service-development-process-with-ai): Equip leaders with AI-enabled product and service development processes to drive innovation and unlock efficiencies.
- [Select an HR Technology](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/select-an-hr-technology): HR departments are increasingly lean and require more tasks to be automated by systems such as HRIS. Businesses are demanding more accurate and timely data from HR, along with more powerful analysis and insight generation. For many HR departments, their current systems are not up to the task.
- [Operational Playbook for HR Leaders](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/operational-playbook-for-hr-leaders): The CHRO Playbook is your roadmap to HR excellence and lasting influence, combining a road-tested capability framework with Executive Counselor partnership.
- [The CHRO Playbook](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/the-chro-playbook): The CHRO Playbook is your roadmap to HR excellence and lasting influence, combining a road-tested capability framework with Executive Counselor partnership.
- [Explore What Allyship Looks Like in Practice](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/explore-what-allyship-looks-like-in-practice): Empower employees to apply practical allyship behaviors in their day-to-day interactions in the workplace.
- [Cultivate Allyship Behaviors in Leaders](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/cultivate-allyship-behaviors-in-leaders): Support leaders in cultivating allyship in the workplace through intentional practice and everyday actions.
- [Shape the Frontline Employee Experience](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/shape-the-frontline-employee-experience): Use this research to select and tailor employee experience tactics that directly address the needs of frontline workers and improve their day-to-day experience.
- [Ingrain and Sustain Employee Recognition](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/ingrain-and-sustain-employee-recognition): Rewarding employees without recognition is counterproductive. Download McLean & Company's research to design the employee recognition program
- [Redesign the HR Structure](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/redesign-the-hr-structure): HR’s structure underpins how an HR function operates. HR needs to be structured in a way that enables it to operate efficiently and effectively.
- [Upskill for the Future](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/upskill-for-the-future): Strengthen organizational future readiness through strategic upskilling tailored to the specific needs of the organization and its employees.
- [HR Organizational Alignment and HR Management & Governance Survey Benchmark Report 2025](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-organizational-alignment-and-hr-management-governance-survey-benchmark-report-2025): Uncover key insights and benchmarking data for McLean & Company’s HR Organizational Alignment and HR Management & Governance Diagnostics.
- [The Future of Workplace Collaboration](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/the-future-of-workplace-collaboration): This research is designed to help organizations critically assess strategic enablers for effective collaboration, both now and in the future.
- [HR Guide to Navigating Tariffs](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-guide-to-navigating-tariffs): Proactively manage tariff-related uncertainty by scenario planning, aligning HR actions with organizational strategy, and engaging with employees.
- [Transforming the Role of People Leaders](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/transforming-the-role-of-people-leaders): This research is designed to help organizations critically assess the role of people leaders by examining current realities, anticipating future demands, and shaping the transformation of the role of people leaders.
- [Drive Results Through Technology Enablement Skills](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/drive-results-through-technology-enablement-skills): This learning guide explores how HR can build the skills to play a key role in technology enablement across their organization.
- [Practice Inclusive Leadership Behaviors](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/practice-inclusive-leadership-behaviors): Equip leaders to model inclusive behaviors and contribute to an environment where everyone feels safe to be themselves.
- [Champion Secure and Compliant Use of AI Technologies](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/champion-secure-and-compliant-use-of-ai-technologies): Equip HR and leaders with the skills to model secure and compliant AI practices and empower others to do the same. This will help boost ethical innovation, protect sensitive data, and build trust in your organization.
- [Strengthen Leaders’ Customer Focus](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/strengthen-leaders-customer-focus): This training deck provides leaders with practical ways to connect their team’s work to customer impact and reinforce customer-focused behaviors.
- [Boost HR Credibility Through Project Insights](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/boost-hr-credibility-through-project-insights): Leverage project retrospectives to gain feedback from key players, uncover lessons learned, and decide on recommended actions to drive improvement and better business outcomes and boost your credibility as a trusted strategic HR professional.
- [Guide to Determine the Feasibility of Insourcing Talent Acquisition](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/guide-to-determine-the-feasibility-of-insourcing-talent-acquisition): As talent demands shift, more organizations are reassessing whether outsourced recruiting models still serve their goals. Insourcing talent acquisition can drive strategic value, improve agility, and better align talent practices with business goals.
- [Get Started With Lean in HR](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/get-started-with-lean-in-hr): Lean offers a timely solution for HR to streamline processes, reduce workload, and increase time for strategic work. This research provides HR with the principles and tools to get started.
- [Design and Prepare for HR Shared Services](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/design-and-prepare-for-hr-shared-services): Designing and implementing HR shared services helps HR shift from routine to strategic work by centralizing tasks, improving efficiency, and enabling consistent service delivery while enhancing the employee experience.
- [Guide to Assessing Flight Risk of Key Talent](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/guide-to-assessing-flight-risk-of-key-talent): Address potential turnover early by identifying signs of flight risk and using data-driven, targeted employee retention strategies.
- [Reimagine Career Growth](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/reimagine-career-growth): Support leaders in empowering their team members to embrace career development to build an agile talent pool, support business needs, and develop strong leadership pipelines.
- [Create a Learning and Development Strategy](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/create-a-learning-and-development-strategy): With more organizations recognizing how critical L&D is to their success, the need for an L&D strategy has never been stronger. A robust L&D strategy is created using internal and external data to address skill and competency gaps directly impacting organizational success, maximizing the use of organizational resources (e.g. L&D budget).
- [Decoding Data: The Art of Data Visualization and Interpretation](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/decoding-data-the-art-of-data-visualization-and-interpretation): Data literacy starts with strong foundations. Equip learners with strategies and concepts to help them integrate data visualization and interpretation into their daily work.
- [From Analytics to Action: Data-Driven Decision-Making](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/from-analytics-to-action-data-driven-decision-making): Data literacy starts with strong foundations. Equip learners with strategies and concepts to help them integrate data into their decision-making processes.
- [Numbers and Narratives: Storytelling With Data](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/numbers-and-narratives-storytelling-with-data): Data literacy starts with strong foundations. Equip learners with strategies and concepts to help them communicate data and insights through impactful stories.
- [Drive Conflict Management Through Thought Partnership](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/drive-conflict-management-through-thought-partnership): This resource equips HR professionals with the skills to foster strong relationships, adopt a coaching mindset, and ultimately support leaders in confidently managing their own conflicts.
- [Develop an Effective Talent Retention Plan](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-an-effective-talent-retention-plan): Many organizations are facing an increase in voluntary turnover as low unemployment, a lack of skilled labor, and a rise in the number of vacant roles have given employees more employment choices.
- [Develop an Integrated Career Pathing Framework](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-an-integrated-career-pathing-framework): An effective career pathing framework helps market career paths and opportunities across the organization to support employee career goals, boosting retention and internal mobility.
- [Maximize Value With a Data-Driven Vendor Approach](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/maximize-value-with-a-data-driven-vendor-approach): Prepare for vendor negotiations without needing to become an expert or getting overwhelmed. Leverage insights from real customers who have earned software discounts.
- [Implement Organizational Design](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/implement-organizational-design): Drive successful organizational change through a clear design implementation strategy, supported by strong change leadership. Align the operating model and structure with broader organizational goals, ensure employees understand their roles and responsibilities, and support transformation through effective change management practices.
- [Buzzwords: Helpful or Harmful?](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/buzzwords-helpful-or-harmful): HR is constantly swarmed by industry buzzwords. The purpose of this research is to help HR pause, sift through the noise, and focus on which concepts will drive strategic value for their organization.
- [Develop a Talent Management Framework](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-a-talent-management-framework): A purposeful and effective talent management framework benefits the organization by enabling greater financial gains, higher performance, and improved retention and employee engagement.
- [Unlocking Belonging in the Workplace](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/unlocking-belonging-in-the-workplace): This research delves into the importance of belonging, providing actionable frameworks to build it now and highlighting opportunities to foster it as a crucial driver of future success.
- [Build a Resilient HR Organization](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-a-resilient-hr-organization): HR’s role is complex, emotionally draining, and high pressure, which often leads to chronic stress. Lack of HR resilience impacts the individuals, organizational success, and the bottom line.
- [Cultivate Critical Thinking for Emerging Leaders](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/cultivate-critical-thinking-for-emerging-leaders): Enable emerging leaders to get ahead with critical thinking.
- [Enable Leaders to Inspire Creativity on Their Teams](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/enable-leaders-to-inspire-creativity-on-their-teams): Explore practical ways to strengthen your team’s creative confidence by starting with your own. Learn how to recognize, apply, and sustain everyday creativity to unlock better collaboration, problem-solving, and innovation at work.
- [CHRO Guide to Navigating the Impacts of US Executive Orders](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/chro-guide-to-navigating-the-impacts-of-us-executive-orders): This CHRO guide provides an eight-step planning methodology to develop, prioritize, and communicate response strategies for navigating the impacts of US executive orders.
- [Develop a Comprehensive Onboarding Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-a-comprehensive-onboarding-program): Onboarding is often confused with orientation and given only superficial treatment. Create an onboarding program that addresses all three components – acclimate, guide, and develop.
- [Customize HR Programs for Hourly Workers](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/customize-hr-programs-for-hourly-workers): Hourly workers make up a significant portion of the workforce, driving the need for tailored HR programs. Customizing HR programs enhances productivity, job satisfaction, and overall business outcomes while creating mutual value for the organization and workers.
- [Shape and Sustain Organizational Culture](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/shape-and-sustain-organizational-culture): Effective culture change hinges on leaders’ role modeling, strategic culture initiatives, and HR alignment, all of which reinforce the desired culture.
- [Foster Connection Through Engaging Icebreakers](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/foster-connection-through-engaging-icebreakers): This catalog provides a wide variety of icebreakers designed to foster engagement, build trust, and encourage collaboration in the workplace. It helps HR professionals, team leaders, or facilitators create meaningful interactions in both virtual and in-person settings.
- [Decide Between Learning Measurement Methods](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/decide-between-learning-measurement-methods): By making data-driven choices and connecting L&D efforts to key organizational priorities and metrics, HR can drive alignment of shared needs and results. Use this resource to help you think critically about which learning measurement method you employ to assess the impact and effectiveness of your L&D initiatives.
- [Employee Engagement Trends Report 2025](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/employee-engagement-trends-report-2025): Insights, analysis, and benchmarking data for McLean & Company’s Employee Engagement Survey from 2019 to 2024.
- [Empower Managers to Support Their Teams Through Burnout](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/empower-managers-to-support-their-teams-through-burnout): Help first-time leaders identify how to prevent employee burnout while taking action to manage burnout experiences and build resilience on their team.
- [Redefine Performance Management](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/redefine-performance-management): In the constantly changing world of work, organizations need a performance management framework that is adaptive and responsive to shifting employee and organizational needs.
- [Help Emerging Leaders Let Go of Perfectionism](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/help-emerging-leaders-let-go-of-perfectionism): Empower emerging leaders to let go of perfectionist tendencies to focus their efforts on high-impact work.
- [HR Guide to Scenario Planning](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-guide-to-scenario-planning): Navigating uncertainty is now business as usual. Use a structured approach to scenario planning to capitalize on opportunities and minimize risks.
- [Navigate Change](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/navigate-change): In today’s environment, change is perpetual. This constant change is exhausting for both organizations and individuals. Despite effort, investment, and attention, many organizations’ change management pursuits continue to be lackluster and rarely live up to expectations.
- [Problem-Solving for HR Professionals](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/problem-solving-for-hr-professionals): This resource is designed to help HR professionals tackle workplace challenges with confidence and clarity. It provides practical approaches to break down problems, align solutions with organizational goals, and adapt to changing needs. By using a mix of data-driven insights and collaboration, HR professionals can create meaningful improvements while establishing themselves as trusted partners within their organizations.
- [Elevate Your Digital Skills by Using Technology](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/elevate-your-digital-skills-by-using-technology): Help emerging leaders elevate their digital skills to strengthen their digital awareness and showcase leadership potential.
- [Expand Your Digital Mindset for Using Technology](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/expand-your-digital-mindset-for-using-technology): Help emerging leaders develop a digital mindset to strengthen digital awareness and showcase leadership potential.
- [Design a High-Value Succession Planning Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/design-a-high-value-succession-planning-program): As succession planning is a high-stakes, complex, and resource-intensive initiative, implementing it poorly can do you more harm than good. Use this blueprint to systematically design a succession planning program that will decrease business disruption, improve retention of top talent, and decrease talent acquisition cost.
- [Create a Holistic Employee Wellbeing Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/create-a-holistic-employee-wellbeing-program): Employee wellbeing is critical for organizational success. To leverage your wellbeing program's full potential, ensure there is uptake and awareness among employees.
- [Elevate Your Resource Planning](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/elevate-your-resource-planning): This guide equips leaders to make data-informed decisions, balance workloads, and optimize resources to enhance team performance and meet goals.
- [Practice Key Behaviors to Boost Influence](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/practice-key-behaviors-to-boost-influence): Help leaders enhance their influence by practicing key behaviors to build and strengthen relationships in their organization.
- [Pitch Effectively to Secure Buy-In](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/pitch-effectively-to-secure-buy-in): This guide supports HR professionals develop the skills needed to succinctly communicate a targeted value proposition to key individuals, secure buy-in, and build consensus.
- [Support Your Team Through Crisis, Grief, or Loss](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/support-your-team-through-crisis-grief-or-loss): Empower leaders to adopt trauma-informed leadership, fostering a safe team culture and equipping them to support staff experiencing trauma.
- [Practice Effectively Navigating Conflict](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/practice-effectively-navigating-conflict): When navigated well, conflict can benefit teams and organizations. Use this eLearning to equip managers with strategies to navigate conflict using different approaches and opportunities to practice them.
- [Support a Culture of Constructive Conflict on Your Team](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/support-a-culture-of-constructive-conflict-on-your-team): Teams look to their leaders to role model how to navigate conflict. Help leaders learn their role in shaping their team’s culture and strategies to navigate this role successfully.
- [Equip Leaders to Turn Insights Into Action](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-leaders-to-turn-insights-into-action): This guide equips leaders to collect, interpret, and communicate data insights, enabling them to make informed, strategic decisions with confidence that drive organizational success.
- [Effectively Approach Process Improvements](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/effectively-approach-process-improvements): This guide helps leaders effectively approach process improvements through leveraging process maps and continuous improvement methodologies to boost portfolio effectiveness and achieve strategic goals.
- [Redesign the Structure of HR Functions](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/redesign-the-structure-of-hr-functions): Achieve desired outcomes through a strategic structure redesign customized to meet the organization’s current and future needs.
- [Increase the Efficiency of the Talent Acquisition Process](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/increase-the-efficiency-of-the-talent-acquisition-process): Organizations are increasingly finding it difficult to acquire quality candidates efficiently. Talent acquisition specialists are overwhelmed with the quantity of requisitions and face competing demands, from responding to hiring manager inquiries to trying to keep candidates engaged throughout the process, and therefore are not able to strategically hire.
- [Leverage Skills Practices in HR Guide](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/leverage-skills-practices-in-hr-guide): Skills are a topic of conversation for many organizations, but how this translates to practice is very ambiguous. Use this guide to cut through this ambiguity and identify and prioritize skills practices to address organizational needs.
- [Equip Leaders to Effectively Manage Problematic Pushback](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-leaders-to-effectively-manage-problematic-pushback): Argumentative behaviors and problematic pushback impacts relationships, communication, and team dynamics. Equip leaders with the strategies and tools needed to support behavioral change in their team.
- [Transform From Subject Matter Expert to Leader](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/transform-from-subject-matter-expert-to-leader): Subject matter experts (SMEs) are often promoted because they perform so well in their roles, but once promoted, it is hard for them to stop solving problems related to their area of expertise and start getting things done through others. The guide focuses on how leaders can effectively build the skills to adapt their mindset and behaviors from those of an SME to those of an effective leader.
- [Monitor and Measure Progress Toward Objectives](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/monitor-and-measure-progress-toward-objectives): Empower leaders to effectively monitor and measure progress toward achieving objectives. This guide provides strategies to measure progress within the leader’s portfolio to achieve long-run growth and success.
- [Embed DEI in Talent Management](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/embed-dei-in-talent-management): This resource explores best practices, common DEI barriers, and tips to effectively embed DEI across talent management programs.
- [Learning Needs Analysis Skill Builder](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/learning-needs-analysis-skill-builder): Invest in the assessment and improvement of your L&D programs by conducting a learning needs analysis. HR professionals can use a learning needs analysis to elevate current offerings, be proactive about addressing emerging learning gaps, and better meet organizational needs.
- [Build Impactful Leadership Development Programs](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-impactful-leadership-development-programs): Leadership is critical to organizational success. Highly effective leaders positively influence financial results and drive employee engagement. Changing workforce demographics driven by increased retirement and a tightening labor market put pressure on organizations to develop leaders internally in order to achieve organizational success.
- [HR Trends Report 2025](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-trends-report-2025): The HR Trends Report 2025 examines key trends that will shape the HR landscape in 2025 and beyond.
- [Lead Through Change: Identify and Manage Change Reactions](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/lead-through-change-identify-and-manage-change-reactions): Help managers effectively identify and respond to diverse reactions to change.
- [Lead Through Change: Communicate and Sustain Change](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/lead-through-change-communicate-and-sustain-change): Equip managers with communication and sustainment practices to ensure long-term change success.
- [Propose Solutions Using Data-Driven Insights](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/propose-solutions-using-data-driven-insights): Although it takes time to seek out proof points before proposing ideas to management, emerging leaders who adopt a data-driven mindset can more effectively understand their daily challenges and team priorities, apply that information to their own role, and use these critical conclusions as the basis for better solutions.
- [Adopt Inclusive Leadership Behaviors](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/adopt-inclusive-leadership-behaviors): Train managers to lead inclusively to promote a safe and innovative work environment that ensures team members feel valued and heard.
- [Cultivate Inclusivity and Belonging in the Workplace](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/cultivate-inclusivity-and-belonging-in-the-workplace): Teach managers how to develop inclusive leadership behaviors that celebrate diversity, promote informed decision-making, and drive innovation.
- [Equip Managers to Increase Employee Engagement Using the 3i's](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-increase-employee-engagement-using-the-3i-s): Train managers to strengthen employee engagement using McLean & Company’s 3i’s model to build positive workplace relationships.
- [Identify and Discuss Employee Engagement](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/identify-and-discuss-employee-engagement): Help managers learn the key elements of employee engagement, identify disengagement triggers and build skills for meaningful conversations to re-engage staff.
- [Optimize People Leadership in the Hybrid Work Environment](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/optimize-people-leadership-in-the-hybrid-work-environment): Organizations see the benefits of hybrid work but often miss its complexity and leaders’ roles. A toolkit helps leaders optimize practices, uphold values, and drive results.
- [Get the Most Out of Your HR Technology](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/get-the-most-out-of-your-hr-technology): In today’s connected world, continuous optimization of HR technology is key to enabling your digital strategy. Human resource management systems (HRMS) enable and support human capital management processes and capabilities.
- [Create a Talent Acquisition Strategy](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/create-a-talent-acquisition-strategy): Talent Acquisition plays a critical role in achieving organizational success. Create a strategy to optimize foundational elements and elevate the function.
- [Enable Senior Leaders to Drive Employee Engagement](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/enable-senior-leaders-to-drive-employee-engagement): Senior leaders have a significant impact on employee engagement but may be unaware of their impact or resistant to employee feedback. Gain senior leaders’ buy-in and support them in owning their role in driving employee engagement.
- [HR Guide for Social Media](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-guide-for-social-media): The Social Media Guide for HR helps HR organizations optimize social media as a tool to enhance HR's efforts with both internal and external audiences.
- [Strategically Develop a 360 Feedback Process](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/strategically-develop-a-360-feedback-process): Thoughtfully design and implement the 360 feedback process for developmental purposes to overcome obstacles and realize employee and organizational benefits.
- [Increase Employee Engagement Using the 3i’s](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/increase-employee-engagement-using-the-3i-s): To impact employee engagement managers need to be trustworthy and transparent. They must not only value but also act on employee feedback. Train managers on the engagement lifecycle and how to use the 3i's of engagement: inform, interact, and involve.
- [Foundations of DEI – Recognize and Reflect on Key Concepts](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/foundations-of-dei-recognize-and-reflect-on-key-concepts): Equip leaders with foundational knowledge of key DEI concepts. Continue this learning journey with the LMS Download: Foundations of DEI – Extend and Apply Key Concepts.
- [Foundations of DEI – Extend and Apply Key Concepts](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/foundations-of-dei-extend-and-apply-key-concepts): Equip leaders with insights and strategies to practice inclusion in their day-to-day work. Build on learnings from the LMS Download: Foundations of DEI – Recognize and Reflect on Key Concepts.
- [Quick Thinking Skills](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/quick-thinking-skills): This guide supports leaders in developing the skills needed to make quick and informed decisions with the information available.
- [Effectively Curate Content to Enable Employee Learning](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/effectively-curate-content-to-enable-employee-learning): Use a strategic approach to finding, filtering, designing, and delivering curated content to better meet the needs of the organization and the learner.
- [HR’s Role in Driving Meaningful Digital Transformation](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-s-role-in-driving-meaningful-digital-transformation): In this research snapshot McLean & Company explores the state of digital transformation that many companies are experiencing and explore the role that HR must play in turning this disruption into transformation.
- [A Leader’s Role in Learning Reinforcement and Sustainment](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/a-leader-s-role-in-learning-reinforcement-and-sustainment): This guide equips leaders with strategies to understand their role and key responsibilities in learning reinforcement and sustainment. It enhances skill application, fosters a growth culture, and aligns development with organizational goals to improve team performance and engagement.
- [Use Meeting Time Efficiently to Boost Productivity](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/use-meeting-time-efficiently-to-boost-productivity): This guide supports leaders in balancing their own priorities and maintaining productivity by reducing their meeting-heavy schedule.
- [Four Tactics for HR Professionals to Increase Their Influence](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/four-tactics-for-hr-professionals-to-increase-their-influence): Equip HR professionals with strategies to help them build their presence and demonstrate value in their organization.
- [Introduction to Contingent Work](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/introduction-to-contingent-work): Use this guide to inform HR program customizations to reflect the contingent worker experience and unlock mutual benefits for organizations and individuals.
- [Help Leaders Identify and Manage Stress and Burnout](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/help-leaders-identify-and-manage-stress-and-burnout): Develop tools, strategies, and key skills to support leaders’ wellbeing and help them identify and manage stress and burnout.
- [Create Effective Learning Content](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/create-effective-learning-content): Develop strategies to create learning content that’s tailored to your learning audience and your organization’s goals.
- [Anti-Racism Guide](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/anti-racism-guide): Use this guide as a starting point to being actively anti-racist. It provides guidance for understanding the lived experiences of racialized persons and for confronting barriers experienced by racialized persons, the two keys to anti-racism practice.
- [Build Effective Mentoring Relationships](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-effective-mentoring-relationships): Equip managers to foster impactful mentorships, enhancing learning and growth for both mentors and mentees through positive and effective strategies.
- [Enhance Your Managing-Up Skills to Elevate Your Influence](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/enhance-your-managing-up-skills-to-elevate-your-influence): Empower leaders to enhance their managing-up skills by building strong relationships, taking accountability, and being solution-oriented.
- [Inspire Creativity in Your Team](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/inspire-creativity-in-your-team): This learning resource helps leaders hone their skills in cultivating an environment and culture of creativity to drive organizational objectives.
- [Guide to Building and Communicating Your CHRO Strategy for a Public Health Crisis](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/guide-to-building-and-communicating-your-chro-strategy-for-a-public-health-crisis): This CHRO strategy guide provides a nine-step planning methodology to prioritize action & communicate with your executive team during a public health crisis.
- [Create an HR Strategy](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/create-an-hr-strategy): HR’s role in planning and executing the organization’s strategy is larger than ever. Ensure the HR strategy is aligned with the organization’s goals, mission, vision, and values.
- [Future of Work](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/future-of-work): In the Future of Work report, McLean & Company delves into the forces that will shape the workplace of tomorrow to help plan for the future.
- [Emotional Intelligence in Leadership](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/emotional-intelligence-in-leadership): Equip managers to harness emotional intelligence for effective leadership, enabling them to identify and manage emotions in the workplace to improve relationships.
- [Organizational Design Guide](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/organizational-design-guide): Organizational design is the configuration of capabilities, processes, systems, structures, and people-related practices to create an effective organization capable of achieving strategic goals. Aligning every aspect of the organization from strategy and workflows to people and culture ensures the organization operates efficiently, adapts to change, and maximizes its potential for continuous improvement.
- [Connect the Dots Between Your Internal-Facing Team's Contribution and Customer Impact](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/connect-the-dots-between-your-internal-facing-team-s-contribution-and-customer-impact): This guide helps first-time leaders enhance external customer focus within their internal-facing teams. It provides hands-on strategies to help teams understand the connection between their work and customer impact.
- [HR Guide to Job Redesign](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-guide-to-job-redesign): Use this research to analyze and redesign jobs to meet both organizational and employee needs.
- [Face Imposter Syndrome With Confidence](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/face-imposter-syndrome-with-confidence): This guide helps first-time leaders tackle imposter syndrome, boosting confidence and resilience to navigate challenges and lead effectively. Leaders will discover practical strategies and inspiring insights that empower them to recognize and challenge signs of imposter syndrome, understand their emotional triggers, and re-frame negative thought patterns. Download this resource and share with leaders in your organization to help build their confidence and unlock their full potential.
- [Market the Value of HR](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/market-the-value-of-hr): There is a lack of clarity around HR’s value. Through marketing efforts, HR has an opportunity to increase awareness and reinforce positive perceptions of HR.
- [Build Your AI Skills for the Workplace](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-your-ai-skills-for-the-workplace): Equip your organization with the skills needed to responsibly implement AI while boosting creativity and efficiency in the workplace.
- [Navigate a Path Forward in the DEI Landscape](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/navigate-a-path-forward-in-the-dei-landscape): Uncovering and navigating common sources of DEI resistance is critical to enabling an inclusive future for all.
- [Recruitment Essentials Toolkit](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/recruitment-essentials-toolkit): This resource provides tools, templates, and tips to effectively carry out key activities across the recruitment process.
- [Develop Your Critical Thinking Skills](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-your-critical-thinking-skills): This guide empowers emerging leaders to strengthen their critical thinking skills by encouraging them to embrace curiosity, challenge their ways of thinking, and develop the organizational awareness needed to analyze situations and propose solutions.
- [Understand the Potential of AI in HR](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/understand-the-potential-of-ai-in-hr): Build HR understanding of the potential of AI to optimize processes, driving strategic advancements in HR.
- [Introduction to AI for HR](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/introduction-to-ai-for-hr): Empower HR with introductory AI concepts to build understanding of what AI is and how exponential technological changes make AI more important now than ever.
- [Nudges: A Paradigm for HR to Influence Employee Behavior](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/nudges-a-paradigm-for-hr-to-influence-employee-behavior): Every decision we make is informed by biases and heuristics. They enable people to make quick and intuitive decisions but also lead to rash and misinformed choices. In an organizational context, misinformed or suboptimal decisions can significantly impact organizational outcomes.
- [Demystifying Emotions in the Workplace](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/demystifying-emotions-in-the-workplace): The purpose of this research is to help organizations foster a healthy emotional culture by navigating the impact of emotions at the individual, team, and organizational level.
- [Succeed as a CHRO With a Leadership Development Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/succeed-as-a-chro-with-a-leadership-development-program): Industry disruption, organizational complexity, technological changes, and external risks are continuing to change the world of work and, as a result, the role of the CHRO. CHROs are being met with increased expectations and are playing a larger strategic role to help their organizations successfully navigate the ever-changing environment.
- [Articulate Organizational Culture](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/articulate-organizational-culture): Culture makes or breaks organizational success. Unleash the power of culture to build competitive advantage and achieve desired organizational outcomes.
- [Introduction to Trauma-Informed Workplaces for HR](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/introduction-to-trauma-informed-workplaces-for-hr): All organizations have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of employees, including promoting health and supporting the recovery of trauma survivors. This resource helps HR leaders foster a more trauma-informed workplace and adopt trauma-informed practices at work.
- [From Co-Ops to Consultants: Build Belonging Within Your Team](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/from-co-ops-to-consultants-build-belonging-within-your-team): Equip leaders to create a sense of belonging on teams with mixed employment arrangements by fostering relationships, communicating effectively, and providing equitable participation options, making sure all team members have the means and opportunity to contribute meaningfully. In doing so, this approach lays the foundation for a collaborative and inclusive environment where each individual's input is recognized as a vital piece of the collective success.
- [Support Employees in Crafting Their IDPs](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/support-employees-in-crafting-their-idps): This guide empowers leaders to support their direct reports in creating and maintaining their unique individual development plans. It equips leaders with the skills to effectively coach direct reports to identify their growth opportunities and create and manage goals.
- [Design Pre-Employment Assessments That Improve Hiring Success](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/design-pre-employment-assessments-that-improve-hiring-success): Most organizations conduct at least one assessment (usually an interview). However, according to CareerBuilder, one in five survey respondents stated they lacked the skills to interview and hire people effectively, meaning that bad hires are making their way into the organization.
- [Develop an Employee Listening Strategy](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-an-employee-listening-strategy): Develop a purposeful employee listening strategy that results in meaningful action and ensures alignment with organizational strategies and employee needs.
- [Strengthen Your Internal Customer Focus](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/strengthen-your-internal-customer-focus): Equip emerging leaders with the skills and awareness needed to respond to internal customer needs, propose meaningful solutions to customer challenges, and build proactive communication strategies.
- [Elevate HR Credibility and Influence](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/elevate-hr-credibility-and-influence): Explore practical and tactical strategies to elevate HR credibility and influence through informal and organic conversations with leaders.
- [Select an HR Technology Implementation Partner](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/select-an-hr-technology-implementation-partner): HR technology implementations are complex, and their success is critical to business operations. Selecting the right software implementation partner is as important for the success of the initiative as selecting the right software. Unlock the potential of your HR technology portfolio by selecting the right implementation partner for your organization based on key success factors.
- [Build a Strategic AI Roadmap](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-a-strategic-ai-roadmap): AI is more relevant than ever for organizations as it is becoming commercially feasible and available. An organization's success in leveraging AI rests on its ability to unite its leaders to build a strategic AI roadmap that aligns maturity initiatives and AI use cases with its value drivers, goals, and objectives to maximize value, manage risk, and prepare the organization for the future.
- [Optimize HR Costs](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/optimize-hr-costs): Provide guidance to HR practitioners on how to effectively optimize costs within the HR organization.
- [Reduce HR Costs in Times of Financial Pressure](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/reduce-hr-costs-in-times-of-financial-pressure): Provide guidance to HR practitioners on how to effectively reduce HR costs without sacrificing strategic partnerships.
- [Cultivate Innovative Thinking](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/cultivate-innovative-thinking): This resource helps leaders nurture their innovative thinking to define innovation opportunities in their portfolios, driving organizational objectives.
- [Elevate Your Influence by Managing Up](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/elevate-your-influence-by-managing-up): This guide empowers leaders to strengthen their managing up skills, enabling them to influence effectively and support successful organizational outcomes. It equips them with the ability to strategically align their actions with both their managers’ needs and the broader organizational objectives.
- [Inclusive Language Guide](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/inclusive-language-guide): Embedding inclusive language in written communications ensures organizations use language that acknowledges the diverse identities of the audience to foster respect and belonging.
- [HR Guide to Measuring Workload](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-guide-to-measuring-workload): Use this guide to measure workload, uncover challenges, and recommend interventions to support employees in achieving optimal workload.
- [What It Means to Become a Skills-Based Organization](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/what-it-means-to-become-a-skills-based-organization): A pure skills-based organization makes all talent decisions through the lens of skills and skills intelligence, or the ability to identify, grow, and leverage skills at the individual and organizational level. This operating model is inherently agile and can pivot to address change quickly.
- [Develop Leadership Presence Through Storytelling](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-leadership-presence-through-storytelling): The guide provides emerging leaders with techniques to strengthen their leadership presence and communication skills through storytelling. It focuses on crafting narratives that engage a variety of audiences and promotes collaboration and facilitate decision-making.
- [Effective Virtual Meetings](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/effective-virtual-meetings): Help leaders learn what to do before, during, and after a virtual meeting to ensure it is an effective use of everyone’s time.
- [Effectively Manage the People Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/effectively-manage-the-people-aspects-of-mergers-and-acquisitions): HR’s involvement is essential to address various people-related challenges that accompany mergers and acquisitions. Using a checklist will help HR to ensure that key M&A planning activities are adequately addressed throughout all phases of the M&A process: Pre-M&A, Due Diligence, Plan for Integration, and Implementation and Monitoring.
- [Support First-Time Leaders to Practice Neuroinclusive Leadership](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/support-first-time-leaders-to-practice-neuroinclusive-leadership): Neuroinclusive leadership practices support all staff by building an environment of trust, safety, and flexibility that meets their individual needs. This ultimately increases their productivity, innovation, and engagement. Download this resource and train first-time leaders to invest in key neuroinclusive behaviors. Equip them with advice and tools to help them foster and role model a neuroinclusive mindset, build trust with staff, encourage clear two-way communication, advocate for staff, and commit to continued learning and development.
- [Practice Key Coaching Behaviors](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/practice-key-coaching-behaviors): Equip managers with the critical behaviors needed to become stronger coaches and support their employees in reaching performance and development goals.
- [Build the Foundation for Effective Coaching](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-the-foundation-for-effective-coaching): Help managers set the stage for successful employee coaching by gaining coaching knowledge, adopting a coaching mindset, and building trusting relationships.
- [Effectively Manage HR's Work](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/effectively-manage-hr-s-work): HR’s stress levels are on the rise, and HR’s work is becoming more strategic. Support the HR organization with optimizing and prioritizing their work to ensure HR is focusing on work that supports the organization with meeting its strategic goals and aligns with the HR strategy.
- [Strengthen Relationship Dynamics as You Transition From Peer to Leader](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/strengthen-relationship-dynamics-as-you-transition-from-peer-to-leader): Share this learning resource with first-time leaders to help them strengthen existing relationships and navigate key challenges during the transition to leading former peers.
- [Develop Responsible AI Guiding Principles](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-responsible-ai-guiding-principles): Rapid advancement in AI has organizations either ignoring the technology or rushing to implement it for a competitive advantage. However, implementing AI without proper guidelines exposes organizations to risks. Avoid adverse organizational outcomes by uniting with leaders to develop responsible AI guiding principles.
- [Be an Ally for Menopausal Staff](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/be-an-ally-for-menopausal-staff): This guide empowers leaders by enhancing their understanding of menopause and its potential effects on individuals. It equips them to confidently support and become allies for menopausal staff members, challenge their assumptions and biases, and actively destigmatize menopause within their teams.
- [Analyze and Act on Employee Engagement Data](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/analyze-and-act-on-employee-engagement-data): Engagement positively impacts organizational outcomes and is positively related to employee and organizational performance. Engaged employees are more committed, innovative, and customer focused. Yet work on engagement often stops with surveys.
- [Expand Your Digital Awareness as an Emerging Leader](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/expand-your-digital-awareness-as-an-emerging-leader): This resource will help emerging leaders identify how to streamline work processes and enhance productivity using digital tools. It emphasizes staying ahead in the workplace with current technology trends. Additionally, it provides strategies for mentoring colleagues in adopting digital skills, thereby fostering both personal and professional growth in a technology-driven environment.
- [Lead Effective One-on-Ones](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/lead-effective-one-on-ones): This resource will enable leaders to host effective one-on-one meetings that will foster trusting relationships built upon feedback, open communication, and accountability.
- [Customize HR Programs for a Global Workforce](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/customize-hr-programs-for-a-global-workforce): Use this research to strategically customize HR programs in alignment with organizational objectives and regional needs.
- [Employee Engagement Trends Report 2024](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/employee-engagement-trends-report-2024): Insights, analysis, and benchmarking data from McLean & Company’s Employee Engagement Survey from 2019 to 2023.
- [Create Functional Competencies](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/create-functional-competencies): Functional competencies are part of a broader competency framework and are often seen as the next logical step after the development of core and leadership competencies. Functional competencies have the greatest impact when developed to address function-specific needs aligned with organizational priorities.
- [Develop Core and Leadership Competencies](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-core-and-leadership-competencies): A comprehensive competency framework founded on core and leadership competencies is an integral part of many HR processes and programs, including performance management, employee development, identification of future leaders, and talent acquisition.
- [Basics of Navigating Data for Managers](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/basics-of-navigating-data-for-managers): Download McLean & Company’s training deck to cultivate effective data literacy strategies and navigate the complexities of a data-driven work world.
- [HR Financial Literacy: Understanding the Basics](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-financial-literacy-understanding-the-basics): As HR becomes increasingly strategic, it's critical to deepen your financial literacy and understand the impact your work has on the bottom line.
- [Design an Employee Volunteer Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/design-an-employee-volunteer-program): People want to work for socially responsible organizations, and candidates evaluate employers based on their community involvement. Employee volunteer programs present many benefits to an employer, including decreased turnover, increased talent attraction and engagement, improved innovation, and revenue growth.
- [Optimize AI as an Emerging Leader](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/optimize-ai-as-an-emerging-leader): Share this learning resource with emerging leaders to help them think critically about strategic AI use cases in their roles and provide them with tactical approaches for effective prompt writing.
- [Plan for High-Volume Recruiting](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/plan-for-high-volume-recruiting): The demand for talent is high, and organizations are struggling to fill roles. High-volume recruitment (HVR) is the process of filling a higher than average number of roles within a short period, varying from a dozen roles to a thousand for seasonal hiring, opening a new location, winning new business, and other situations.
- [Enable the Transition to Leadership for First-Time Managers](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/enable-the-transition-to-leadership-for-first-time-managers): Download this research to prioritize developing first-time managers by outlining expectations and designing comprehensive development programs that set first-time managers up for success.
- [Making Sense of Generations in the Workplace](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/making-sense-of-generations-in-the-workplace): From “kids these days” to “OK, boomer”: A critical examination of generations in the workplace and their practical implications.
- [Determine the Right Recruitment Process Outsourcing Solution](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/determine-the-right-recruitment-process-outsourcing-solution): There are a number of recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) providers in the market. Download our research guide and learn how to choose the right RPO solution for your organization.
- [Build an Employee Sponsorship Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-an-employee-sponsorship-program): Build an employee sponsorship program to address organizational-level barriers and biases hindering career advancement and leadership diversity.
- [Demonstrate Customer Focus as an Emerging Leader](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/demonstrate-customer-focus-as-an-emerging-leader): Share this resource with emerging leaders in your organization to help them elevate their critical thinking, relationship management, and communication strategies to solve complex customer challenges.
- [The Emerging Leaders' Guide for Time Management](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/the-emerging-leaders-guide-for-time-management): Share this guide with emerging leaders in your organization to equip them with strategies for effective time management, prioritizing tasks, and overcoming procrastination, thereby enhancing their leadership skills and workplace productivity.
- [Uncover the Employee Value Proposition](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/uncover-the-employee-value-proposition): When creating an employee value proposition (EVP), organizations often forget the employee voice and engagement, neglect to look at competitors, and confuse the EVP and employer branding. This can lead to inaccurate, misaligned, and undifferentiated EVPs.
- [Sustain Work-From-Home](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/sustain-work-from-home): Sustain WFH by creating a planned, integrated, and supported program that maximizes the benefits of flexibility while supporting both organizational and employee needs.
- [Demonstrate Personal Accountability](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/demonstrate-personal-accountability): This interactive microlearning targets core principles of demonstrating personal accountability and is intended to interact seamlessly with your organization’s existing learning management systems.
- [Empower Your Team Through Coaching and Curiosity](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/empower-your-team-through-coaching-and-curiosity): Share this guide with leaders to enable them to adopt a coaching mindset and empower their team through thought partnership.
- [Address the Talent Gap Driven by AI](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/address-the-talent-gap-driven-by-ai): AI can automate tasks, which will disrupt organizations by reshaping roles, shifting talent requirements, and impacting workforce composition. Address the talent gap by adjusting or developing strategic HR initiatives to build, buy, borrow, redeploy, or reduce talent.
- [AI Preparation Guide for HR](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/ai-preparation-guide-for-hr): AI continues to change the way work is done for individuals, organizations, and industries. Use this guide to get ready to prepare for organizational AI implementation.
- [HR Trends Report 2024](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-trends-report-2024): McLean & Company’s latest research analyzes the key trends that will shape the HR and business world in 2024 based on survey data collected from more than 1,300 professionals.
- [Determine the Right HR Outsourcing Solution](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/determine-the-right-hr-outsourcing-solution): HR departments are trying to engage in more strategic, value-add work for the organization and decrease time spent on non-core administrative tasks. Organizations are looking for cost savings and to help HR improve performance levels.
- [Establish Data Governance for HR](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/establish-data-governance-for-hr): Download this research to implement HR data governance practices using a phased approach that addresses both urgent and strategic data governance needs.
- [Lead Effective Skip-Level Meetings](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/lead-effective-skip-level-meetings): This guide provides leaders of leaders with strategies to help them lead effective skip-level conversations with staff. This includes strategies for communication, building trust, anticipating and addressing challenges, and following up after conversations.
- [Create a People-First Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/create-a-people-first-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-strategy): Most organizations recognize that there are a number of benefits that come from being inclusive to diverse groups of employees. However, despite the implementation of numerous diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, organizations are still having trouble with making progress.
- [Return-to-Office Playbook](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/return-to-office-playbook): Many organizations are mandating that employees return to the office despite the popularity of remote and hybrid work and are facing employee backlash. Create and roll out a flexible RTO policy that balances organizational and employee needs.
- [Guide to Measuring the ROI of HR Programs](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/guide-to-measuring-the-roi-of-hr-programs): Measuring the value of HR programs demonstrates how HR investments contribute to the financial success of the organization, elevating HR's role as a strategic partner.
- [Keep Your Best and Brightest – A Manager’s Guide to Stay Conversations](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/keep-your-best-and-brightest-a-manager-s-guide-to-stay-conversations): Stay conversations, or stay interviews, are an important element in preventing employee turnover, yet some organizations tend to overlook them. This microlearning is a guide to help leaders successfully conduct stay conversations to keep their best and brightest employees from leaving the organization.
- [HR Organizational Alignment Diagnostic Guide](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-organizational-alignment-diagnostic-guide): Compare key player satisfaction with HR effectiveness. Use McLean & Company’s HROA diagnostic to identify and support organizational and key player needs.
- [HR Management & Governance Diagnostic Guide](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-management-governance-diagnostic-guide): Uncover insights on HR’s effectiveness across core HR areas. Use McLean & Company’s HRMG diagnostic and comprehensive methodology to improve HR service delivery.
- [Navigate the Complexities of HR Facilitation](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/navigate-the-complexities-of-hr-facilitation): HR professionals can use this resource to help them prepare in advance of facilitation, guide shared insight generation during facilitated sessions, and manage challenging dynamics, both in person and in virtual contexts.
- [Manage Teams to Drive Results](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/manage-teams-to-drive-results): Leaders of leaders can use this resource to learn tactical strategies to navigate through goal setting, disengagement, and handling complex performance management issues across their portfolio.
- [Presentation Skills for Leaders](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/presentation-skills-for-leaders): Support leaders in building their confidence by demonstrating what a great presenter looks and sounds like and enabling them to improve their presentation skills.
- [Prepare for External Risks](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/prepare-for-external-risks): In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environment, organizations face vulnerability to external risks, and the talent implications are rarely assessed. Moreover, organizations tend to be reactive to external risks, which often leads to disproportionate consequences for talent.
- [Build an Employee Referral Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-an-employee-referral-program): Download our research to learn how to design a program to align to your culture and brand and provide a great employee and candidate experience.
- [Overcome the Challenges of Project Management](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/overcome-the-challenges-of-project-management): HR professionals can use this resource to help them overcome barriers in the project management process by understanding the current state, aligning with decision maker priorities, energizing project teams over time, and transitioning to an operational mindset.
- [Build an Employee Mentoring Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-an-employee-mentoring-program): Use our research guide to build a successful employee mentoring program that supports employees’ career and personal development.
- [Organizational Retirement Preparation Guide](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/organizational-retirement-preparation-guide): Retirement is a complex process for organizations to navigate. The Organizational Retirement Preparation Guide provides HR departments with guides and templates and the necessary information to ensure a smooth transition for retiring employees.
- [Optimize Span of Control](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/optimize-span-of-control): Contrary to popular belief, widening the span of control by reducing the number of managers does not always correlate to cost savings. There is no magic number when it comes to span of control; optimization is impacted by five factors.
- [Build a Change Sustainment Plan](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-a-change-sustainment-plan): Organizations invest a lot resources into change initiatives, but don’t see the return on investment. Download our research guide to develop sustainable change.
- [Adopt Risk Management and Crisis Management Strategies](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/adopt-risk-management-and-crisis-management-strategies): Distribute this learning resource to leaders of leaders to develop their risk-taking and management practices within their portfolios, guide their team through crisis, and drive organizational goals.
- [Implement and Sustain Cultural Integration Post-Merger or Acquisition](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/implement-and-sustain-cultural-integration-post-merger-or-acquisition): Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are a popular strategy for organizational growth, yet most M&As are unsuccessful. Strategically integrate cultures after an M&A to drive the success of the transaction.
- [How to Be an Ally](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/how-to-be-an-ally): Give employees the knowledge and tools they need to be allies in the workplace. The How to Be an Ally training deck learning objectives include defining allyship and related core concepts, recognizing allyship accountabilities, and learning how to practice allyship behaviors.
- [Harness the Potential of AI in HR](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/harness-the-potential-of-ai-in-hr): This research provides support for HR professionals in making sense of AI and empowers them to leverage the technology to take advantage of its benefits, mitigate its risks, and stay competitive.
- [Leverage Business Acumen and Financial Literacy](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/leverage-business-acumen-and-financial-literacy): Leaders of leaders can use this resource to increase their organization awareness, inform their decision making, and strengthen their influence in the organization
- [Train Managers on the Art of Influence](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/train-managers-on-the-art-of-influence): Empower leaders to influence across the organization on all levels using the four behaviors of a successful influencer.
- [The Future of HR](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/the-future-of-hr): How HR leaders can navigate uncertainty and prepare their HR function for the future.
- [HR Budgeting Guide](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-budgeting-guide): Use this guide to understand key concepts related to organizational budgeting, establish HR’s role as a strategic business partner in the budgeting process, and review information on creating and allocating HR’s budget.
- [Adapt Performance Management for Teams](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/adapt-performance-management-for-teams): Teams are becoming more prevalent in today’s workplaces, as they improve productivity, performance, and employee engagement. As the prevalence of teams increases, how work is accomplished is shifting toward more collaboration and interdependencies among employees. Performance management frameworks must align with how work is done in order to be effective.
- [Flow State: A Gateway to Engagement, Performance, and Productivity](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/flow-state-a-gateway-to-engagement-performance-and-productivity): How your organization can activate the conditions for employees to achieve optimal results.
- [Learn and Lead Through Influence](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/learn-and-lead-through-influence): Leaders of Leaders can use this resource to develop and leverage their professional influence to achieve organizational goals.
- [Headcount Planning Guide](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/headcount-planning-guide): Determine the right number of jobs and positions required to achieve organizational goals while adhering to budget constraints.
- [Navigate the Change Management Process](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/navigate-the-change-management-process): Download McLean & Company’s training solution set to build your change management strategies and confidently lead and support changes at your organization.
- [Streamline the Internal Hiring Process](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/streamline-the-internal-hiring-process): Many organizations are experiencing hiring challenges due to a tight labor market and growing skills gap. Internal hiring can help increase hiring efficiency, lower hiring costs, and bring in talent that reaches productivity more quickly. Internal hiring also brings broader organizational benefits like decreased turnover and increased engagement.
- [Identify Strategic Direction to Drive Aligned Action](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/identify-strategic-direction-to-drive-aligned-action): HR can customize and share this learning resource to support the development of their leaders of leaders. This resource will deepen leaders’ understanding of strategic direction and external influences. It will help them to harness associated insights to inform action plans and achieve organizational goals.
- [Introduction to Psychological Safety for HR](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/introduction-to-psychological-safety-for-hr): Use this guide to build a psychologically safe work environment where employees feel included and safe to learn, contribute, and challenge.
- [Employee Engagement Trends Report 2023](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/employee-engagement-trends-report-2023): Get key insights, analysis, and benchmarking data from McLean & Company’s Employee Engagement Survey data. Download the Employee Engagement Trends Report.
- [From Acclimation to Great Foundations: A Manager’s Guide to Onboarding](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/from-acclimation-to-great-foundations-a-manager-s-guide-to-onboarding): Use this microlearning to give managers the strategies and tools they need to support consistent, effective onboarding experiences at your organization.
- [Practice Starting a Great Mentoring Relationship](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/practice-starting-a-great-mentoring-relationship): This interactive eLearning module helps mentors prepare for and navigate their first mentorship meeting. It is intended to interact seamlessly with your organization's existing learning management system.
- [A Manager's Guide to Writing Great Job Descriptions](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/a-manager-s-guide-to-writing-great-job-descriptions): Use this microlearning to help managers learn how to create strong job descriptions.
- [Identify and Extinguish Manager and Employee Burnout](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/identify-and-extinguish-manager-and-employee-burnout): This interactive eLearning module will help managers identify the root causes of burnout and devise strategies to address them at an early stage and in a safe environment. It is intended to interact seamlessly with your organization's existing learning management system.
- [Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Primer](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/environmental-social-and-governance-esg-primer): Download our primer to gain an understanding of the ESG program journey and the important role HR plays throughout.
- [Redesign the Talent Acquisition Structure](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/redesign-the-talent-acquisition-structure): Download our research guide to design a tailored talent acquisition structure that resolves underlying issues and is built for long-term adaptability.
- [Catalyze Cross-Functional Collaboration](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/catalyze-cross-functional-collaboration): Increasing complexity, both inside organizations and in the external environment, is resulting in more challenging problems. To address these, different types of specializations and knowledge need to be brought together to create effective solutions. This makes cross-functional collaboration a crucial organizational capability today.
- [Neuroscience and HR](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/neuroscience-and-hr): Build evidence-based HR practices that work with the brain, not against it, to gain credibility with stakeholders and drive business results.
- [Effectively Manage the HR Policy Portfolio](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/effectively-manage-the-hr-policy-portfolio): Download this research to ensure all policies are drafted following appropriate language guidelines, communicated, and enforced properly to ensure fairness and consistency.
- [State of Hybrid Work in IT](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/state-of-hybrid-work-in-it): The days of a “typical” workplace have passed. When it comes to the new world of hybrid work, there is no best-of-breed example to follow. Among the flood of contradictory decisions made by industry leaders, your IT organization must forge its own path, informed not just by the needs of your employees but also by the support required by the rest of the organization.
- [Create an Effective Short-Term Incentive Plan](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/create-an-effective-short-term-incentive-plan): Short-term incentive plans (STIP) are table stakes for many organizations, yet the alignment and support of key organizational objectives is often not adequately integrated into STIP design. The result is a plan that typically involves a large spend, without a tangible impact on organizational performance.
- [Coach High-Performing Employees for Success](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/coach-high-performing-employees-for-success): Coaching focuses on the development of a future skill or behavior. Use this microlearning as a guide to help leaders adopt a coaching mindset in order to empower and motivate high-performing employees.
- [Inspire Your Team Through the Organization’s Mission, Vision, and Values](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/inspire-your-team-through-the-organization-s-mission-vision-and-values): Use this microlearning to help leaders develop their inspiration methods using the organizational vision, mission, and values, and use them to demonstrate practical ways managers can inspire staff to be more engaged in their work.
- [How to Prioritize Your Work When Everything Feels Important](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/how-to-prioritize-your-work-when-everything-feels-important-6ad0a2d3-24be-402a-a5ae-d2adcee75aca): There are lots of challenges that we encounter, especially in today’s hybrid working world, that can make prioritization difficult. Use this microlearning to provide leaders with practical ways to successfully manage their time and tasks.
- [Develop the Leadership Skills of Your Middle Managers](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-the-leadership-skills-of-your-middle-managers): Middle managers are critical to organizational success. Effective middle management is positively linked with employee engagement, performance, trust and inspiration, and employee job satisfaction.
- [Train Managers in the Art of Decision Making](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/train-managers-in-the-art-of-decision-making): Leaders are failing to apply best practices when making decisions, instead they take an ad hoc approach that often does not achieve expected outcomes. Train managers to establish a structured approach to decision making and evaluate decision outcomes.
- [Develop an Impactful High-Potential Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-an-impactful-high-potential-program): A hi-po program identifies high-potential employees, based on an organization’s unique definition of potential and purposefully selected assessments, and provides them with development opportunities to create candidates for future roles within the organization. A lack of clarity around the hi-po definition leads to the wrong people being identified and development being targeted inappropriately. Avoid the common pitfalls of a hi-po program by developing a formalized program that realizes the full benefits of high-potential employees.
- [Equip Managers to Improve Engagement Action Planning](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-improve-engagement-action-planning): Engaged employees feel energized, passionate, and dedicated, and they are highly involved with their work and the organization. Help improve engagement action planning by providing managers with the skills and tools necessary to perform well in their role.
- [Practice Managing Employee Reactions to Complex Poor Performance Conversations](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/practice-managing-employee-reactions-to-complex-poor-performance-conversations): This interactive microlearning module will equip managers with the skills to manage employee reactions to complex conversations about poor performance. It is intended to interact seamlessly with your organization's existing learning management system.
- [Improve Poor Employee Performance](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/improve-poor-employee-performance): This interactive eLearning module will help managers identify the root causes for poor employee performance and devise strategies to address them at an early stage and in a safe environment. It is intended to interact seamlessly with your organization's existing learning management system.
- [Reconceptualize Job Descriptions](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/reconceptualize-job-descriptions): Simplify both the template and the process to transform job descriptions into living documents that drive value.
- [Design an Impactful Employee Development Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/design-an-impactful-employee-development-program): Employee development needs to be employee owned and manager supported. Download our research to learn how to foster continuous employee learning and development.
- [Develop a Leadership Strategy to Drive Organizational Results](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-a-leadership-strategy-to-drive-organizational-results): Leadership is critical to organizational success. Effective leadership improves employee engagement and reduces turnover, but most importantly, it drives bottom-line results. However, leadership for many organizations misses the mark. With 55% of CEOs stating that developing the next generation of leadership talent is their top challenge (DDI, 2021), lack of a leadership strategy impacts bench strength and leads to a loss of business opportunities because of insufficient capabilities.
- [Design a Base Pay Structure](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/design-a-base-pay-structure): Compensation, specifically base pay, is usually the highest organizational cost, and a significant factor in employee attraction and retention. While few organizations lack any structure for base pay at all, many do not have a proper, equitable, consistent, and flexible approach.
- [Plan to Extinguish Organizational Burnout](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/plan-to-extinguish-organizational-burnout): Use this research to shift the focus of burnout solutions from individual responsibility to the organizational level where root causes are addressed and norms that promote employee health and wellbeing are fostered.
- [Give Feedback](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/give-feedback): Providing constructive feedback can be a struggle. Use this microlearning as a guide for leaders on how to effectively communicate constructive feedback and have meaningful feedback conversations.
- [Biases and Heuristics](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/biases-and-heuristics): Use this microlearning as an introduction to biases and heuristics.
- [Goal Management Guide](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/goal-management-guide): Use this microlearning as just-in-time training to prepare for or debrief after goal management conversations.
- [Build a Total Rewards Strategy](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-a-total-rewards-strategy): Compensation and benefits alone are not enough to motivate, engage, and retain employees. Use our research to create a holistic Total Rewards strategy.
- [Be an Active Ally](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/be-an-active-ally): Learners can use this microlearning to understand what makes an active ally, how they can spot ways to be an active ally, and what can they do when they make a mistake on their allyship journey.
- [Anti-Racism](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/anti-racism): Use this microlearning to understand what anti-racism is and explore practical examples of what anti-racism looks like.
- [Build HR Influence Through Curiosity and a Coach Approach](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-hr-influence-through-curiosity-and-a-coach-approach): This guide explores how HR professionals can leverage coaching techniques in everyday interactions to become thought partners with leaders and boost HR influence in their organizations.
- [HR Trends Report 2023](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/hr-trends-report-2023): Explore the trends that will influence HR in 2023 and beyond as determined by over 1,000 human resources and business professionals in McLean & Company’s HR Trends Report 2023.
- [Develop an Offboarding Plan to Manage Risk and Transition Employees Effectively](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-an-offboarding-plan-to-manage-risk-and-transition-employees-effectively): Employee exits, whether voluntary or involuntary, are an inevitable part of conducting business. Few organizations have done enough to adequately prepare for short-notice departures.
- [Redeploy Your Workforce During a Crisis](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/redeploy-your-workforce-during-a-crisis): Make the most of your workforce in a time of crisis by following McLean & Company’s process to initiate employee redeployment efforts and reduce costs.
- [Difficult Conversations at Work – Reflect on Strengths and Opportunities for Improvement](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/difficult-conversations-at-work-reflect-on-strengths-and-opportunities-for-improvement): This interactive eLearning module will help managers and their teams focus on working together successfully with solid communication methods, which in turn impacts productivity and the organization’s bottom line results. It is intended to interact seamlessly with your organization's existing learning management system.
- [Difficult Conversations at Work – Practice and Plan Effective Strategies](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/difficult-conversations-at-work-practice-and-plan-effective-strategies): This interactive eLearning module will help managers have increased confidence through gaining a methodology for having difficult conversations and a safe environment to practice delivering them effectively. It is intended to interact seamlessly with your organization's existing learning management system.
- [Delegate and Build Accountability](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/delegate-and-build-accountability): Teach leaders how to delegate tasks effectively and build accountability with their employees by using informed trust.
- [The Complete Manual for Layoffs](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/the-complete-manual-for-layoffs): When the economy is negatively influenced by factors beyond any organization's control, the impact can be felt almost immediately on the bottom line. This decline in revenue as a result of a weakening economy will force organizations to reconsider every dollar they spend.
- [How to Be an Effective Change Agent](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/how-to-be-an-effective-change-agent): Download our role guide and learn how to maximize a change agent’s ability to influence the success of an organizational change.
- [How to Be a Successful Change Champion](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/how-to-be-a-successful-change-champion): Download our role guide and learn how to equip change champions with the strategies and knowledge they need to excel in their role and responsibilities.
- [Train Raters on the 360 Feedback Process](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/train-raters-on-the-360-feedback-process): With ever-evolving working environments, feedback has become more important than ever. However, providing effective feedback can be challenging. Train your employees to give and receive meaningful, relevant feedback to support the ongoing development of members of your organization.
- [Train Managers to Build Effective Mentoring Relationships](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/train-managers-to-build-effective-mentoring-relationships): All too often mentoring programs are inaccurately implemented as a solution to a problem. It is important to remember that a mentoring program is simply another learning method that must be applied and customized to the audience at the appropriate time to be impactful.
- [Build an Effective Formal Mentoring Relationship](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-an-effective-formal-mentoring-relationship): All too often there is confusion between coaching, mentoring, and feedback. Help your managers understand the value that mentoring can provide and the types of mentoring relationships that exist. Equip managers with the skills to develop impactful and effective mentoring relationships with their staff.
- [Data Literacy for HR Professionals Module 1](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/data-literacy-for-hr-professionals-module-1): Data is everywhere, but its true power comes from an ability to observe trends and gain insight from it. Learning to leverage often readily available people data can help HR solve problems and enhance processes. Train HR to interpret and communicate data to influence business decisions.
- [Data Literacy for HR Professionals Module 2](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/data-literacy-for-hr-professionals-module-2): Data is everywhere, but its true power comes from an ability to observe trends and gain insight from it. Learning to leverage often readily available people data can help HR solve problems and enhance processes. Train HR to interpret and communicate data to influence business decisions.
- [Data Literacy for HR Professionals Module 3](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/data-literacy-for-hr-professionals-module-3): Data is everywhere, but its true power comes from an ability to observe trends and gain insight from it. Learning to leverage often readily available people data can help HR solve problems and enhance processes. Train HR to interpret and communicate data to influence business decisions.
- [Employee Bonus Guide](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/employee-bonus-guide): There is no one-size-fits-all approach when designing a bonus program. Download our research guide and learn how to create the right employee bonus program.
- [Build Trust as a Leader](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-trust-as-a-leader): Teach leaders the five fundamental trust building behaviors to equip them to develop trusting relationships with their employees.
- [Define a Leadership Identity](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/define-a-leadership-identity): Download McLean & Company’s research guide and develop an authentic leadership identity that captures your unique attributes and communicates who you are as a leader.
- [Develop a Targeted Flexible Work Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-a-targeted-flexible-work-program): Create a customized flexible work program based on the unique needs of employees to attract and retain talent.
- [Train Managers to Effectively Navigate Conflict](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/train-managers-to-effectively-navigate-conflict): Conflict is associated with negativity, stress, and disruption, but it doesn’t have to be! Conflict naturally happens any time individuals and groups work together. When managed well, conflict can strengthen relationships, improve problem solving, and boost innovation. As role models and culture contributors on their teams, people managers influence how conflict is viewed and managed among their peers and direct reports. In this training deck, people managers will learn about the positive impacts well-managed conflict can have on their team, how to choose appropriate approaches in different conflict situations, and strategies to coach their teams and direct reports towards positive outcomes when conflict takes place.
- [Use Dashboards to Become a Data-Driven HR Function](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/use-dashboards-to-become-a-data-driven-hr-function): Using data and metrics to provide insights and recommendations is a top priority for organizations. Create dashboards that tell a story and present data in an effective way, leading to insights, recommendations, and decisions that benefit employees and the organization.
- [Preparing for an Internal Talent Marketplace](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/preparing-for-an-internal-talent-marketplace): Is a fundamental shift toward a skills-based talent sharing model using a talent marketplace platform right for your organization?
- [Equip Managers to Foster a Dynamic Learning Mindset](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-foster-a-dynamic-learning-mindset): Organizations that embrace the values of a dynamic learning mindset (DLM) have a workforce that is better at adopting change, is more resilient, and has higher levels of innovation – which leads to improved organizational performance and profitability. Teach your managers the principles of a DLM in a practical way they can use to support and empower their employees to focus on their continuous learning and growth.
- [Equip HR to Foster a Dynamic Learning Mindset](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-hr-to-foster-a-dynamic-learning-mindset): Organizations that embrace the values of a dynamic learning mindset (DLM) have a workforce that is better at adopting change, is more resilient, and has higher levels of innovation – which leads to improved organizational performance and profitability. Learn how to align your organization with the DLM principles and empower employees to focus on their continuous learning and growth.
- [Equip Managers to Maintain Employee Engagement in a Hybrid World](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-maintain-employee-engagement-in-a-hybrid-world): Train managers to navigate and resolve the challenges of building and maintaining employee engagement in a hybrid world. Download our manager training deck today.
- [Activate Frontline Managers in Change Management](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/activate-frontline-managers-in-change-management): Given their proximity and daily interactions with employees, frontline managers are best suited to support employees through change. Equip frontline managers with the tools to successfully lead through change.
- [Conduct a Salary Assessment](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/conduct-a-salary-assessment): Salary structure assessments help prevent and address pay inequities. Download our research to learn the critical elements of a successful salary assessment.
- [Equip Managers to Conduct Effective Pay Conversations](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-conduct-effective-pay-conversations): Compensation often causes unnecessary stress and confusion between employees and managers. Support managers by providing the understanding, information, and guidance needed to hold successful compensation conversations with their employees.
- [Equip Managers to Effectively Manage Hybrid Teams](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-effectively-manage-hybrid-teams): Hybrid work arrangements are increasing, and in many organizations having hybrid team members is business as usual. Training managers to become more planful and adjust behaviors can positively impact engagement and the productivity of their hybrid teams.
- [Demystify the Design Thinking Mindset](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/demystify-the-design-thinking-mindset): Workplaces are undergoing rapid changes and employees expect work experiences that fit seamlessly into their lives. Help managers learn to adopt a design thinking mindset to engage employees and end users in the process of identifying and design best-fit solutions.
- [Elevate Talent Sourcing](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/elevate-talent-sourcing): With sourcing being the first step in seeking out talent after a requisition is made, ineffective sourcing negatively affects all following stages of recruitment. Elevate sourcing to bring the right candidates in and set the rest of the TA process up for success, even in a tight labor market.
- [Equip Managers to Recruit Quality Staff](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-recruit-quality-staff): Misalignment between HR and hiring managers on talent acquisition processes are causing inefficiencies. Improve alignment and talent acquisition quality equipping hiring managers with competency-based interviewing skills and knowledge of their role in talent acquisition.
- [2022 Employee Engagement Trends Report](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/2022-employee-engagement-trends-report): Get key insights, analysis, and benchmarking data from McLean & Company’s Employee Engagement Survey data. Download the Employee Engagement Trends Report.
- [Equip Managers to Engage in Career Development Conversations With Employees](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-engage-in-career-development-conversations-with-employees): Teach managers to help their employees identify opportunities for development, set development goals, and discuss career paths. Entrench their learning by using this activity- and process-rich training module that allows managers to practice common interactions in a safe and feedback-rich environment with their peers.
- [Design an Impactful Organizational Alumni Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/design-an-impactful-organizational-alumni-program): Most organizations fail to leverage alumni talent. Design a robust program that creates mutual benefit for both alumni and the organization.
- [Equip Managers to Reinforce Behavior With Employee Recognition](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-reinforce-behavior-with-employee-recognition): When employees feel recognized, it positively impacts engagement. However, with so many items on managers’ to-do lists, recognition often falls to the wayside. Help managers understand the benefits of employee recognition and provide customized, aligned, and transparent recognition.
- [Develop a Sound HR Business Case to Accelerate Buy-In](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-a-sound-hr-business-case-to-accelerate-buy-in): Many HR initiatives are complex and expensive and require a significant amount of planning to implement successfully. A financial business case is sometimes used to justify these initiatives, but it often lacks well-defined project objectives. A critical check and balance of the expected benefits is often forgotten.
- [Equip Managers to Create High-Performing Teams](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-create-high-performing-teams): Creating and managing a high-performing team requires in-depth understanding of the skill gaps, interpersonal tendencies, and development opportunities. Train managers to understand how to effectively navigate team dynamics and effectively manage through the team’s lifecycle.
- [Design the Employee Experience](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/design-the-employee-experience): Similar to their customer experiences, employees want an overall employee experience that fits more seamlessly into their lives. Organizations not only have to compete with each other for talent, but they must also compete with alternative approaches to employment, like the gig economy. Candidates and employees have more choices, and they know it.
- [Manage Your HR Brand](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/manage-your-hr-brand): A lot of HR’s work takes place behind the scenes which makes it harder for others to understand the value HR delivers to the organization. Collaborate with your HR team to build your brand and increase HR visibility in the organization.
- [Build a Total Rewards Statement](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-a-total-rewards-statement): A significant amount of employees lack understanding of the actual value of their Total Rewards package. Communicating the Total Rewards offering to potential candidates and current employees will improve retention and the organization’s competitive positioning in the labor market.
- [Build a Customized Campus Recruitment Program](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/build-a-customized-campus-recruitment-program): Campuses are a great source of talent, but organizations don’t effectively engage with schools to target the right talent. Organizations continue to use traditional recruitment sourcing methods, which are not the most effective way to attract new graduates.
- [Reimagine Learning](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/reimagine-learning): Work, the workplace, and the workforce are being reshaped at an unprecedented pace, and as a result, organizations are recognizing the importance of developing the workforce to not just meet current needs but also prepare for the future.
- [Integrated Leadership](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/integrated-leadership): The current rate of leadership failure is unsustainable. This is caused by poor decision making, an inability to develop followers, and a lack of adaptability. Such high failure rates threaten organizational survival.
- [Enable Innovation Through Culture](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/enable-innovation-through-culture): Not innovating is not an option – organizations need to do it to survive and thrive. Spending money on innovation does not necessarily result in success. Culture is critical in driving innovation, and HR can play a strong role in helping shape it.
- [Foster Effective Feedback in the Workplace](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/foster-effective-feedback-in-the-workplace): Giving, asking for, receiving, and acting on feedback is an important organizational tool. Feedback enhances employee engagement, organizational innovation, the impact of employee recognition, and the bottom line of the business.
- [Business Acumen for HR Professionals](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/business-acumen-for-hr-professionals): Understand and apply the fundamentals of business acumen in the context of its relation to human resources. By gaining essential knowledge of the organization, its industry, operations, and financial procedures, HR can better align their processes and projects to support business objectives and make better decisions with business outcomes in mind.
- [Equip Managers to Lead Through Change](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-lead-through-change): As organizations respond to the environment of today, change is inevitable. It brings with it excitement and new opportunities but can also be exhausting and fear-inducing. Managers play a critical role in helping employees to respond to and operate successfully in change. Equip your managers with the knowledge and behaviors required to lead their teams through change.
- [Equip Managers to Adopt Inclusive Leadership Behaviors](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-adopt-inclusive-leadership-behaviors): Inclusion refers to an environment of mutual respect where differences are actively welcomed. Creating an inclusive environment is not a one and done exercise. It requires ongoing accountability, focus and behavior change. Managers play a critical role in the development of an inclusive culture on their teams. Help managers to identify, understand, and adopt key behaviors to create an inclusive environment.
- [Equip Managers to Have Effective Performance Appraisal Discussions](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-have-effective-performance-appraisal-discussions): Talent is increasingly integral for organization’s success. Set up employees to succeed by equipping their managers with the tools to effectively manage performance appraisals. Educate managers on the performance appraisal process, outline performance measurement guidelines, and provide the opportunity to practice giving effective feedback.
- [Develop a Job Architecture Framework](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-a-job-architecture-framework): Without a structured approach, job titles can cause significant headaches over the long-term. Create a consistent approach to job titling that supports internal equity and organizational growth.
- [Activate Networks to Enable Collaboration](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/activate-networks-to-enable-collaboration): Equip managers to intentionally leverage networks to encourage cross-functional collaboration where teams come together to partner, work on a common goal, and create value. All too often organizations work in silos, but in the VUCA world of today, organizations must harness the varied experience from across the organization to create creative solutions.
- [Equip Managers to Activate Networks to Enable Collaboration](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-activate-networks-to-enable-collaboration): Use this manager training deck to train managers on how they can activate their employees' networks to enable collaboration.
- [Equip Managers to Coach Employees for High Performance and Development](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/equip-managers-to-coach-employees-for-high-performance-and-development): Rather than using a command-and-control style, train leaders to influence employee performance and development through coaching.
- [2022 HR Trends Report](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/2022-hr-trends-report): McLean & Company's 2022 HR Trends Report gives you key insights into how evolving employee expectations will impact retention, culture, and more in the year ahead.
- [Employee Experience Monitor Survey Guide](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/employee-experience-monitor-survey-guide): Real-time feedback helps you track employee engagement throughout the year. Use McLean & Company’s EXM survey and dashboard to understand and address employee engagement trends.
- [Run Better Meetings](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/run-better-meetings): The pandemic introduced many to the importance of running meetings well, whether they are held in person, remotely, or in a hybrid delivery model. You have an opportunity to empower the business by improving meetings: a challenge that touches on IT, HR, and the business.
- [Develop Storytelling in HR](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-storytelling-in-hr): Leverage the power of storytelling in HR to drive influence and gain support for HR initiatives that impact talent in the organization.
- [Train Managers to Navigate Difficult Conversations](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/train-managers-to-navigate-difficult-conversations): Difficult conversations are difficult for a reason and managers often evade handling them or conduct them poorly. When managers avoid discussing important issues it can have a widespread negative impact throughout the organization. Provide training and support so that managers can effectively address tough topics.
- [Discover and Classify Your Data](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/discover-and-classify-your-data): The sensitivity of data varies significantly, from public information to highly confidential trade secrets. To ensure proper protection, businesses need to identify and classify data. However, different classifications of data require different treatment. Protect your sensitive data, but not beyond what’s necessary.
- [Develop & Enforce Policies That Securely Enable a Mobile Workforce](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/develop-enforce-policies-that-securely-enable-a-mobile-workforce): A strong set of mobile policies enables a secure and productive workforce. Use this solution set to develop a set of user and technology policies that will support a mobile workforce today, while preparing for a future in which mobile devices don't matter.
- [Lead With Emotional Intelligence](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/lead-with-emotional-intelligence): The ability to understand your own and other people's emotions and adapt your behavior accordingly is not an innate ability or fixed trait. It’s something that can be learned and developed over time to improve interpersonal relationships and leadership skills.
- [Negotiate With Empathy](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/negotiate-with-empathy): Negotiating is often thought of negatively. However, negotiation helps us find common ground. Help managers negotiate with empathy to achieve objectives and strengthen relationships.
- [Solve HR Problems Using Systems Thinking](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/solve-hr-problems-using-systems-thinking): Train HR professionals to become better problem solvers by looking at challenges and finding solutions in a new way. Systems thinking allows you to see the big picture and the details that matter.
- [Return-to-the-Workplace Playbook](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/return-to-the-workplace-playbook): As vaccines roll out and countries pass the peak of the pandemic, organizations are anxious to determine when and how to bring employees back to the workplace.
- [Get Started With HR Analytics](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/get-started-with-hr-analytics): Leverage the value of HR analytics solutions to prepare for the future of HR and take advantage of the advancements in the HR analytics space.
- [Train Leaders to Practice Foundational Communication Skills](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/train-leaders-to-practice-foundational-communication-skills): Communication is the basis of relationships, especially within team settings where trust building becomes essential. Help managers of all levels develop their communication skills to become more effective and confident communicators.
- [The Pandemic's Impact on Career Plans](https://hr.mcleanco.com/research/ss/the-pandemic-s-impact-on-career-plans): The pandemic changed the nature of work and how we view the work we’re doing. Find out if there are workforce trends toward radical job changes when the pandemic ends or if the pandemic has reinforced employees’ desire to remain in their current roles.


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*Last Updated: April 24, 2026 at 08:00 PM EDT*