Culture

Team dynamics in sports and in business: Reflections from the college world series

Seeing how someone reacts under pressure is never more evident than through the lens of sports, when hundreds and thousands of people are viewing, judging, criticizing and celebrating along with the athletes.

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People managers: Don’t let yourself be intimidated by Artificial Intelligence

It can help you elevate leader effectiveness and drive employee engagement. Artificial intelligence (AI), simply defined as intelligence demonstrated by machines rather than humans or animals, has been around for decades but is undergoing rapid evolution more recently as it’s applied broadly to all disciplines.

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The truth about executive coaching

One of the most in-demand services Avant delivers is executive coaching. It’s is one of the most significant investments organizations make in terms of how they manage and grow talent.

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Assessment best practices and pitfalls

When executives see leaders fail, they often search for the characteristic that was so lacking in the previous one. Be careful.

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Leading through turbulence

Leadership is no small undertaking – even during good times. How then do you effectively lead during turbulent times when your company is facing industry or market headwinds, restructuring or during economic downturns?

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