We promote the most confident person into management. The evidence says that's often the wrong instinct. Here's what actually predicts a manager who builds an engaged team.

A hiring process is a two-way evaluation. While you read candidates, they're reading you. Here is what the research says about designing hiring that wins the candidates you actually want.

The trait your EI program is building may be the one that matters least. Here's what the facet-level research says to develop instead.New research maps 26 EI facets to the Big Five. Find implications for L&D in this blog.

What the EU AI Act means for hiring and assessment tools: which rules apply, what they require, and how to prepare.

A guide on how to run a bias audit on your AI assessment process: map tools, run the 4/5ths rule, document what regulators need.

A guide to performative equity, the proxy swap hiding in plain sight, and the measurement infrastructure that makes skills-first hiring real.

A guide to separating performance from potential, understanding why your strongest individual contributors often make weak first-line managers, and changing what your succession process actually measures.

Learn why personality and cognitive ability are only part of the picture, and how SJTs help organizations understand workplace behavior in context.