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Discover the latest research, insights, and trends on social learning, peer coaching, purpose, and fulfillment.

March 3, 2023

100,000 Conversations Later: The Value of Employee Connection

Since launching, Imperative has been bringing people together to have a new type of conversation at work – conversations that form meaningful, trusted relationships and create organizational change by connecting individuals with themselves and each other. We’ve broken down our insights from 100,000 of these conversations to paint a picture of the impact that the development of these relationships have had on our partner organizations.

October 19, 2022

How Connection Can Drive New Hire Retention

Supporting employees to quickly develop meaningful relationships across the organization is a key lever for retention that is often overlooked. In this article you'll learn: Why employees are voluntarily leaving their jobs at higher rates than ever before, the key factors driving employee decision making, the importance of employee networks in employee success, and how to leverage relationships on an organizational level

April 7, 2022

Imperative Appoints New CTO to Further Accelerate Innovation & Growth

The peer coaching platform startup hires technology veteran J.R. Jesson to shape its technology vision and support its next growth stage.

March 18, 2022

How Peer Coaching Can Activate Gallup’s Q12 at Your Org

If you’re an HR leader focused on employee engagement, you’re probably familiar with Gallup’s Q12 Employee Engagement Survey. Over 50 years of research, Gallup narrowed down the 12 key questions companies should ask employees to ensure their psychological, professional, and individual needs are met. Gallup found that when organizations met these 12 standards, turnover decreased by 43% and wellbeing increased by 66%.

February 10, 2022

Creating More Star Employees

"Star employees" may be easy to spot, but they are often difficult to define. Is the person working harder than others? Smarter? Are they leveraging resources better or are they simply more creative? Putting your finger on exactly what makes a star employee what they are can be an exercise in frustration for even the most experienced professional development or human resources professional.

February 3, 2022

The Power of Personalization In L&D

The support we give our managers needs to be agile and able to be personalized to their timely needs. But how do you harness the untold power of having a personalized approach to learning and development?

January 25, 2022

4 Ways Your Manager Trainings Are Falling Short

84% of U.S workers say poorly trained managers create unnecessary stress; with 50% U.S workers saying they felt their own performance would improve if their direct supervisor received additional training in people management. So how do you set up your managers, and their teams, for success?

January 20, 2022

What's Preventing Your Managers from Learning?

This week on Imperative’s webinar series, we had a powerful conversation with Dr. Britt Andreatta, neuroscience expert and top learning influencer for 2021. Dr. Andreatta’s unique background in leadership, neuroscience, psychology, and education enables her to speak directly to the challenge many learning and development leaders are facing: in this remote world, how do I help my people learn and grow?

January 7, 2022

Is Your Coaching Culture Covering all 4 Bases?

Most of us have experienced and witnessed the transformative power coaching can have at work (and in life). The right kind of coaching can dramatically improve someone’s experience and engagement at work. Building a culture of coaching at your organization has a dramatic impact on learning and development initiatives, but it’s much easier said than done.