Connect employee goals with business outcomes

2023 Talent Health Index

Discover where your talent strategy stands today

Maximizing performance management to drive success

One thing the unpredictability of the past few years has taught business leaders is that they need to be able to navigate change, and quickly. There are many tools that companies should have in their arsenal to be able to do this, but three major areas to prioritize are skills development, career growth and talent mobility. Why is this significant? First, a highly skilled workforce is more capable and efficient. Such employees can perform their duties better, driving greater success for the organization overall, in turn attracting investors. Additionally, if employees feel that their organization is investing in their growth and prioritizing their development, they are more likely to remain with the organization.

Future forward performance and career growth at FirstBank

After implementing Cornerstone Performance, FirstBank saw a shift in associate and manager reviews who now embrace performance conversations. Learn how they used tools within the platform to make this happen and dramatically increased internal promotions as part of their career development strategy.

Optimize your employee experience

In 2022, the Cornerstone Thought Leadership and Advisory Services team (TLAS) met with over 200 customers from 155 unique organizations during a series of skills workshops. During these sessions, we collected insights into how customers are developing and maturing their approach to skills as it relates to their overall talent management strategy. We published a white paper on our findings — Your journey to career pathways and empowered employees.

Employee goal setting template

Creating effective goals for your employees can be hard. To set effective employee goals you should:

The 5 Employment Laws Every Manager Must Know

Employment law is complicated and can have big repercussions for your company if employees fail to adhere to it — either out of ignorance or neglect. A talent contractor for Comcast was just forced to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit over unpaid overtime — a violation of employment law. While you can't expect everyone at your company to be experts in the law (that's why you should have an attorney on retainer), your managers should be trained on the basics. Otherwise, you make your company susceptible to lawsuits.