Laura Davis 
By Janelle Beck, Senior Copy Editor & Tracey Carney EdD, Research Manager Ask most L&D or HR leaders what keeps them up at night, and retention and engagement are likely near the top of the list. Ask what’s behind those numbers, and the conversation usually turns to compensation, workload, or the quality of managers. But … Read more
Watching a football game or reading by the fireplace? Your favorite fall activity might reveal more about how you approach teamwork than you think! You might be a D style if… you love fall football. Do you thrive on the energy and competition of a football game? At work, this could translate into rallying people … Read more
By Janelle Beck, Senior Copy Editor & Tracey Carney EdD, Research Manager Picture the last time you took a real day off. Maybe you closed your laptop, put your phone in another room, and told yourself you’d earned it. And then, somewhere around 10am, you opened your email anyway. Just to check. Just in case. … Read more
By Janelle Beck, Senior Copy Editor & Tracey Carney EdD, Research Manager Have you ever wondered if moods are contagious? Picture it: you walk into the office or fire up the computer on a Monday morning, and your colleagues are happily chatting about their weekends. They have coffee in hand, a smile on their faces, … Read more
By Janelle Beck, Senior Copy Editor & Tracey Carney EdD, Research Manager It feels like not too long ago that Wiley’s Workplace Intelligence research into AI (artificial intelligence) adoption painted a picture of a hesitant but curious workforce that had heard of this new technology but had not had the training or opportunity to start … Read more
By Janelle Beck, Senior Copy Editor & Tracey Carney EdD, Research Manager After what has been a tumultuous few years in the corporate world, many conversations about the employee experience have naturally illuminated where things are broken. Words that have risen to surface include: burnout, disengagement, Quiet Quitting, and The Great Pile-On. The vocabulary of … Read more
By Janelle Beck, Senior Copy Editor & Tracey Carney EdD, Research Manager Alignment. Often thrown around as a corporate buzzword, alignment is the ultimate goal in any organization. Despite its importance, alignment is often seen as a best-case scenario or a nice-to-have (especially during times of uncertainty where high risk-high reward initiatives are more common). … Read more
By Janelle Beck, Senior Copy Editor & Tracey Carney EdD, Research Manager In the wake of The Great Pile-On, managers are left wondering how to lead in a corporate environment that never slows down. They’re balancing overwhelmed teams navigating heavier workloads and decreased flexibility with executive leaders focused on keeping the organization afloat. Does this … Read more
By Janelle Beck, Senior Copy Editor & Tracey Carney EdD, Research Manager Across organizations, a quiet shift is happening that’s hard to define. It may feel like emails and meeting requests are piling up and tasks are no longer fitting the job description. As organizations responded to budget constraints, workforce reductions, and accelerating change in … Read more
In this episode of High Velocity Radio, hosted by Stone Payton, Laura discusses her transition from a corporate career to coaching, focusing on leadership and team development. She emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence, trust, and psychological safety in creating empowering work cultures. Laura shares insights on using assessments like Everything DiSC® to improve team … Read more
