Blog Posts


Facing your blind spots: how solving the wrong problem just became a bigger problem
Kevin Cuthbert muses on all the ways in business and in life that we jump to conclusions and miss the real problem, often with disastrous results.

If you think onboarding starts when employees show up for their first day on the job, you’re wrong
By reviewing the process, engagement, messaging, and implementing assessments, onboarding can be so much more than a tool for selection.

Focus on Your First 10 Systems, Not Just Your First 10 Hires — This Chief of Staff Shares His Playbook
Kevin Fishner, Chief of Staff at HashiCorp, shares his unique approach to people leadership featuring a key tool from BTS - business simulations.

Want To Build A More Resilient Organization? Start Here
During a crisis, it's critical for leaders to not only drive efficiency and continuity, but also build resilience. Philios Andreou, EVP, shares the 4 ways to build a resilient organization, published by Chief Executive.

Save yourself and your team: have fewer, better meetings
More than any other corporate initiative push for growth, or effort to reduce costs, nothing can have a more immediate impact on performance and productivity than fixing meetings.
The 6 most common data technologies
Joan Gasull, Data Lead Expert at Netmind, a BTS company, reflects on 6 aspects of data technology essential to every business leader

Why your connections are your secret weapon
It’s about channeling that zen – cutting out the noise and clutter – so you can deliver with excellence and productivity.

Good fences make good neighbors: why setting boundaries is the new leadership imperative
Building strong fences enables you to become an important solution rather than a bottleneck. You become the proverbial good neighbor to your colleagues and the enterprise.

BTS acquires Bates Communications to Expand Executive & Team Offerings
In case you missed it, BTS acquired Bates Communications in January to expand our executive and team offerings. To learn more, check out the press release.

Choosing the next CEO: why start now?
Suzanne Bates shares reasons that CEOs should start thinking about their own successor during their own first 90 days.

The fastest way to release bottlenecks: the 4 keys to intentional decision making
Here are 4 strategies you can use to create speed, buy-in, and a discipline of decision-making excellence.

Leadership Lessons from COVID-19: Building Future Ready Leaders
What has COVID-19 taught us? There are a few leadership lessons that are sure to impact the future.

Why mindsets matter: The secret to lasting behavior change in moments
What's the secret to lasting behavior change? Mindsets are the key.

Emerging from the crisis: Findings from global financial services research
How has COVID-19 impacted Financial Services organizations? Based on our research from interviews with 45 executives across 21 banks in 15 countries, there are 5 things you need to know.

10 rules to ace the interview—as the interviewer
Job interviews aren’t just high-stakes for candidates, they’re high-stakes for organizations too. Brad Chambers, PhD shares the 10 rules you need to know to conduct great #interviews:

To build credibility with a CEO, act like a peer
What does it mean to act like a peer? It’s the way you show up and lead that says, “I understand my purpose, my value and my contribution."

Hidden in plain sight: the secret but obvious behaviors of the most effective teams
New research reveals surprising insights into the most effective teams' abilities to collaborate and work across other teams and functions.

Cultivating an Agile Culture in a Virtual Environment
Wondering how will you maintain your Agile culture while everyone is remote? 3 moves to shift your team in this direction.

3 tips to get started in the novel world of hybrid selling
Virtual selling is here to stay. Sellers need to learn how to do it now or risk getting left behind.

How to make difficult people easier without changing them at all
It's frustrating to have challenging relationships. You can take back control over these kinds of relationships and alter the course for yourself.

Does safety matter in your workplace? Learn the common mind traps in safety and how to overcome them
Safety in the workplace today is different from the past. Today, process improvements, safer designs, systems, and protective equipment are not enough.

Rapid Onboarding with Speed and Scale
Assessments help organizations hire the right people. But can they do it at speed? Brad Chambers, PhD, and Kile Dyer, MA, share how assessments can be leveraged for onboarding so you get the best of both worlds – speed and accuracy:

BTS Client Stories: Interview with Silvia Ferrari, Head of Italy HR at The Walt Disney Company
Marco Rosetti, VP of BTS Italy, sits down with Silvia Ferrari, Head of Italy HR at The Walt Disney Company, to learn how the organization has shifted to maintain strong business amidst the global pandemic in this video interview: bit.ly/2DNNAss