
What AI Coaches Actually Do, and Why Managers Need Them
Most HR leaders can name their best managers without thinking twice. What’s harder is explaining how to make more of them.

The Hidden Cost of Running HR on Spreadsheets
Most HR leaders didn’t choose Excel. It chose them.

To Build or to Rent: Should You Create Your Own HR Tool?
AI has made it dramatically easier to build software. Product managers can mock up ideas in hours, developers move faster, and prototypes that used to take weeks get validated in days. So if your Small Improvements subscription costs more than $10k a year, it’s a fair question: should you build something in-house instead?

HR Tips for Small Businesses: Jennifer Beattie on Remote Team Performance and Engagement
Jennifer Beattie, founder of Culture on Camera recently sat down with us to share her tips and tricks for managing performance at a distance – read on to learn more about her recipe for success!

7 Best PerformYard Alternatives
PerformYard is a well-rated performance management platform built around flexible review cycles, goals, 360 feedback, continuous feedback, and reporting. Its biggest strength is configurability: companies with an established performance process can shape the platform around how they already work.

6 Best 15Five Alternatives
15Five has built its reputation around manager effectiveness. Its platform combines regular check-ins, 1:1s, performance reviews, goals, engagement surveys, and coaching tools to help managers stay closer to their teams.