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An Exclusive Interview With Demi Gray

Why is navigating extended leave such a challenge for both employees and organizations? From my perspective, extended leave is one of those moments where personal needs and business needs really collide. On the employee side, there’s often stress about job security, uncertainty around the leave, concerns about pay continuity, and then also just the team’s […]

September 24, 2025 View Article

When Extended Leave Becomes a Leadership Test

By Tim Huff President & CEO, TLG Twenty years ago this year, in 2005, I stepped away from my job as a cube-dwelling IT Analyst at Walt Disney World for sixteen months. I wasn’t moving to another role, going back to school, or even taking a sabbatical. I was deploying to Afghanistan with the U.S. […]

September 24, 2025 View Article

An Exclusive Interview With Christine Mayfield

Dr. Christine Mayfield has over 20 years of consulting experience in multiple industries, including financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality, transportation, and media.  Her areas of focus are leadership assessment and development, organizational surveys, and employee selection processes.  Why do you think succession planning often gets deprioritized, even in organizations that value long-term strategy? It often […]

August 19, 2025 View Article

Succession Planning: More Than a Spreadsheet Exercise

By Tim Huff President & CEO, TLG What happens when one of the most admired companies in the world stumbles at the most important leadership transition of all: naming its next CEO? The Walt Disney Company’s story is a tale that all CHROs should know. When Bob Iger stepped down as CEO in 2020, the […]

August 19, 2025 View Article

The Seven Sins of Feedback (And How to Avoid Them During Mid-Year Reviews)

By Tim Huff President & CEO, TLG It’s mid-year review season again! It’s that time of year when calendars fill up with performance check-ins and leaders across the organization gear up to give feedback. And while feedback is often considered one of the most powerful leadership tools, it’s also one of the most frequently misunderstood. […]

July 23, 2025 View Article

Halftime Adjustments: Mold Your Goals, Don’t Abandon Them

By Tim Huff President & CEO, TLG Picture this: You’re the quarterback. You’ve just spent two quarters grinding it out on the football field… dodging surprises, making tough calls, rallying the team. You’re a little banged up, maybe behind on the scoreboard, but you’re still in the game. And now… it’s halftime. You jog into […]

June 25, 2025 View Article

Beyond the Resume: Embracing the Skills-Based Hiring Shift

By Tim Huff President & CEO, TLG There’s always something electric about this time of year… thousands of graduates stepping boldly into the unknown. Tassels turn, caps fly, and the workforce gains its newest wave of hopeful talent! Each spring, fresh college graduates enter the workforce… eager, optimistic, and armed with diplomas. But too often, […]

May 21, 2025 View Article