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🎉 Cloverleaf is thrilled to welcome Shelby Bolinger as our new Director of Marketing! Shelby brings tons of valuable experience from three prior startups, mostly in the HR industry, and we’re so excited to see the impact she’ll bring to Cloverleaf! ☘️ 📍 Location: Cincinnati — our in-office folks look forward to seeing you around, Shelby! 👋 About Shelby: She loves exploring new foods, enjoys a good walk, and joins a lot of fiction-reading bookworms at Cloverleaf 📚 Ask Shelby: About marketing strategies or her best Chicago tips from nearly a decade spent in the Windy City. ✨ Fun Fact: Shelby was named after the iconic Shelby Mustang— while she's yet to own one, you never know! 🚗 Please join us in giving a big Cloverleaf welcome to Shelby! 👏

Deloitte's latest report reveals a powerful trend: most employees prioritize human skills over technical ones. Based on a survey of 1,000 workers, 65% want to focus on teamwork and collaboration, 61% on communication, and 56% on leadership development—more than technical skills like AI or data analysis. This tells us something important: People want to excel at being human in the workplace. What strategies have worked for your team in developing these essential human skills? #leadership #teamwork #communication #humanskills #learninganddevelopment #peopledevelopment

It’s easy to assume the barriers to effective people development are surface-level—limited budgets, lack of time, or employee disengagement. But these challenges often mask deeper, systemic issues that are much harder to spot. What if the real obstacles aren’t what we think they are? #peopledevelopment #SaaS #automatedcoaching

💡 75% of HR leaders know they need to develop human skills to stay competitive, but less than half have a plan to do it. Peggy Allis Murriner shares how Automated Coaching™ is helping organizations develop resilience, flexibility, and better communication—right in the flow of work. If you're ready to unlock your team's full potential and turn learning into action, check out Peggy's insights on the power of personalized, automated coaching.👇

Earlier this month, our team had the privilege of attending the FAAMA Event in Orlando, and what a fantastic gathering it was! The energy in the room was incredible, with so many FAA managers coming together to connect and share their experiences. Dean Kolstad had the honor of joining two FAA managers on stage to talk about their journeys and the impact we’re all seeing in leadership development. It was humbling to see over half the room raise their hands when asked who’s already part of the Cloverleaf community! What stood out most was the dedication and enthusiasm of the FAA leadership, including the VP of ATO, who came by afterward to chat. The @faa-managers-association team created a tremendous environment for meaningful conversations and connections. And yes, we had some fun, too—Epcot with the Guardians of the Galaxy crew was a nice bonus! FAAMA deserves credit for hosting such a valuable and well-organized event. We look forward to keeping the momentum going! #faama #cloverleaf #faa

In this week’s HR Query, Kirsten Moorefield, Cofounder & CSO of Cloverleaf, breaks down ten practical tips for saying no at work. From handling conflicting demands to creating a culture where “no” is respected, Kirsten explains how to maintain boundaries without feeling like you’re letting anyone down. Learn how saying no can actually help you stay focused, avoid burnout, and bring your best self to the table.

In this week’s HR Query, Kirsten Moorefield, Cofounder & CSO of Cloverleaf, breaks down ten practical tips for saying no at work. From handling conflicting demands to creating a culture where “no” is respected, Kirsten explains how to maintain boundaries without feeling like you’re letting anyone down. Learn how saying no can actually help you stay focused, avoid burnout, and bring your best self to the table.

Being a great manager isn’t just about hitting targets—it’s about mastering essential human skills like communication and empathy and coaching your team to grow. ☘️ - Stephanie Licata, M.A., A.C.C. If you’re looking to level up your leadership and truly connect with your team, this blog post is for you. #humanskills #leadershipdevelopment #managerialeffectiveness

It's easy to assume that people development challenges are straightforward—lack of time, tight budgets, or disengaged employees. 🙋🏻♀️ But what if these issues are just scratching the surface? The real barriers run deeper. It’s not just about having the right tools or executive buy-in. It’s about how we deliver development opportunities and whether they actually connect with our teams on a personal level. Take engagement, for example. Low participation in development programs is often attributed to a lack of motivation when, in reality, the problem might be that training is too disconnected from the daily workflow. Are we embedding development into the day-to-day, or are we treating it as something separate, something extra? Here’s the thing: If development feels like just another thing to squeeze into an already-packed schedule, of course, engagement is going to be low. We need learning that happens in the flow of work, not just in isolated bursts. Workshops or annual training sessions? Absolutely. They have their place. ✅ But what about the continuous reinforcement people need to apply new skills? And then there’s the issue of personalization. So many platforms promise “personalized” learning, but in practice, they offer broad, one-size-fits-all content based on job roles. That’s not truly meeting individuals where they are or addressing their specific strengths and challenges. It’s no wonder development feels impersonal and disconnected for so many team members. Scaling individualized coaching across an entire organization sounds impossible, right? With limited resources, time, and budget, it can feel like a monumental task. But without offering tailored growth opportunities to everyone—not just a select few—how can leaders expect to build a culture of development? And traditional metrics like engagement scores or post-training surveys don’t always capture the true ROI of people development. How do we know if our efforts are leading to real behavior change, higher performance, or increased retention? The barriers to effective people development are more systemic than we might think. It’s time to look beyond the surface and address the deeper issues that are holding us back from creating meaningful, scalable growth across our organizations. Automated Coaching is a different approach for organizations needing scalable, continuous, and deeply personalized development for people at all levels. Its affordable, unlimited access model, combined with psychometric-based insights, ensures that development is accessible to everyone while driving measurable behavioral change in key areas like communication, teamwork, and collaboration. It’s a practical solution for leaders looking to create lasting development that sticks, not just in theory but in practice. #automatedcoaching

Are your soft skill (human skills) programs really driving lasting behavior change? Many approaches have trouble with a critical factor: personalization. If you're tired of wasted training hours and want to learn what makes behavior change happen, watch this video and discover what’s missing. #softskilltraining #humanskills #personalizeddevelopment