Whitepapers


Built to Shift: A playbook for downturns
Built to Shift is a playbook for navigating constant change, from how to align teams to leading with clarity in today’s fast-moving world.

High-velocity talent strategies for a changing world
Today's top organizations are reinventing their talent strategies for an AI-driven world—built on trust, adaptability, and human-centered design.

Dancing with disruption
Learn how Change-Ready Organizations turn disruption into advantage through agility, trust, and modern leadership.

The danger of stopping at skills
Learn why skills-based hiring alone isn’t enough. Discover how focusing on context and activation drives performance, creating a workforce ready for the future.

Belonging by design: How organizations build thriving cultures
Discover how fostering belonging across individuals, teams, and systems can drive performance, trust, and culture in your organization.

Safer workplaces, stronger bottom line: Unlocking the power of your frontline leaders
Learn how investing in frontline leadership development enhances workplace safety, boosts performance, and creates a resilient workforce, driving long-term business success.

An emerging role of coach in learning journeys
Traditional coaching focuses on individual growth and is evolving into something far more integrated and dynamic: the coach as learning partner.

Strategic Execution Observatory
The perception of company employees in Spain regarding the alignment between culture and business strategy is not satisfactory.
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Breaking bias with simulation-based talent strategies
Is your organization missing out on opportunities to champion equity and inclusion through the use of simulation-based assessments?

The evolution of sales and marketing: A new phase in sales, marketing, and customer service is here
Sales and marketing strategies are shifting from product focus to prioritizing results and partnerships that enhance customer agility.

Why even the best intended leadership development efforts often fail
Organizations invest heavily in leadership development programs, yet many remain dissatisfied with their return on investment.

Mind the talent gap: strategies for growing and retaining high performing General Managers
Rapidly improve your General Manager candidate pipeline and ensure your organization’s long-term success.

Organizaciones adaptativas: el plan de BTS para convertir la flexibilidad organizativa en una ventaja competitiva
el plan de BTS para convertir la flexibilidad organizativa en una ventaja competitiva

Is your organization future relevant? The 6 next practices to get you there
Being future relevant is crucial for organizations amidst constant change. Leaders must continuously adapt to ensure enduring success.
Adaptive Organizations:
The BTS blueprint for turning organizational flexibility into a competitive advantage

TL&L community – Leveraging AI in learning and development
Peter Mulford, Global Partner and CIO, discusses how AI works, how organizations can integrate the tool for L&D professionals.

The missing ingredient in strategy execution and organizational transformation: strategically aligned mindset coaching
In successful change initiatives, one key factor is often overlooked or underutilized – strategically aligned mindset coaching.

Commercial kickoffs, meetings, and summits
Commercial kickoffs, meetings, and summits are opportunities to create unique and custom engagements that align and inspire your teams.

The uncommon sense of shifting company culture
Through research and experience, we've identified the key uncommon sense moves that effectively shift and sustain your desired culture.

The Accelerator Way: how to exceed customer expectations by making value personal
Explore the accelerator way: a BTS approach to exceeding customer expectations by understanding their goals and making value personal within go-to-market teams.

Glitz, glamour, and substance: Examining the efficacy of recent innovations in assessments
Assessments have come a long way over time – even more so in recent years with the introduction of new technologies.

The next generation team: an "outside-in" perspective
It’s commonly understood today that simply hiring great individual leaders won’t be enough to make your company successful. The work of the organization gets done in teams.

The power and impact of executive presence
The Bates ExPI™, based upon the model, helps leaders understand their own profile and individual path to growing their influence and impact.

Ocho prácticas fundamentales para la gestión del talento
Descubre ocho prácticas para fortalecer la gestión del talento, el aprendizaje y el liderazgo ante la incertidumbre en este informe de BTS de 2023.