Sumona De Graaf is joined by Orville Trout, SVP of Human Resources at Crayola, for a deep dive into the latest idealis Pulse research report, Everyday Leadership: The Problem and The Promise. Together, they unpack the data behind today’s most pressing leadership challenges — from the widening gap between leaders’ self-confidence and how employees actually experience them, to the rising importance of care in leadership, to the evolving question of leader identity.

Sumona DeGraaf breaks down the latest data and trends shaping everyday leadership, manager effectiveness, and employee engagement. ‍

Explore one of the most consequential questions facing leaders today: How ready are workers and organizations for large scale AI adoption across their organizations?‍

In 2024, the U.S. Surgeon General declared a parental health crisis, citing that stress levels for parents are impacting the health and well-being of parents in the country. We set out to understand this experience at work further.‍

We tackle a topic often avoided but impossible to ignore: politics in the workplace. In the aftermath of a polarizing 2024 election, political differences are spilling over into workspaces more than ever.