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Press release
February 2, 2026
Frontline Workers Feel Valued at Work - but Left Behind on Benefits, New Study Shows
Survey of 5,000+ U.S. workers finds frontline employees feel more respected by managers and colleagues while facing major gaps in benefits, job security, and technology readiness.
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Press release
November 24, 2025
idealis Partners with Mubadala Capital to Define and Launch a Firmwide Values Framework
A Culture Defined by Its People: Codifying the Firmwide Values Guiding Mubadala Capital
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Press release
October 12, 2025
U.S. Managers Overestimate Their Leadership Effectiveness While Untapped Leaders Wait in the Wings, New Study Reveals
Survey of 50,000+ workers uncovers a 23-point "leadership delta" between manager confidence and employee experience, while nearly one-third of the workforce identifies as leaders without formal authority.
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Press release
August 3, 2025
Nearly Half of U.S. Workers Now Using AI at Work—But Readiness Gaps Threaten Competitive Advantage, New Study Finds
Survey of 50,000+ U.S. workers reveals widespread AI adoption alongside concerns about job security, trust, and organizational preparedness as companies race to integrate generative AI.
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Press release
June 6, 2025
Workplace Relationships as a Powerful Source of Resilience
Last month, we published our latest research brief: The Hidden Safety Net: How Workplace Relationships Boost Resilience Through Uncertainty.
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Press release
April 15, 2025
Working Parents More Positive About Their Jobs—But Two-Thirds Have Made Career Sacrifices, New Study Finds
Survey of 110,000+ U.S. workers reveals parents bring resilience and optimism to the workplace while struggling more with work-life balance, particularly mothers and parent leaders.
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Events
October 13, 2025
Webinar on Everyday Leadership: The Problem and the Promise
Leading today isn’t just about performance - it’s about people.
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Events
October 9, 2025
Dr. Sumona De Graaf Speaks on Unlocking the Human Edge at Private Financial Services Event
Sumona De Graaf shares how the best leaders unlock the human edge - from recruiting the best talent, to creating the ideal conditions for talent to thrive.
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Events
September 30, 2025
Dr. Sumona De Graaf kicks off the LINC C-Suite Summit on Resilient Leadership
Dr. Sumona De Graaf discussed how humanity and performance are inextricably linked and the importance of standing up for our core values.
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Events
July 9, 2025
Heads Held High: Launching the Khusi Girls Program
Named after our founder’s mother, Khusi means “joy and happiness” in Bengali.
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Events
June 28, 2025
Lead from Where You Are: Allison Williams inspires authenticity at the Hearts Open Wide Summit
At the Choose Love Summit, idealis' Chief Learning Officer reminds leaders to lead with humanity at work.
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Events
June 9, 2025
Upcoming: Allison Williams speaks at the Hearts Open Wide Summit
To lead with love: our Chief Learning Officer, Allison Williams will proudly present about ‘Leading Where You Are’ at the Hearts Open Wide Virtual Summit.
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Events
May 5, 2025
Conversation on Parenting, Work, and Balance
Balancing it all isn’t just a parenting need—it’s a human need.
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Webinar
February 11, 2026
Voices from the Front Line: What Leaders Miss
Frontline workers make up the backbone of the American economy, yet most leadership decisions, workforce policies, and academic research focus on white-collar populations. It’s time to change that.
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Webinar
November 15, 2025
Everyday Leadership: Conversation with Orville Trout
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.
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Webinar
November 5, 2025
Everyday Leadership: The Problem and The Promise
Sumona DeGraaf breaks down the latest data and trends shaping everyday leadership, manager effectiveness, and employee engagement.
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Webinar
August 15, 2025
Ready or not: AI Adoption in the Workplace
Explore one of the most consequential questions facing leaders today: How ready are workers and organizations for large scale AI adoption across their organizations?
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Webinar
May 14, 2025
Having It All: Parenting, Work and the Pursuit of Balance
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.
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Webinar
February 19, 2025
The Elephant (and Donkey) in the Room: Talking Politics at Work
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.
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