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The Corporate Bartender Podcast: Career by Choice—or Default?

Listen in as Anne Mounts explores how people—and organizations—can create more intentional career paths on The Corporate Bartender Podcast.

Rethinking the Rhythm of Recognition: Why Timing in Compensation Is Everything

Timing transforms compensation. When pay aligns with moments of impact, employees feel valued, engagement rises, and strategy comes to life. The future of pay is agile—not annual.

From STEM to Strategy: Redefining Critical Skills in the Age of AI

Why the most critical skills in an AI-powered world aren’t technical—they’re human.

Microsoft Launches People Skills in Copilot: Here's What it Means — And Why We Can't Look Away

Microsoft’s Copilot now reveals real-time skills data — but without career architecture, insight becomes noise. To drive growth, skills intelligence needs to be grounded in strategy and structure.

Discover the Power of Purpose: A Conversation with Richard Leider

Acera Partners had the privilege of hosting Richard Leider in Denver to explore unlocking purpose in our lives. Watch his meaningful talk here!

Acera Presents to The Conference Board

Building Integrated Pathways for Career and Pay: Exploring What’s Possible. Five strategies to create talent agility in a future-focused organization.

Return-to-Office: One Size Does Not Fit All

Tired of a peanut butter spread approach to in-office mandates? You're not alone. We are proposing a smarter strategy that focuses on how work gets done.

Layoff Survivor Syndrome. What Companies Need to Do. (Hint: it involves more than donuts.)

In a company layoff, focus is placed on caring for exiting employees but not those who remain. This leads to losses in productivity, engagement and retention. Avoid these hidden costs in 5 key steps.

Skills Agility: A Path for Smaller Organizations

Meet Toni Baruti. As the CIO and CTO of AllHealth Network, Toni is building skills agility - without the resources and investment available within large organizations.

AI and the Reskilling Revolution: A Path to Talent Agility

It’s the reskilling revolution — and skills, not jobs, largely determine organizational and employee success. Learn how to take a pragmatic approach to a skills-first talent and pay strategy.