Leadership Development Software

Yes, leadership development software can be highly customized for different industries, as modern platforms offer extensive options that align with specific industry needs and company cultures. Talent development journeys must be tailored to an organization’s unique culture and future vision. Paycor Paths demonstrates this through customizable activities that drive real behavior change and allow employees to practice industry-specific skills in their actual work environment.

Research shows that organizations implementing strong leadership development programs experience up to a 25% increase in employee engagement levels. These platforms enhance retention through improved company culture and increased diversity, with well-equipped leaders creating more productive, committed, and loyal team members who are more likely to stay with the organization long term.

Modern leadership development software employs multiple methods to identify potential leaders, including Al-driven assessments, 360-degree feedback, and comprehensive evaluation tools that analyze both performance and potential. Paycor Paths help identify emerging leaders by tracking how effectively employees apply learned skills in real-world situations, measuring their commitment to improvement, and monitoring their progress through practical leadership exercises and reflection activities.

Yes, modern platforms use digital dashboards to visualize progress across various aspects of leadership development, while specialized tracking tools promote continuous communication and provide immediate feedback on leadership development activities. Paycor Paths demonstrates this by enabling employees to track what’s working as they practice new skills, incorporating real-world application and reflection alongside learning.

Yes. Paths includes dedicated activities and related actions that help leaders be more inclusive and have more meaningful conversations with their team members about diversity and belonging.

Yes, they will receive emails for assigned Paths.

You’ll be able to view learner progress reports, as well as a Popular on Paths report that shows what’s most engaging to employees.

To build soft skills, employees need to learn and retain information — and apply what they’ve learned in their jobs. The activities in Paycor Paths drive real behavior change by building in real-world practice and reflection alongside learning. Employees learn about a soft skill like feedback, explore how they can improve this skill, and then commit to taking action. After they’ve had a chance to practice in their job, they return to Paths to track what’s working and how they can continue improving.

Paths is built by a team of learning experience designers and researchers. This team tracks the most recent research in management, leadership, adult learning, and behavior change to update and create new Paths. They also conduct original research with employees to include their insights and address real-world challenges.

With Paycor Paths, employees can learn and grow skills in the areas of feedback and communication (examples: coaching and difficult conversations), productivity (examples: time management and goal setting), leader mindset (examples: growth mindset and flexibility), and teamwork and collaboration (examples: connecting a team and facilitating meetings). Check out our Content Catalog for more examples.