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Manager Cascades and Upskilling: Toolkits and AI Solutions

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27 minutes June 17, 2026

Managers remain the most trusted voice in the organization, but most are undertrained and overwhelmed. Today's workforce is shifting: employees are being asked to work alongside AI, adapt to constant change and make faster decisions than ever before. This session explores how to build manager comms that work whether you're hybrid, global, deskless, or fully remote. Learn about: Manager Toolkits: Designing data-informed cascade models, including…

Managers remain the most trusted voice in the organization, but most are undertrained and overwhelmed. Today's workforce is shifting: employees are being asked to work alongside AI, adapt to constant change and make faster decisions than ever before. This session explores how to build manager comms that work whether you're hybrid, global, deskless, or fully remote. Learn about:

  • Manager Toolkits: Designing data-informed cascade models, including quick reference guides and talking point templates.
  • Use AI to Share Their Voice: How custom GPTs can take executive talking points and adapt to a manager's own tone before continuing the cascade.
  • Training New and Skip-Level Managers: How to outline practical steps and timelines for improving managerial performance and achieve measurable outcomes.
  • Guiding Upskilling: How to work with managers to identify skill gaps with their direct reports, and the learning and development programs that actually work.
  • Measuring Cascade Effectiveness: KPIs that matter, including message penetration and employee comprehension rates.
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