In the ever-growing War on Talent, there’s never been more urgency to get it right. To acquire, maintain, and optimize the best talent, leaders have no choice but to dig deep or lose. In this episode of the Transform Your Workplace podcast, Brandon Laws sits down with Mike Zani, CEO of The Predictive Index and expert on talent optimization. The two discuss the effects of COVID on the current workforce, the War on Talent, and team-building strategies that really work. TAKEAWAYS Leaders must emphasize the data and analytics if they want a full understanding of what helps and hinders their teams. Leaders must take employee experience or engagement surveys seriously and act upon them, or their top talent will not hesitate to walk out the door. It is up to leaders to create transparency and vulnerability by modeling these attributes themselves.   Participate in Xenium's 2021 What People Want from Work Survey: https://xeniumhr.com/wpwfw GUEST AT A GLANCE Mike Zani is a bestselling author and expert on optimizing talent and building successful culture. His latest book, The Science of Dream Teams, is a product of his years of experience in building stellar workplace teams. Mike holds a BS from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard. A QUICK GLIMPSE INTO OUR PODCAST ? Podcast: Transform Your Workplace, Sponsored by Xenium HR ?️ Host: Brandon Laws ? In his own words: “The Transform Your Workplace podcast is your go-to source for the latest workplace trends, big ideas, and time-tested methods straight from the mouths of industry experts and respected thought-leaders.” Contact Brandon:  Email Brandon.Laws@xeniumhr.com or connect on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Instagram. Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Follow Xenium on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn.