September 2026 | Newsletter Issue 77
The Omnia Insights
What's the Secret to Finishing the Year Strong?
Q4 has a way of arriving all at once. Goals that looked comfortable in January suddenly feel tight, calendars fill up, and the pressure to finish strong starts to build.
So what’s the secret to finishing the year strong?
It usually isn’t about working longer hours or pushing harder. It’s having a team that still has energy to give, understands how each person works best, and trusts that leadership will follow through when the pressure is on.
That’s what this issue is about: building the kind of team that can carry the final stretch together. We look at how to rally a team that’s running on empty, turn post-vacation fog into fall focus, build a successful team from the ground up, strengthen teams through greater self-awareness, and rebuild trust when it has been lost.
And trust may be the most important piece.
One of the clearest findings in our Talent Trends 2026 report, based on 451 respondents across 21 industries, is that engagement increasingly depends on trust, not simply perks or incentives. Regular one-on-ones are now standard practice at 73.8% of organizations, up from 71.3% the year before. But practices like these only strengthen a team when they’re consistent—not when they’re introduced as a temporary fix when engagement starts to slip.
Now we’re looking ahead to 2027.
The Talent Trends 2027 survey is officially open. Every finding in the report starts with leaders at small and mid-sized businesses taking a few minutes to tell us what’s really happening inside their organizations. We’d love to hear what’s happening inside yours.
Until next month.
Now Open • 10 Minutes • Anonymous
Talent Trends 2027 Survey Is Now Open
How is your organization hiring, engaging and leading its people heading into 2027?
Take 10 minutes to share what’s working, what isn’t, and what you’re seeing inside your organization. Your input will help shape the only talent trends report built specifically around small and mid-sized businesses. We’ll publish the findings in February 2027.
And it’s completely anonymous!
Survey closes December 20.
Insights From Our Team
How Do You Rally a Team That’s Running on Empty for a Strong Year-End Finish?
Q4 goals may be ambitious, but the team chasing them could already be running low. Here’s how to re-engage a tired team and finish the year strong without burning people out.
How to Turn Post-Vacation Fog into Fall Focus
The calendar says September, but for many teams, focus hasn’t fully come back from summer. Here’s how leaders can help people clear the fog and build momentum for the fall stretch.
7 Steps to Building a Successful Team (The Complete Guide)
Building a cohesive team can feel like a puzzle. You have the goal, the timeline and the people, but fitting the pieces together is another matter. Explore seven steps to guide your team from forming to performing, plus the bonus step many leaders overlook.
Better Teams Start With More Self-Aware People
A team is only as strong as each person’s understanding of how they work, communicate and respond under pressure. See why self-awareness at the individual level is where stronger teams begin.
How to Rebuild Trust With Teams Who Have Been Burned Before
A team that has been burned before doesn’t stop working. It just stops telling you the truth. Explore five practices that can help leaders earn trust back, one kept commitment at a time.
Upcoming Webinars
Take Away Tuesday
Can You Still Trust the Interview? How to Hire the Real Person in the Age of AI
AI can help almost any candidate create a stronger résumé, prepare polished answers, and present themselves with confidence. It’s a real challenge to determine whether the person behind the interview can perform, adapt, and succeed in the role.
Join us to learn practical ideas for looking beyond polished answers and making hiring decisions with greater confidence.
🗓️ October 13th, 2026, 12:30-1:30 pm EDT
Partner Series
Architects instead of Assets: The Human Edge No Algorithm Can Replace
As AI reshapes the workplace, the greatest opportunity isn’t simply to work faster or automate more. It’s to rethink the role people play—and focus on the human strengths no algorithm can replace.
For this Partner Series conversation, we’ve invited Naseer Mohammed, Founder of Ethos of HR. This session pairs two perspectives, Omnia in the US and Ethos of HR in the UK, on what it takes to lead people well right now, across generations, across a shifting employment landscape, and in a moment when it’s tempting to let a tool do the thinking for you.
🗓️ November 10th, 2026, 12:30-1:30 pm EST
Events Line Up!
- October 5th – Co-sponsoring “Leadership Development for Emerging Leaders: Emotional Intelligence is Back” Lunch and Learn, Las Vegas, NV
- October 8th – Keather Snyder presenting “Managing Different Generations of Customers” to NABRICO’s Annual Conference, Oklahoma City, OK
- October 26th – Jamie Morlock and Keather Snyder presenting “Lessons in Leadership Workshop” to Ohio Bankers League Main Event, Columbus, OH
- October 27th – Keather Snyder presenting “Hidden in Plain Sight: How Leaders Unlock the Talent They Already Have” to Ohio Bankers League Main Event, Columbus, OH
Thanks for reading this far. Please stay connected with us on social media and at the events. See you next month!
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