Posts by Emergenetics International
An Emergenetics Approach to Performance Reviews
This time of year, many of you are performing the annual ritual of performance reviews. For me, I choose to lead by being clear, objective, and fair, and this is especially true when providing performance reviews. Rather than dreading this experience, I view it as an opportunity to develop mutual understanding and better my communication…
Read MoreHow to Maximize Your Talent Development Program
Talent development and management systems address the challenge of putting people on a pipeline that maximizes their contribution to the organization. Some tools address individual elements of the employee life cycle, others address the whole system. Either way, the notion of sustainability is essential to the overall use of any one tool, as Diane Lujan,…
Read MoreThis Valentine’s Day: Show Your Appreciation
Do you appreciate your co-worker’s preference in Green (Structural thinking)? And what’s not to love about your boss’s 3rd/3rd Flexibility? Why not share an Emergenetics Appreciation Card with your favorite colleague, friend or family member? After all…beauty is only skin deep and Emergenetics preferences are so much more! Emergenetics has developed a collection of Appreciation…
Read MoreVideo Case Study: Evaluating Training Programs and Measuring Impact
Evaluating training programs and measuring their business impact is a hot topic these days. It wasn’t all that long ago that the HR industry was under fire for its lack of knowledge about how HR impacts the overall business. In a 2005 article by Fast Company, they state “most human-resources managers aren’t particularly interested in,…
Read MoreLearning Transfer: Finding Creative Ways to Make Learning Stick
Learning transfer is a key component to The Kirkpatrick Model for Training Evaluation. This model identifies four levels to objectively analyze the effectiveness and impact of training: Reaction, Learning, Behavior, and Results. The levels Reaction and Results are pretty straightforward: was the training well received and what type of impact did it have on the…
Read MoreMaximize Your Leadership Potential
Leading an organization or a department consists of many moving pieces. You are simultaneously responsible for delivering results, accounting for the bottom line, and setting a vision well into the future, all the while being expected to improve team performance. It’s a daunting task. And yet many executives and senior leaders feel that it is…
Read MoreSucceeding with Blind Spots
Blind spots. Ever since I came across this term, I have been intrigued. Most words have just one or perhaps two meanings. This one has three, at least. There is a vehicular blind spot, visual (or literal) blind spot, or psychological (or metaphorical) blind spot. The one we want to focus on here is the…
Read MoreVideo Case Study: The Global Challenge of Employee Development
Today’s business environment is unlike any other before it. The course of business can change in the blink of an eye with new technologies and new ways of thinking. The environment is now more global and more integrated than ever before, and while this is an exceptional sign of progress, it brings about a host…
Read MoreVideo Case Study: Implementing an Employee Development Program
Implementing an employee development training program within an entire organization can be a daunting task. Especially in recent years when we’ve all been asked to do more with less. Instructor led training is now more challenging due to travel restrictions, budgets, and global workforces. There is constant demand for immediate business results. And sometimes those…
Read More4 Crucial Parts to a Successful Strategic Planning Session
Chances are you’ve been involved in some form of strategic planning during the course of your career. After all, businesses are more successful when they have established priorities and focus their energy and resources toward clearly defined goals. We can all agree that strategic planning is necessary. We know it is beneficial. But can we…
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