Beiträge von Emergenetics International
Want Results? Look for Diversity in Thinking Styles
One of the most eye-opening activities we do in our work is to put teams and employees together into various groups based on the way they think (and behave) and have them perform challenging tasks of problem-solving and creativity. Without fail, when teams are put in groups where there is diversity in thinking styles, they…
WeiterlesenTeam Dynamics: Developing Workplace Communication Skills
I recently came across an Article in the Harvard Business Review entitled „Eight Ways to Build Collaborative Teams„, written by Lynda Gratton and Tamar Erickson, that detailed an extensive study of the factors that contribute to healthy and collaborative working teams. This study included 55 different working teams comprising 1,543 people from 15 different multinational…
WeiterlesenGoal Setting Fundamentals
How many companies have company-wide and individual goals? It’s not a trick question; the answer, of course, is that all companies have goals. But how many companies actually train their employees on how to set goals? How to create goals that are challenging and achievable? The second point (achievability) cannot be overlooked; the tendency is…
WeiterlesenManagement vs Leadership – What’s the Difference?
There is a clear difference between management and leadership, but the question is what those differences are and how they are manifested. If there were one single, clear way to define both management and leadership, this wouldn’t be an issue. However, for every organization or leadership consultant or management specialist, there is a different definition.…
Weiterlesen3 Big Ideas to Motivate Employees
Employee motivation is obviously a critical issue for organizations of any size. The financial benefits have been proven—including by Wharton professor Alex Edmunds, and for anyone who’s ever worked in an organization where employees are motivated and engaged, the day-to-day difference in employee performance and the overall atmosphere is clear. Motivating employees makes a difference.…
WeiterlesenWhat a Job Analysis Can Reveal About Your Ideal Candidate
The very first thing you need to think about when you are using pre-employment testing to hire may not be what companies do first, but it should be. Let me give you a hint, it is not a pre-employment assessment but a pre-employment job analysis. Why is a job analyses the first step in pre-employment…
Weiterlesen3 Team Building Activities for the Workplace
When it comes to team building activities for the workplace, organizations are sometimes at a loss—what team building activities to do?—even wondering what benefit team building activities actually have for their employees and for the workplace. Why is this? Managers think team building activities are a waste of time. This is false; according to this…
WeiterlesenFour Tips for Improving Your Communication Skills
We read an interesting blog on how communication skills were dwindling in MBA testing and what that meant. The blog, from Knewton, a standardized testing prep company, reported that GMAT AWA (Analytical Writing Assessment) scores dropped in the last year. While the reasoning for the drop wasn’t analyzed, the greater question of what this means…
WeiterlesenWhat Are Your Problem Solving Strengths
Some people are better problem solvers than others— It’s a simple claim, but it’s one that I think doesn’t hold true. The key with problem solving is to hone in on strengths, to figure out where your problem-solving strengths lie. It makes sense on a personal and organizational level, because problem-solving strengths mean that each…
WeiterlesenThree Tips for Better Workplace Communication
How many times have you seen employee communication break down because of a misplaced or ill-timed remark, a conflicting personality element, or a top-down or silo approach to an issue or a project? It happens all the time, and often something this simple can derail initiatives, destroy relationships, and poison an atmosphere. So how do…
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