Posts by Shana Bosler
Emergenetics® and the Art of Small Talk
The other week, a few of my colleagues went to a large networking event for the first time in the past two years. While many of them were excited, there was also a bit of hesitation as they thought about who they were going to meet, what they were going to say and how they…
Read More4 Insights to Improve Your Next Team Dynamics for Small Groups Session
In a recent webinar, my colleague Bill Zubek and I had an opportunity to share some of the key ingredients for success when delivering a Team Dynamics for Small Groups workshop. For any Emergenetics® Associate who may have missed the event or wants a refresher, I’d like to highlight four tips from the presentation that…
Read MoreAre These 5 Communication Challenges Giving You a Headache?
We’ve all received a head-scratching message before. Maybe an email seemed incomplete, which made next steps confusing. Perhaps the intent of a communication was difficult to grasp. And it’s feasible that a message was so far out of left field and lacked the context required to understand the point. Those sorts of interactions are challenging…
Read MoreCultivate Belonging with Emergenetics®
Most leaders know that employee engagement is a vital ingredient to amplifying productivity and increasing retention. What they may not realize is that a sense of belonging is one of the strongest drivers of engagement. Intuitively, people likely understand why acceptance and inclusion are so important. When individuals feel aligned to their work and embraced…
Read MoreMinimize Information Inequity for Hybrid Teams
Hybrid workplaces offer a mix of benefits and possible drawbacks. While most employees appreciate the flexibility to work remotely at times, concerns remain around potential inequities between in-office and remote staff. These differences often result from proximity bias, which is a largely unconscious tendency to give preferential treatment to individuals in our immediate vicinity. Partiality…
Read More7 Simple Ways to Boost Your Team’s Wellbeing
When it comes to bolstering the success of your employees, it’s so important to focus on wellness. If staff members don’t take care of themselves, the negative impacts reach far beyond just that person. It can also affect your business through productivity losses, absenteeism and turnover. While individuals probably recognize the importance of looking after…
Read MoreMind the Gap: How Learning & Development Can Inspire Culture Change through Communication
No matter your company’s industry, size or location(s), communication is a fundamental part of how your organization does business. The ways your employees interact with their colleagues, share input and even write an email can be an indicator of company culture. While your employees hope that every message they receive or point of contact they…
Read MoreAmplify Collaborative Learning with Emergenetics
In any Meeting of the Minds workshop, it’s amazing to see participants experience aha moments as they realize why their colleagues approach work in a certain way. Through our activities and reflections, attendees get an opportunity to see the Attributes come to life and witness the power of cognitive diversity in action. One of the…
Read MoreUse Training & Development to (re)Engage Staff
In any workplace, employees will experience a motivation dip from time to time. Maybe work is starting to feel a little too routine. It could be that projects are too easy or too challenging. Perhaps staff feel like they aren’t accomplishing their goals or taking steps toward the future they want to realize. Or they…
Read MoreWhat Does Empathetic Leadership Look Like?
There are many skills that executives and managers are asked to build to support their staff and drive results, and empathy may be one of the most important of all. Recent research has shown that empathy can have a significant impact on our people and businesses. In addition to being good for the Social part…
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