Posts by Sharon Taylor
Strive for Evolution – Not Just Revolution – in Your Company Culture
The term “agile” has become a buzzword in recent years, impacting more than just tech companies as well as Research and Development teams. The idea of regular improvement has a place in most business conversations now, and yet, when it comes to company culture, it seems that we often fall into patterns of mass change,…
Read MoreFour Ways to Shrink the Employee Skills Gap
Over the past several years, many organizations have struggled to fill open positions, and in the United States, companies have often pointed to the low unemployment environment as the root cause. However, there is another contributing factor that has flown under the radar until recently: the skills gap. According to LinkedIn, U.S. companies are finding…
Read MoreHow Do You Measure the Return on Your Training and Development Programs?
Data is everywhere. Even teams that five years ago were rarely asked to show a return on investment (ROI) are now tasked with demonstrating whether their programs are worth the cost. For Human Resource initiatives that address hard skills, this request is relatively easy to manage. When it comes to programs that focus on soft…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Training and Development Game Plan for 2019?
It’s that time of year again. Once January 2 rolls around, most of us begin to look at our action plans for the next calendar year and do our best to hit the ground running after the holidays. As you consider your activities for 2019, I encourage you to approach it through an Emergenetics® lens…
Read MoreHow Does Emergenetics® Support Soft Skills Development?
As businesses adapt to stay relevant and competitive, companies need to follow the human capital trends, which in today’s candidate-driven market are heavily influenced by their employees. Today’s workforce has a keen interest in working for companies that offer opportunities to learn and grow. 91 percent of high performers reported that working for an employer…
Read MoreIs Your Company Resilient?
20 years ago, there was no such thing as Google. While you may have “asked Jeeves,” there weren’t many services providing instant answers to all of your questions. Nine years ago, Uber and Lyft didn’t exist. Calling a cab was the primary option if you didn’t want to drive or take public transportation. And, only…
Read MoreDiscover the Missing Piece of Your New Hire’s Onboarding Experience
Personalization is everywhere these days. From companies allowing you to design your own shoes to websites being tailored to specific people and organizations, it’s clear that customization is meaningful to individuals. Forrester has even reported that 77 percent of consumers have chosen, recommended or paid more for a brand that provides a personalized service or…
Read MoreHow Can Soft Skills Boost Your Organization’s Success?
In the past, soft skills (such as communication, teamwork and emotional intelligence) have been seen as just that – soft, meaning that they are somewhat less important that hard, tangible skills like how to hard code or operate an automation system. That perception has been changing in recent years. In LinkedIn’s 2018 Workplace Learning Report,…
Read More11 Questions to Evaluate Your Training Programs
In our recent eBook: Building an Effective Soft Skills Training Program, we share a few thought starters to help you evaluate your talent development programs and determine how to make your soft skills training even more effective. Whether you are interested in enhancing soft skills or supporting any employee development initiative, it’s important to assess…
Read MoreTurn Conflict into Productivity of Your Executive Team
Effective teams are critical to the success of a business, and it starts at the very top of your company with the executive leaders. Yet, the C-suite can be a place where competing priorities and power dynamics cause harmful conflict. According to research published by three professors from Standard Graduate School of Business, the Booth…
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