Cognitive Diversity
Why Cognitive Diversity Drives Business Success
If you’ve participated in an Emergenetics® Meeting of the Minds workshop, you probably remember one of our signature activities: Krazy Kontrapshuns. Without giving too much away, the exercise engages participants in a somewhat outlandish game of charades. While the activity adds a lot of laughter to the session, what’s most impressive about it is its…
Read MoreBuild a Positive Culture to Increase Employee Productivity
No matter what estimates we use – people spend a lot of time at work. The U.S. Bureau of Labor & Statistics reports that full-time workers typically work 8.5 hours each weekday (or about 42.5 hours per week). EuroStat estimated that EU workers average 40.3 hour work weeks, and Statista found that Singaporeans typically spend…
Read MoreInspire Creativity for the Emergenetics® Attributes
Think back to some of the past brainstorming meetings you were part of. Team members are sitting around a table – or on screen – writing on a white board as you try to improve on current processes or come up with new ways to accomplish your work. It seems almost inevitable that someone will…
Read MoreHow Cognitive Diversity Impacts Employee Engagement [New Research]
Race, gender and age have dominated conversations about diversity in the workplace. These conversations are important, and there’s still much work to be done. However, there’s more to diversity than demographic characteristics. One area that is becoming increasingly more important is cognitive diversity—defined as differences in opinions, worldviews, beliefs and ways of thinking. Why is…
Read MoreWhy Inclusion Is Good for Business
Diversity and inclusion are two of the most important topics in Human Resources – and organizations at large – today. While a decade ago this focus was driven largely from a place of legal concerns and compliance, leading companies are now rightly recognizing diversity as a critical business driver that supports their organization’s long-term success.…
Read MoreTrending: Diversity and Inclusion
At the start of 2019, it was clear that diversity and inclusion would be a hot topic for the year. At Emergenetics®, we are excited to see the conversation is becoming more commonplace. As an organisation we have encouraged managers to recognise the importance of cognitive diversity. Diversity of thought doesn’t consider age, race, gender…
Read MoreApplying the WEapproach to Your Individual Work
Imagine you are about to make a sales call or you are creating a presentation to deliver to your executive team. What is your typical process? Do you take a WEapproach? Whenever you are communicating something to a group of people, you can generally assume that they will have a range of Thinking and Behavioral…
Read MoreTap Into the Diversity of Your Team
In my third and final mini-blog on Principle #4: Creating a Meeting of the Minds from my book Work That Works, I invite you to utilize what you’ve learned about who is on your team and how they like to be communicated with to unleash the power of cognitive diversity in your organization. In order…
Read MoreWho’s On Your Team?
When we talk about the importance of diversity in the workplace at Emergenetics®, there is a good chance we are talking about the cognitive variety. Workplace diversity typically refers to putting individuals of different ages, ethnicities, genders and job levels together, and recently, organizations have begun to consider diversity of thought within their initiatives. Research…
Read MoreHow Can Cognitive Diversity – or Diversity of Thought – Empower Your Organization?
When I meet someone new, I am frequently asked about Emergenetics® and what I do for the company. I often respond by enquiring if they have ever come across a person who they did not understand. If so, were they able to determine why there was an air of uncertainty, and how did it impact…
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