Learning & Development
An Emergenetics Marathon: Thinking and Behavioral Preferences In Action
I have led many Meeting of the Minds Workshops over the last couple of years. Every time I do the “line-up” and “if this room were a brain” exercises, I wonder what it would be like if we had thousands of people in the room. Would we see the perfect thinking and behavioral preferences distribution…
Read MoreHow Career Development Can Solve the Disengaged Employee Epidemic
Looking back at your last week, how often were you fully engaged at work? What factors caused you to be more (or less) motivated at work? A lack of employee engagement is becoming a recurring issue within American companies. But what about employee engagement on a global level? According to a new study by The…
Read MoreWhat the Future of Team Leadership Looks Like
At this year’s SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, keynote speaker and HR expert Marcus Buckingham shared how team leadership is becoming more valuable and evolutionary than ever before. A typical leadership development program focuses primarily on the organizational heads like the Presidents, Directors, and CEO’s, the ones that oversee their employees through…
Read MorePreparing for the Learning Environment of the Future
What is the future of the learning environment? That was the question posed by keynote speaker Sugatra Mitra at the 2015 ATD International Conference & Exposition in sunny Orlando, Florida last week. The conversation that followed was both eye-opening, inspiring, and timely. The world of education, learning, and training & development is changing. This much…
Read MoreCreating a Stimulating Learning Environment
Music plays an important role in creating a stimulating learning environment and increasing learner engagement in a training session. As any trainer or facilitator knows, there’s a surprising amount of thought that goes in to the room set up of any workshop. Your goal is to create an optimal learning experience. You want everyone to…
Read MoreDeveloping a Growth Mindset
Too often, organizational training and even personality profiles box people into rigid categories. In my experience, this turns people off to learning because they’re given band-aids to meet short-term needs, but long-term development goals aren’t addressed. Such an approach feeds the notion that having a strong toolkit is the end goal. While this is easier…
Read MoreEnhancing Self Awareness through Emergenetics
Recently I had the pleasure of participating in an Emergenetics Meeting of the Minds and Emergenetics Certification in Denver, Colorado. Being a part of the certification was an eye opening experience for me because I realized that many of the social boundaries set in place by the education systems and business norms that I have…
Read MoreTap Into Your Network to Maximize Knowledge Sharing and Support
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of assisting with Emergenetics International’s first Associate Certification class in Washington DC. And while it was a great refresher for me in all things Emergenetics, at the end of the day what really resonated most was the importance of knowledge sharing and having a support community that…
Read More4 Trends in Talent Development
A week ago, people all over the world came together for the biggest day of learning in talent development — Emergenetics 24 Hours. While the event has come and gone, the learning brought to us that day has many applications that will continue to improve people, teams, and organizations for months and years to come.…
Read MoreWhat Do You Get for the Millennial Who Wants Everything?
The only safe thing that you can say about Millennials these days is that they’re controversial. To some, Millennials are saviors who are highly educated, entrepreneurial, and tech-savvy. To others, they’re a scourge of narcissists with unrealistic expectations and an attention-deficit problem. No matter your opinion, the Millennials are here. This generation, which is comprised…
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