Human Capital – The Business Case

The Building Block of Strong Organizations

More Effective LeadersCreative, Productive Teams

Streamlined, Efficient CommunicationGreater Employee Connectivity and Engagement

Why “Soft Skills” Make Business Sense

Communication, Engagement and Cognitive Diversity have proven financial value.

Strength-based employee training directly has already made a difference for organizations.

New research coming out from sources like Harvard Business Review point to the need for better, more productive teams.

The New Metrics for Business Impact

Industry research is pointing to new connections that talent development and training is having on business impact and organizational capabilities.

• Communication – Enhancing the Bottom Line• Cognitive Diversity – Sparks Team Development and

Innovation• Leadership – A Top Priority for Successful

Organizations• Training and Development Investment – Tied to

Business Results

$137,931<5 days training

$210,380>5 days training

Training Investment = Increased Revenue

Long-term, sustainable training with workshops designed to impact the life cycle of the employee should be the new norm.

Not just more training, but better training.

83%Training Investment = Higher

Performance

Create learning and training opportunities that fit an employee’s unique work style.

Engaged workforce = Higher Performance

Stock Returns

Tripled

Training Investment = Financial Returns

Utilizing a full slate of training and development options creates a financial multiplier effect.

Investment in yields even greater returns out.

Innovation

12.4%

Innovation = Industry-Leading Performance

Creating a platform to harness diverse thinking perspectives can yield a more innovative workforce.

The Innovation Pipeline Starts with People.

Cognitive Diversity = Innovation

“When people…think differently about

potential solutions…they begin to overcome

the challenges to innovation in an organization.”

Cognitively diverse teams based on thinking and behavior and couched in strengths-based approaches yields innovation.

Innovation is driven by diverse ideas.

57%Communication = Financial Performance

Developing an understanding of how people communicate accentuates strengths and drives productivity.

Communication is a force for effectiveness.

Leadership = Achieving Business Strategy

Leadership development starts from the inside - out.

Leaders must connect in on an emotional and deep level with employees and direct reports.

Leadership skills are built on personal strengths and tied to a company’s leadership competency set.

LEADERSHIP#1 Capability

Part 2 – Team Building Research

New research points to the organizational impact of strong, diverse, communication-

intensive teams.

Creating clear paths for teams to attain high performance via these focal points.

Recent Harvard Business Review articles mesh perfectly with the Emergenetics team approach.

• Article 1: The Science of Building a Great Team• Article 2: Teamwork on the Fly

Harvard Business Review - Article 1: The Science of Building a Great Team

MIT Research – The best way to create strong teams is through excellent communication.

• High-performing teams show greater energy, creativity and shared commitment.

• Pinpoint natural communication styles that connect to the most successful team patterns (Team Energy, Team Engagement and Team Exploration).

Harvard Business Review - Article 1: The Science of Building a Great Team

The Research - Key Communication Patterns

• Energy – Amount of contact points for a team (Face/Face, Phone, Email)

• Engagement – Distribution of Energy throughout the team (should be high)

• Exploration – Communication team members engage in outside the team

Harvard Business Review - Article 2: Teamwork on the Fly

Harvard Research – Teaming is a new way to create teams “on-the-go” to better and more quickly respond to unpredictability

• Teaming is effective in uncertain, constantly changing situations that require team members to cross boundaries and allow for different work styles.

Harvard Business Review - Article 2: Teamwork on the Fly

Behavior Traits of Successful Teaming

• Speaking Up – Provide a model for direct communication by asking targeted questions, acknowledging errors, raising issues, and explaining ideas.

• Experimenting – Embrace diverse thinking to take an iterative approach to pushing team boundaries.

• Reflecting – Create a language for people to reflect and observe via their own innate preferences.

• Listening Intently – Provide a platform to better understand how others communicate, allowing for more productive interactions.

• Integrating – Synthesize different facts and points of view to create new possibilities.

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• Used by Global 1000 companies and educational institutions worldwide

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Our Advantage

Knowledge workers need knowledge. >> About the way they work. >> How they create ideas. >> Problem solving methods. >> Complex relationships.

Emergenetics:› Proven to form better

teams.

› Built for applicability.

› Easily understood by employees.

› Implementable – in meetings, for conflict, with collaboration and innovation.

› Memorable. Usable.

The Emergenetics DifferenceA talent management system.

Assessments, training, e-learning, train-the-trainer, subject matter focused.

Built on brain science. Developed for the workplace.

Practical. Non-theoretical.

Accurate. Industry leading validity.

Tied to performance. Linked to business goals.

Customized to your organization.

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