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Described herein are the types of validity and reliability statistics presented in studies, along with the kinds of statistics (e.g., “norms”) presented in our feedback reports to facilitate the interpretation of survey results.
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Like a fine wine, organizational culture is crafted over time and we’re delighted to welcome Delicato senior HR leaders – Emily Ingram and Steve Hopper – to highlight the company’s culture journey and strategic framework.
Key takeaways:
Emily Ingram is Executive Vice President, Human Resources for Delicato Family Wines. Her career includes tenure with Hyatt Hotels, Shaklee Corporation, Convergys, and Wyndham Worldwide. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and holds the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification.
Steve Hopper is Vice President, Human Resources for Delicato Family Wines. A seasoned leader in human resources, he drives business results with HR strategy and organization development initiatives. Steve is skilled in optimizing HR efficiency and effectiveness, talent management, recruitment, employee relations, safety, employee opinion surveys, team building, leadership development, downsizing, rapid growth, and building organizational capabilities.
Mary McCullock, moderator of this webinar, is the Director of Leadership & Culture Solutions at Human Synergistics and assists clients with practical solutions in achieving their leadership and organizational development objectives. In addition to being accredited in the Human Synergistics’ suite of diagnostics, she has deep experience with the ACUMEN® Leadership WorkStyles™ (LWS) assessment and in helping organizations integrate LWS into their leadership development programs to support greater levels of awareness and effectiveness.
Human Synergistics, host of this webinar series, specializes in developing and providing tools, information, and proven change strategies that help enable individuals to reach their potential, groups to realize synergy, and organizations to achieve sustainability. Celebrating 50 years of guiding organizations in developing effective leaders, innovative teams, and positive workplace cultures.
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At times, a fresh approach is warranted. Thus, we welcome Marcela Hurtado and José Eusebio López, experienced consultants with Blue Sector Group based in Mexico City, to share what prompted the redesign of their consulting approach, highlight the beneficial impact of the revised process for their clientele, and discuss the positive outcomes for their own consulting agency.
In Group Dynamics as a Pathway to Changing Culture and Developing Leaders, key discussions include:
Marcela Hurtado is Project Director at Blue Sector Group, a consulting firm based in Mexico specializing in performance improvement through the development of one’s constructive styles. Accredited in various assessments from Human Synergistics, Marcela has participated in the Constructive Styles Development Programs (in culture, leadership, management, teams, and individuals) at Pemex, Helvex, Transportes MexAmerik, Papel Satinado, CSL Behring, Call Center de México, Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos, Grupo Salinas, Tecnofire, Bonafont/Danone, Prinsel and others.
José Eusebio López heads Blue Sector Group, a consultancy based in Mexico specializing in performance improvement of senior leaders. Organizations such as Pemex, Agroenzymas, Transportes MexAmerik, Bonafont/Danone, Helvex, CSL Behring, Albea, National Human Rights Commission, National Security Commission, Call Center de México, among others have engaged in transformation projects headed by José Eusebio. He’s accredited in the Human Synergistics’ Integrated Diagnostic System and has assisted more than two hundred executives in strengthening their constructive impact and increasing their effectiveness and satisfaction.
Alysun Hudepohl, formerly with Human Synergistics, moderates this webinar and is now a Culture Navigation Strategist with Compass.
Human Synergistics, host of this webinar, specializes in developing and providing tools, information, and proven change strategies that help enable individuals to reach their potential, groups to realize synergy, and organizations to achieve sustainability. Celebrating 50 years of guiding organizations in developing effective leaders, innovative teams, and positive workplace cultures.
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We welcome Gaurav Bhatnagar and Mark Minukas, Co-Creation Partners’ founder and managing partner, respectively, to our webinar series. They share their experience with fear in organizations and how they’ve helped leaders, individuals, and teams to create a culture of unfear and make a meaningful impact on their work and lives.
In this webinar, Gaurav and Mark examine:
To hear about this unique approach for creating a constructive, unfear organization…
Gaurav Bhatnagar is the founder of Co-Creation Partners and has dedicated more than two decades to helping companies thrive and achieve breakthrough performance. Since founding Co-Creation Partners in 2010, he has designed and led programs and workshops for private, public, and social-sector clients across multiple industries, including financial services, basic materials, manufacturing, healthcare, and technology. Prior to founding Co-Creation Partners, Gaurav was a consultant with McKinsey and Company, most recently as a leader in their Organization Practice in North America. Before McKinsey, he worked in marketing for Pepsi Cola International and Procter & Gamble in Europe, the Middle East, and India.
Mark Minukas is the managing partner of Co-Creation Partners. An engineer by training, he began his career as a Navy officer and member of the US Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees) and the Navy Dive Community. In 2005, Mark brought his experience and insights into the performance of engineered systems to McKinsey and Company, where he worked as a consultant and member of the Operations Practice. There, he mastered the technical aspect of organizational transformation and process improvement, as well as the cultural side of transformation. Since leaving McKinsey to join Co-Creation Partners, Mark has worked across multiple industries, including financial services, high tech, biotech manufacturing, IT services, and governmental offices, to deliver both top-and bottom-line improvements and build high-performing operations.
Mary McCullock, moderator of this webinar, is the Director of Leadership & Culture Solutions at Human Synergistics and assists clients with practical solutions in achieving their leadership and organizational development objectives. In addition to being accredited in the Human Synergistics’ suite of diagnostics, she has deep experience with the ACUMEN® Leadership WorkStyles™ (LWS) assessment and in helping organizations integrate LWS into their leadership development programs to support greater levels of awareness and effectiveness.
Human Synergistics, host of this webinar series, specializes in developing and providing tools, information, and proven change strategies that help enable individuals to reach their potential, groups to realize synergy, and organizations to achieve sustainability. Celebrating 50 years of guiding organizations in developing effective leaders, innovative teams, and positive workplace cultures.
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In Bridging the Great Return – A Team Experience, we welcome consultant Dave Wheelock of Into the Blue Consulting and Lauren Smith of Veteran Benefits Guide for an engaging discussion on the rewarding approach that brought a Las Vegas-based organization together for the first time in many months. Key discussions include:
If you’re an internal or external consultant providing organizations with tools to bridge a new phase of workplace evolution, you may find this content both timely and useful.
Dave Wheelock is a seasoned consultant specializing in helping organizations build and nurture effective teams and work groups. He owns the consultancy Into the Blue Consulting that conducts teambuilding workshops, people skills seminars, and event facilitation for a wide variety of civic groups, corporations, schools, and industries. Experienced in the fields of Education, Construction, Financial Services, Energy, Health Care and Agriculture, Dave has been working with Human Synergistics materials and tools for more than 20 years.
Lauren Smith is Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder of Veteran Benefits Guide, a JoshCo company. With an education in business and interest in engineering and project management, she began her career in the construction industry. In 2015, Lauren and husband, Josh, a service-disabled Marine Corp Veteran started VBG with a common purpose and passion for helping Veterans. In 7 years, they grew Veteran Benefits Guide from a “side-hustle” in their San Diego, California garage to a multi-million-dollar enterprise, then relocated to a 20,000 square foot office headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, now employ more than 140 staff members, and are proud to have successfully guided over 20,000 Veterans nationwide with their disability claims resulting in $2.5 billion in increased benefits to Veterans.
Alysun Hudepohl, formerly with Human Synergistics, moderates this webinar and is now a Culture Navigation Strategist with Compass.
Human Synergistics, host of this webinar, specializes in developing and providing tools, information, and proven change strategies that help enable individuals to reach their potential, groups to realize synergy, and organizations to achieve sustainability. Celebrating 50 years of guiding organizations in developing effective leaders, innovative teams, and positive workplace cultures.
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For more than 40 years, Allan has led successful change programs for leaders, teams, individual contributors, and clients responsible for organizational culture change. During this informative webinar, we will:
Allan Stewart, B. Com, MBA, is the President of Human Synergistics Canada since 1996, and a leading expert on organizational culture and leadership. His unique background combines a successful general management career with extensive workshop training experience and a diverse academic career teaching in both colleges and universities. Based on more than 40 years of experience in the field, his book, Get Your Head in the Game, is touted as a must-read for leaders.
Mary McCullock is the Director of Leadership & Culture Solutions at Human Synergistics and assists clients with practical solutions in achieving their leadership and organizational development objectives. In addition to being accredited in the Human Synergistics’ suite of diagnostics, she has deep experience with the ACUMEN® Leadership WorkStyles™ (LWS) assessment and in helping organizations integrate LWS into their leadership development programs to support greater levels of awareness and effectiveness.
Human Synergistics, host of this webinar, specializes in developing and providing tools, information, and proven change strategies that help enable individuals to reach their potential, groups to realize synergy, and organizations to achieve sustainability. Celebrating 50 years of guiding organizations in developing effective leaders, innovative teams, and positive workplace cultures.
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We’re delighted to welcome members of ERDMAN’s leadership team – Rustin Becker, Brian Happ, and Andrea Hopkins – who share how they achieved impressive corporate results through people growth and development. You’ll find their insights invaluable if you’re considering a culture change initiative this year, have experienced such a journey in the past, or are more generally interested in the factors leading to successful culture change. These seasoned yet humble leaders discuss outcomes anticipated and achieved through their first-hand leadership of an ongoing culture journey.
As a national leader in healthcare and senior living strategy, design, and implementation, ERDMAN takes a holistic approach to foster a constructive work culture. Key learnings from this webinar will revolve around:
A successful culture initiative needs to energize and spark your people to impact the organization, communities, clients, and each other in positive ways. You’ll appreciate this inside view of how ERDMAN leverages culture to improve lives and build healthier communities throughout the country.
Rustin Becker has been exclusively focused on delivering effective outcomes in healthcare and senior living for more than 25 years. As President & CEO, he is results driven and leads ERDMAN’s multidisciplinary team of experts. Through his commitment to excellence, Rustin is instrumental in developing solutions that deliver extraordinary experiences and provide sustainable financial, operational, and strategic results.
Brian Happ is ERDMAN’s Chairman and a company owner. Extending the firm’s culture of leadership, integrity, and standing behind our work, Brian has committed ERDMAN to help healthcare and senior living leaders realize their strategic and operational goals. This has been achieved by aligning business strategies and specific objectives with the right real estate solutions, including a particular focus on the patient and resident experience.
Andrea Hopkins oversees ERDMAN’s strategic culture and human capital programming. As a member of the senior leadership team, she also shapes ERDMAN’s people strategy. This is achieved by instilling a constructive culture and continually challenging team members to lead and bring their best selves to any situation. Serving also as ERDMAN’s culture champion, Andrea is keenly focused on backing major change initiatives, developing measurable training programs, providing extensive coaching, and leading process improvements.
Alysun Hudepohl, formerly with Human Synergistics, moderates this webinar and is now a Culture Navigation Strategist with Compass.
ERDMAN is a national leader in healthcare and senior living strategy, design, and implementation. They create positive, impactful solutions to build healthier communities throughout the country. Decades of specialized experience and diverse capabilities set a strong foundation to earn their clients’ trust in maintaining long-term partnerships.
Human Synergistics, host of this webinar, specializes in developing and providing tools, information, and proven change strategies that help enable individuals to reach their potential, groups to realize synergy, and organizations to achieve sustainability. Celebrating 50 years of guiding organizations in developing effective leaders, innovative teams, and positive workplace cultures.
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Leadership Beyond Management is an empowering, interactive, and self-reflective journey that will give you a 360° view of your leadership strengths and developmental needs. You will acquire real-world strategies to positively impact and influence individuals and teams in a way that improves business performance.
Gain the practical skills needed to have an immediate and lasting impact on your organization. In Transition to Executive Management, you’ll network with other senior leaders, learn from industry-leading executives, and develop the influence, negotiation, business acumen, and leadership skills you need to excel in a senior management position.
To this end, you’ll enjoy this discussion on Culture and Hybrid Workplaces with Human Synergistics CEO—and culture author and pioneer—Dr. Robert A. Cooke.
Rob is joined by Human Synergistics leaders Cathleen Cooke and Michael Kern who share insights on:
Robert A. Cooke, PhD, is CEO and Director of Human Synergistics International and Associate Professor Emeritus of Management at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Cooke specializes in the development and validation of surveys used for individual, group, and organization development. His surveys include the Organizational Culture Inventory®, Organizational Effectiveness Inventory®, Leadership/Impact®, and Group Styles Inventory™, which have been translated into numerous languages and used worldwide for developing leaders, teams, and organizations. He is the author of more than 75 articles, chapters, and technical reports in journals including Psychological Reports and The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. Cooke received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, where he was a National Defense (Title IV) and Commonwealth Edison Fellow.
Cathleen Cooke, moderator of this webinar, is the Chief Client Officer for Human Synergistics where she’s responsible for integrating client-facing functions and cultivating an exceptional client experience. She served previously as Director of Marketing leading marketing efforts for the U.S. market and ensuring global brand alignment across the international offices. Cathleen is accredited in the full suite of Human Synergistics products and collaborates with clients on leadership development and culture initiatives.
Michael Kern, is an executive with over 20 years of experience leading the HR function in start-up ventures and established organizations. He’s worked with public and private companies in industries including software, telecommunications, engineering consulting, and medical devices. His Human Resources leadership has enabled organizations to achieve INC 500 status, to be recognized among the “best places to work,” to grow from start-up to successful acquisition and to expand from a locally focused business to become a global competitor. Michael assists colleagues to further their success with a personal or organizational LEAD program.
Human Synergistics, host of this webinar, specializes in developing and providing tools, information, and proven change strategies that help enable individuals to reach their potential, groups to realize synergy, and organizations to achieve sustainability. We help you develop effective leaders, innovative teams, and positive workplace cultures.
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In this webinar, you’ll learn Dr. Kathy Hagler’s recipe for organizational success, including:
Kathy Hagler, Ph.D., has dedicated her career to helping and healing organizations. She’s created an approach to organizational culture with heart and authenticity that leaders can understand and apply—which she shares in this webinar and slide deck.
Kathy Hagler, PhD, is founder of K2OHSOLUTIONS and author of Art of Scars (Sept, 2021). Known as an organizational healer in the industry, Hagler partners with organizations through good times, crises, challenges, and obstacles, and moves their culture, climate, and character forward with clear vision, strategic intent, and success in an everchanging world. Mentored by both Dr. Peter Drucker and Dr. W. Edwards Deming, long considered the fathers of management, Hagler is, herself, a pioneer in the field of organizational development. Learn more about Hagler or Art of Scars at www.kathyhagler.com.
Cathleen Cooke, moderator of this webinar, is the Chief Client Officer for Human Synergistics where she’s responsible for integrating client-facing functions and cultivating an exceptional client experience. She served previously as Director of Marketing leading marketing efforts for the U.S. market and ensuring global brand alignment across the international offices. Cathleen is accredited in the full suite of Human Synergistics products and collaborates with clients on leadership development and culture initiatives.
Human Synergistics, host of this webinar, specializes in developing and providing tools, information, and proven change strategies that help enable individuals to reach their potential, groups to realize synergy, and organizations to achieve sustainability. We help you develop effective leaders, innovative teams, and positive workplace cultures.
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In 2019, expert coach-consultant Maria Ferrante (working with Performance to Potential, which specializes in culture and leadership transformation) partnered with a 40,000-employee Supply Chain organization to help members transform their culture. The starting point was a comprehensive culture assessment, combining in-depth interviews with the administration of the Organizational Culture Inventory®, followed by individual and collective leadership development journeys.
Through this on-demand webinar recording and accompanying slide deck, you will learn about:
Maria Ferrante is a leadership coach and culture consultant with Performance To Potential and has been a part of Axialent’s faculty of consultants since 2011 focusing on culture assessment and leadership development for clients in Latin America, Brazil, Europe and the United States. With extensive experience in assessment tools, she is accredited in Human Synergistics’ Life Styles Inventory™, ACUMEN® Leadership WorkStyles™, Leadershi/Impact®, Organizational Culture Inventory®, as well as the Hogan and DiSC tools. Maria has an educational background in philosophy, holds a degree magna cum laude in English studies and teaching, and she resides Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mary McCullock, moderator of this webinar, is the Director of Leadership & Culture Solutions with Human Synergistics and assists clients with practical solutions in achieving their leadership and organizational development objectives. In addition to being accredited in the Human Synergistics’ suite of diagnostics, she has deep experience with the ACUMEN® Leadership WorkStyles™ (LWS) assessment and in helping organizations integrate LWS into their leadership development programs to support greater levels of awareness and effectiveness.
Human Synergistics, host of this webinar, specializes in developing and providing tools, information, and proven change strategies that help enable individuals to reach their potential, groups to realize synergy, and organizations to achieve sustainability. Celebrating 50 years of guiding organizations in developing effective leaders, innovative teams, and positive workplace cultures.
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Using a scientifically designed and field-tested program that develops individual leaders and forges strong and resilient teams, the Gasparotto Group delivers unique learning experiences for organizations.
Here are a few takeaways to expect from this webinar:
Mark Gasparotto is the President of Gasparotto Group and leverages his strategic and tactical leadership approach to help private and public-sector organizations increase their members’ leadership and resilience, strengthen their teams, enhance their organizational culture, and expand their influence. An accomplished TEC Canada speaker, Mark combines rich personal experience with applicable theories and current trends to deliver practical, achievable outcomes, whatever the leadership challenge.
During his highly decorated two decades of military service, Mark served in key leadership roles in international hotspots such as Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Haiti. From commanding small tactical units, to overseeing large, multinational peacekeeping operations, his emphasis on results, teamwork, and effective communications elevated him to the upper ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces. Passionate about self-reflection and personal development, Mark’s brand of cerebral enthusiasm and entrepreneurial approach has proven contagious and effective inside and outside his military profession.
Allan Stewart, B. Com, MBA, is the President of Human Synergistics Canada since 1996, and a leading expert on organizational culture and leadership. His unique background combines a successful general management career with extensive workshop training experience and a diverse academic career teaching in both colleges and universities. Based on more than 40 years of experience in the field, his book, Get Your Head in the Game, is touted as a must-read for leaders.
Alysun Johns, formerly with Human Synergistics, moderates this webinar and is now a Culture Navigation Strategist with Compass.
The Gasparotto Group is a boutique consultancy that helps organizations create cultures that develop highly effective leaders and strong, resilient teams. The company provides public and private sector organizations with holistic leadership solutions through leadership development, experiential learning, keynotes, and consulting.
Human Synergistics, host of this webinar, specializes in developing and providing tools, information, and proven change strategies that help enable individuals to reach their potential, groups to realize synergy, and organizations to achieve sustainability. Celebrating 50 years of guiding organizations in developing effective leaders, innovative teams, and positive workplace cultures.
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Experienced consultants are increasingly called upon to assist leaders in shifting their organization’s current culture. Across retail, manufacturing, education, technology, not-for-profit, and government sectors, improving culture continues to be a top priority for organizational leaders and directors.
This was the case at a large New England electric utility organization that engaged the consulting team at Ephektiv. Cultures of organizations in the energy sector can be strong and deeply engrained, and leaders saw the shift from a traditional, passive culture to a more Constructive one as being a challenge yet imperative.
Featuring seasoned leadership and culture consultant Madeline Marquardt, here are a few takeaways you’ll appreciate from this webinar:
For internal or external consultant tasked with developing leaders and shifting culture, here’s a chance to examine the business challenges, proposed solutions, and outcomes of this fascinating and informative case study.
Madeline Marquardt, President of Ephektiv, Inc., is a business consultant, trainer, and entrepreneur. For over thirty years, Madeline has focused on assisting national and international clients to manage systemic change, clarify strategic direction, complete structural redesign, transform culture, develop executives and leaders, improve inclusive diversity, and strengthen employee engagement. She has worked collaboratively with nuclear power industry leaders to define an optimal culture for nuclear power plants and has served on various nuclear safety culture oversight boards. She has helped leaders in the U.S., Canada, and Europe develop and implement long-term initiatives to transform performance through culture change, leadership development, and employee engagement.
Alysun Johns, formerly with Human Synergistics, moderates this webinar and is now a Culture Navigation Strategist with Compass.
Ephektiv helps companies succeed by linking often disparate disciplines—communication and organizational development—that we believe are needed to achieve and sustain business goals through a culture of engaged employees. We guide leaders and organizations to develop, execute, measure, and achieve their visions of success – for themselves, and their organizations.
Human Synergistics, host of this webinar, specializes in developing and providing tools, information, and proven change strategies that help enable individuals to reach their potential, groups to realize synergy, and organizations to achieve sustainability. We help you develop effective leaders, innovative teams, and positive workplace cultures.
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Optimal Me is a multi-modality learning model aimed at improving the well-being of leaders and teams, one of the most relevant topics in business today.
Understanding and practicing Optimal Me techniques may be an advantage your organization would welcome. And for self-motivated leaders wanting to model a fresh way forward, they may be the game-changer you seek to achieve new meaning for you and your team, personally and professionally.
Enjoy the webinar recording above to learn about this forward-thinking yet pragmatic approach to dealing with the increasing demands on our mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
And for information on the Life Styles Inventory™ (LSI), click here.
Oseas Ramírez Assad, Axialent Partner and Creator of Optimal Me, is a former CIO, family counselor, entrepreneur, corporate innovation expert, Fulbright Scholar, and advisor to Fortune 100 firms. He has a passion for applying behavioral science and innovation methodologies to increase physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Constanza Busto, Axialent Business Partner, is a culture and leadership consultant with multinational corporate experience. Connie specializes in leadership development, executive coaching, and cultural change processes. She leads Axialent’s South Cone region responsible for leading business growth and client partnerships.
Cathleen Cooke is the Chief Client Officer for Human Synergistics where she’s responsible for integrating client-facing functions and cultivating an exceptional client experience. She served previously as Director of Marketing leading marketing efforts for the U.S. market and ensuring global brand alignment across the international offices. Cathleen is accredited in the full suite of Human Synergistics products and collaborates with clients on leadership development and culture initiatives.
Axialent is the global leader in culture transformation. They help multinational organizations drive sustainable business results by creating effective behavioral change in people throughout departments, across languages and around the world.
Human Synergistics, host of this webinar, specializes in developing and providing tools, information, and proven change strategies that help enable individuals to reach their potential, groups to realize synergy, and organizations to achieve sustainability. We help you develop effective leaders, innovative teams, and positive workplace cultures.
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