Posts by Emergenetics International
5 Ways to Define Leadership
The best way to define leadership is difficult. Look up “Leadership Definition” in a Google search and in .44 sec you get 269,000,000 results. Despite this massive number, I don’t actually think that the definition is the issue…it is the action of leadership that is the hardest part. Inherently, defining leadership means understanding yourself from…
Read MoreLeadership Lessons from the Year of the Goat
Happy Chinese New Year! As a global organization, this is an exciting time for us. A third of our team is based out of the Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore, and for the next week, they’ll be celebrating the Lunar New Year with friends and family. As for the rest of us not based…
Read MorePresident’s Day: The Influence and Leadership of Thomas Jefferson
I enjoy reading about the interest around modern influence and leadership and what it takes to be a successful leader in today’s environment. The Millennials are credited with changing the leadership game in recent years, and I believe my generation will continue to innovate in this regard. I do, however, believe in the importance of…
Read MoreLessons for Achieving Phenomenal Business Success
January was a quiet month for me. Literally. Starting work again after the holiday season meant that I had to leave behind the voices of three females I had come to hear so much of over the festive period. Their names? Elsa, Anna and Taylor. Like many others, I wasn’t spared from the phenomena of…
Read MoreThe Golden Rule of Effective Leadership
“Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.” –Brian Tracy How many times have you heard a leader utter these words: “I have the best of intent”or “I had the best of intent”? To be an effective leader, having the best of intent does not matter if it…
Read MoreIntegrating the Top Hiring Trends into your Talent Strategy
In 2015, 63% of leaders state that hiring volume will increase, while only 46% state an increased hiring budget. Hiring is picking up, but the landscape is changing. And as the gap widens, we must all start thinking how to do more with less. LinkedIn conducted a study with 4,125 talent recruiting decision makers in…
Read MoreChanging Habits- 4 Steps to the New You
Changing habits is a difficult process. And we can thank our brains for making habits hard to break. It goes back to neural circuitry. As Emergenetics International Founder Dr. Geil Browning writes in Emergenetics: Tap Into the New Science of Success, “As the brain matures and becomes more specialized, neurons are recruited and reinforced through…
Read MoreThe Most Important Personal Development Lesson I Ever Learned
I’ll never forget this piece of advice I was given very early in my career – we are responsible for our own personal development; no one else can do it for you. Other people might contribute to the process, but it is up to you to ensure that you are growing, learning, and becoming better…
Read MoreA 4 Step Neuroscience Based Process for Change
Happy New Year! Everything feels fresh, new and possible in January, and this tends to be when many ponder their expectations for the upcoming year. Yet it’s well established that once we get back to our regular lives after the holiday indulgences, we forget what we wanted to achieve. The gym membership sits idle; the…
Read MoreStart 2015 Focused on Your Company Culture
As a new year kicks off, search business articles and leadership talks, and the most prevalent topics that come up will be leadership and goal setting (I tried it). This makes sense—individuals are needing to augment their skills in taking their organizations, teams or themselves to higher levels of performance. Companies either want to grow,…
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