Riding the waves of influencing without authority 2/3 – voice power and self-confidence: standing tall inside and out

By Stefanie Zechner, PhD – Founder and Director, Science. People. Business. Introduction Having a positive impact on others and meaningfully engage people in order to get their buy-in or gain their support to achieve goals are key success factors commonly described as “Influencing Skills”. Whether you’re a team member, a project lead, or an aspiring...

Riding the waves of influencing without authority 1/3 – cultivate genuine connections

By Stefanie Zechner, PhD – Founder and Director, Science. People. Business. Introduction Having a positive impact on others and meaningfully engage people in order to get their buy-in or gain their support to achieve goals are key success factors commonly described as “Influencing Skills”. Whether you’re a team member, a project lead, or an aspiring...

Assessing culture fit reliably – is this even possible?

Person-Job AND Person-Organization Fit matter Research consistently shows that employees who are aligned with the company culture outperform the competition by a three-fold factor. Employees aligned with the company culture: Are happier More satisfied Stay longer Are committed Provide better service   Person-job fit can be determined using skills tests, competency analysis, behavioral interviewing and...

Take Action for Happiness: Altruistic August

“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness” – Seneca Research shows that when we witness an act of kindness, we are more likely to offer an act of kindness ourselves. Another body of research demonstrated that recipients of an act of kindness are up to 3 times more likely to...

Successful hybrid models are human-centric

Increasing employee performance and well-being in a hybrid model – a digest of research & insights from Gartner’s HR practice   2020 catapulted the workforce into the new reality of working and performing in a virtual setting. Organizations created virtual office practices, which included adding monitoring systems and increasing virtual meetings in response to the...

We are enthusiastic about human-centric healthcare innovation

We are delighted to announce our membership with the Institute of Human Centered Health Innovation (IHCHI). We believe a paradigm shift in our healthcare system is needed putting the human needs at the starting point and center point. Instead of mostly focussing on the disease side of the health/disease continuum we believe we need to...