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What’s New
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News fromCompanies
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Emergenetics Top Performers
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Advanced Certification Preview 7
Calendar
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WE Evaluation Submissions
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Emergenetics Profiles:
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Business Update
Dear Associates,
Last month, Mark, Erin, Nancy and I attended the ASTD International Conference in Dallas, TX and contributed
for the second year in a row as an exhibitor. It was a wonderful time for us to gather with our colleagues,
promote Emergenetics, and share best practices with industry leaders. As most of you know, while we have a
strong following amongst the people who know us, we are still a relatively unknown name in the market place.
Something struck us as while at ASTD that I would like to share with you. Simply put, our product offering
rivals/exceeds any of our competitors, and now seems to be our time to stake our place in the market.
This may seem like a relatively simple idea, but it is gratifying for me to see how far our product line has come
in the last two years. Our Power of WE Modules, launched at the beginning of 2013, have received very good
reviews and are helping to extend the Emergenetics principles beyond the training room and into practical day-to-day operations,
our eLearning Guides are delivering Emergenetics lessons in effective new ways, and our avatar developments are opening up new
opportunities of delivering and marketing that are both fun and informative.
Our biggest innovation, affectionately known as Project X, is set to Beta test by the end of July. Once we are confident in its functionality
and unleash it into the market, we believe that it has the potential to revolutionize our business in a way that none of our competitors
have yet to find – a truly practical, easy to use, daily method of applying Emergenetics principles with our clients.
We are striving to make Emergenetics THE STANDARD in the Assessment world, not only through our superior psychometrics, but
also through our innovative and practical applications. Coupled with strong marketing and promotion, our future looks bright as
we take significant steps from being what one client described to me as “the best kept secret in the industry” to a true market leader.
We welcome any suggestions you may have to see this accomplished.
Best,
Morgan
@motownbrowning
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News From Emergenetics International - Asia
Dear friends,
I hope you’ve had a meaningful first half of 2013!
For us here in Asia-Pacific, we’ve had a fulfilling six months as we gain momentum in our efforts to establish
“Emergenetics in Every Mind”. We continue to use our three key strategies of “deepening engagement”, “expanding
outreach” and “widening exposure” as guideposts to align our every effort as a team, and doing so in a way that is
aligned to our purpose statement of “WE Value People”.
These last few months, we continued our efforts in deepening engagement with Associates based in Asia-Pacific.
This includes communicating with our Associates in Asia through our e-newsletter InterWEave, and supporting the
Associate-initiated SCOOPEG sessions. Speaking of which, we would like to thank Associates Anne Yeo, Karen Heimlicher-Foong, Michelle
Ow, Grace Quek and Ken Wong for graciously volunteering to be part of the first SCOOPEG Steering Committee, which was set up to
identify themes and topics of interest for upcoming sessions of the community-led Associates event supported by our office. We are
also thankful to have Master Associate and Director of EGI-A Joshua Teo lead in the recent session of SCOOPEG where he shared on the topic of
“Integrating Emergenetics with Other Tools”.
I am happy to have met Associates based in Malaysia, Thailand and Japan on my recent trips there. It’s always great to be able to meet up with
members of the Emergenetics family, and I’m happy to learn that Emergenetics is very much growing in these places. I’m especially proud
of our Master Associates Shin and Yas from Japan who are flying our banner high, and would like to congratulate Yas for his new book on
Emergenetics, which I am certain will raise the profile of Emergenetics in Japan further. I’m also proud to note that Sangeeta and her team are
doing well as the new Country Representative for Malaysia looking after the needs of our Associates based there.
One exciting initiative our office launched is the Associate Staff Team Development Initiative, which allows Associates who own SmallMedium Enterprises to purchase profiles for the purpose of developing their own staff members at an exclusive rate. This is to help
Associates use Emergenetics throughout their organisation, and especially in the area of team development.
In terms of outreach, we had a record number of certification programmes this quarter. We welcome 27 new associates from our three
certification programmes held in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. I’m especially proud of the Malaysian team for putting together their
first certification programme. I would also like to thank Sasithorn for her help with making the certification programme in Thailand a reality!
Back here in our office, we have added one more member to our Market Development team. So please join me in welcoming Geraldine
Quek who has just completed her certification programme. Geraldine holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Forensic Science, and
her passion for research will no doubt be a value-add to us all.
In terms of widening exposure, we continue to take a tactical approach, reaching to specific audiences through giving them a first-hand
experience of Emergenetics. As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility, we recently supported Project Pari, a youth development
initiative of Zonta Club Singapore, a chapter of Zonta international which advances the status of women worldwide. Through the
sponsorship of STEP profiles for a one-day Emergenetics workshop conducted pro bono by Associates Samuel Chu and Michelle Ow, not only
have we made a difference to some 60 teenage girls, we have also generated awareness of Emergenetics among corporate women leaders
committed to making a difference in their community. We’re also proud of Associate Aaron Yong for flying in to Xining Province in China to
conduct a pro bono Emergenetics workshop for volunteers of Love Qinghai Tibet Rescue & Aid, a non-profit humanitarian organisation.
With our hearts and sight set on finishing the year strongly, I encourage you to join us on this exciting journey of making a difference through
Emergenetics. I would love to hear from you, so we can explore how my team and I can support you on your Emergenetics journey. After all, the
Whole Emergenetics (WE) approach is the heart of what Emergenetics is all about and our purpose.
Journey on!
Emergenetically yours,
Terence Quek
CEO, Emergenetics International - Asia
terence.quek@emergenetics.com
Questions, Comments, Ideas? Email us at brains@emergenetics.com
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News From Emergenetics International - Europe
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
We are very excited to announce a partnership with Performance Solutions, a global
people development consulting organization, based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands.
Performance Solutions provides solutions in training and organizational development that
create:
• Consistent, memorable experiences
• Raving fans and ambassadors
• More passion, energy, and fun at work
• Better ‘performance’
• Lasting change
Integrating Emergenetics into their already established suite of solutions will allow us to expand our reach into The Netherlands, Belgium, and
Luxemburg. We welcome the Performance Solutions team into our global human capital network. To learn more about this exciting new
venture, click here to view the full Press Release.
Further on the business development front; we are currently in a final stage of negotiations to appoint an Emergenetics representative for Italy
and are actively exploring partnerships in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. For inquiries or leads, please contact Christian Hardy, Business
Development Manager at christian.hardy@emergenetics.com. Alite International, our partner for Scandinavia, is currently establishing an
Emergenetics associate network across all countries.
We are also pleased to mention our first successful Emergenetics Certification workshop last May in Belfast, organized by Sinead Devlin
and facilitated by Joshua Teo. In addition, Sinead (Managing Partner EG Ireland), with the support of Brad Hoffman (Mister ESP), is actively
involved in opportunities to launch ESP to large corporate clients.
Under the guidance of Brad and his team, we have been able to successfully transition to the new associates website and are very pleased with
the new capabilities it offers to our business partners and associates.
Marketing Updates: With the help of Mark Miller (Vice President
Marketing), we are updating our business partners on what is
new on the marketing front. Mark is instrumental in bringing our
business partners up to speed on how the newly developed Power
of WE modules can bring value to our associates and organizations.
We are very pleased with the progress we have made, and we are
confident for the rest of the year.
Wishing you all a great summer, and hope to meet you in person at
the Brain Summit in October.
Best personal regards.
Ron Byron
CEO, Emergenetics International - Europe
ron.byron@emergenetics.com
Emergenetics has partnered with Performance Solutions to
increase market presence in the Benelux region.
Don’t forget to
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27 - 29 OCTOBER 2013
New Yorker Hotel
New York City
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POWERING UP!
THE BRAIN SUMMIT
The Brain Summit is a 2-day conference bringing together worldwide Emergenetics
experts and Associates comprising individuals from the corporate, education, non-profit
and public sectors. Held once every two years, this global event provides a multifaceted
focus on business insights, training and development ideas, Emergenetics best practices,
neuroscience, trends, employee development applications and leadership development.
The Brain Summit aims to:
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Provide our Associates with a hands-on way to network, gain new Emergenetics
information and build new skills
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Introduce to Associates new ways of maximizing their work by gaining insights from
industry leaders
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Provide up-to-date information on what Emergenetics International is doing to move
our company forward
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Celebrate our worldwide community and stay familial even as we grow and build our
presence
FEATURED SPEAKER
POWER UP!
Guided by this year’s theme
POWER UP!, this Brain Summit
looks forward to empowering you
as an Associate as much as you
empower us as an organization.
We look forward to powering
up the way you work through
the tools we will share with you
as well as through the powerful
connections you will make with
fellow Associates at this event!
Martin Lowery
Senior Vice President,
Leadership & Organizational Development
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Martin Lowery is Senior Vice President, Leadership & Organizational
Development for Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and is responsible
for global individual, team and organization development,
championing performance management and performance consulting
to the business.
This former Chief Learning Officer for the Apollo Group, one of the world’s largest education
companies, also comes armed with a 29 year globetrotting career with Hilton International &
Hilton Hotels Corporation as their Senior Vice President and Chief Learning Officer, based in
Beverly Hills, CA.
A global executive with a broad background in both corporate and field operations, Martin
has completed projects and assignments in over 30 countries and travelled in excess of 2
million miles around the world. He has extensive public speaking credits, having presented
at national and international conferences and worked the gamut from small but influential
Boards to general sessions with thousands of participants.
NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITIES
Leverage on these networking
opportunities with Associates
located worldwide!
27 October • Sunday
Welcome Evening Cocktails
29 October • Tuesday
Farewell Associate Cocktails
EVENT DETAILS
27 - 29 October 2013
New Yorker Hotel
New York City, USA
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS
We’ll also hear from these speakers as they share their latest thoughts on
business and brain science!
Geil Browning, Ph.D
Emergenetics Founder & CEO
Emergenetics International
Chris Cox
Vice President of Training & Development |
Master Associate
Emergenetics International
Dr. Mary Case
Neuropathologist
Emergenetics International Scientific
Advisor
Sangeeta Kaur
REGISTRATION
Scott Halford
ASSOCIATES IN ASIA
Please contact Alvin Peh at
alvin.peh@emergenetics.com to
register or for more information
Emerging Journey Asia Founder
Emergenetics International Malaysia
Country Rep
President
Complete Intelligence
Allison Fass
Deputy Editor
Inc. Magazine
All OTHER ASSOCIATES
Visit www.emergenetics.com/
brain-summit-2013 or drop an
email to Linda Bontrager at linda.
bontrager@emergenetics.com
Questions, Comments, Ideas? Email us at brains@emergenetics.com
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EMERGENETICS ADVANCED
Power Up and Meet Minds on a New Level!
EVENT DETAILS
EMERGENETICS ADVANCED
24 - 26 October 2013
Parsippany, New Jersey
Join in this two and a half day program before the Brain Summit in the Headquarters of
Wyndham Worldwide in Parsipanny, New Jersey! Led by Master Associate Chris Cox, this
program will take your knowledge of both Emergenetics and of facilitating customized
workshops to a new level.
You will leave ready to meet the toughest challenges of business and teams today - taking
their performance to the next level.
At this Emergenetics Advanced program,
we give you the power to:
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Develop a learning community and an ongoing, long-term connection with your
colleagues by sharing information, learning from each other, and creating new levels of
Emergenetics understanding together.
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Add layers to your knowledge. You are already experts in Emergenetics. We build on
your expertise and increase your capacity to deliver focused solutions that meet diverse
organizational needs and resonate across a wide-ranging audience spectrum.
•
Build a richer understanding of Emergenetics and an even stronger ability to
facilitate Emergenetics-differentiated workshops, exercises, and ideas.
ABOUT THE TRAINER
CHRIS COX
Vice President of Training & Development
Master Associate
Emergenetics International
Chris is the Vice President for Training and Development
at Emergenetics International, where she leads efforts in
continuing education, new product development, and
facilitation of Emergenetics training, workshops, and classes. Chris is also an Emergenetics
Master Trainer.
Additionally, Chris is the owner and Chief Learning Officer of AMPLITUDE, a company focused
on amplifying the results of leaders and teams. She and the AMPLITUDE team provide highimpact training, facilitation, and coaching services to some of Northern Nevada’s best and
brightest companies and teams.
Prior to starting AMPLITUDE, Chris founded and served as Chief Learning Officer for the Saint
Mary’s Learning Institute, a service of Saint Mary’s Health Network. She has more than 20 years
of Human Resources experience, most recently as the Vice President of Human Services for
Saint Mary’s. She holds an MBA from the University of Nebraska and undergraduate degrees in
business and psychology from Doane College.
Chris also holds certifications in a number of other leadership and team training areas. She is
a Master Trainer with Rapport Leadership International. Chris facilitates leadership and team
sessions on local, state, national and international levels. She also keynotes on the topics of
communication, conflict resolution, and personal power.
REGISTRATION
ASSOCIATES IN ASIA
Please contact Alvin Peh at
alvin.peh@emergenetics.com
to register or for more information
All OTHER ASSOCIATES
Visit www.emergenetics.com/brainsummit-2013 or drop an email
to Linda Bontrager at
linda.bontrager@emergenetics.com
What did participants
think about the 2012
Advanced Certification?
“The workshop certainly met my needs
and exceeded my expectations. I had
been told that it was awesome and it
proved to be that and more. I am even
more aware of just how much more I
have to learn.”
“It has been years since my first
certification: the materials are stronger;
the depth is greater. This is worth the
time and money!”
Get ready to be
challenged and
to challenge
yourself with
this intensive
program
Questions, Comments, Ideas? Email us at brains@emergenetics.com
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Emergenetics Profiles: David Remson, Workforce Development Coordinator
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At the State of Colorado, Department of Healthcare Policy, Emergenetics is
playing a pivotal role in developing leaders and creating high-performing
teams. Emergenetics Associate David Remson is leading the effort,
facilitating workshops to over 80% of the employee base.
“One of our top five core goals is to build and maintain a strong
organizational culture—with Emergenetics we connect culture with
enhanced employee engagement,” says Remson.
The Department’s organizational development focus with Emergenetics is centered on a multilevel engagement
strategy, with everyone from new employees taking an Emergenetics Profile in an onboarding capacity to executive
leadership teams utilizing customized workshops to maximize capabilities.
According to Remson, Emergenetics has proven to be a highly applicable tool for communication, highlighting a practical way for employees
to achieve cohesion and better understand and work together in a team environment. “We provide training to teams regularly, and it’s all about
getting to a natural understanding point.”
Remson points to a specific team within the Department to highlight Emergenetics’ impact—“This team was having a difficult time understanding
the direction their manager was looking to go. We did an Emergenetics workshop and the results were eye-opening—each team member
had a strong Structural preference, while the manager was hugely Conceptual. Additionally, there was a large variance on the Expressiveness
spectrum. We put together an action plan for the team that focused on a greater specificity around ideas and concepts and a more deliberate
feedback focus. The results have been excellent.”
Remson employs additional tactical elements to his work to actualize Emergenetics insights for his employees. “We take activities like MPA
exercises and allow individuals to create communication phrases that appeal to them. By providing this information to the full team, individuals
engage in more focused, tailored conversations,” says Remson. Employees also place Profiles in their cubicles and bring them to meetings to
accelerate this approach toward open, clear communication.
More broadly, Emergenetics is a foundational development tool for the Department and Remson outlines key broad initiatives where
Emergenetics is being used:
• Maximizing Employee Potential: Emergenetics is a way for the Department to identify strengths and better leverage talents.
• Boosting Team Performance: Emergenetics is provided via full-day, half-day and 1-2 hour implementations to teams and customized to
each team’s needs and members. Teams minimize confusion and interpersonal conflict.
• Ongoing Employee Training: Emergenetics tips and activities are emailed weekly to
employees to keep training top-of-mind.
• Employee Engagement: Emergenetics is linked with three distinctive performance
measures and measured for results via surveys that ask employees:
◦ Do you recommend the State as a great place to work?
◦ Are you planning on being employed by the State for the next 12 months?
◦ Can you successfully collaborate with others in the State?
“One of our top five core
goals is to build and maintain
a strong organizational
culture—with Emergenetics we
connect culture with enhanced
employee engagement.”
Finally, under Remson’s leadership, the Department is initiating two innovative leadership programs that will employ Emergenetics to drill down
more deeply into leadership behaviors and approaches. “We are putting together an Emerging Leaders program for select high-potentials as
well as a Transformational Leadership program that will focus on critical thinking and transforming how people actually lead,” explains Remson.
These two programs build on how the Department is bringing organizational and employee development to the forefront. Remson explains
that it is a natural progression to tie Emergenetics into new initiatives—“We focus on bringing business results and accentuating how our employees
actually work more effectively, but most importantly we listen to them. What we regularly hear is that people have done assessments before but they
haven’t actually seen results on a day-to-day level until Emergenetics.”
With this effectiveness in place, Remson and the Department are committed to using Emergenetics and are excited to implement it in new ways.
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Science on the Brain: The Brain and Trust
By Mary Case, M.D.
Neuropathologist, Scientific Advisor, Emergenetics International
In Emergenetics “trust” may have a unique description in each of the seven
attributes, but in all human brains1 trust is modulated by oxytocin. In 2000,
100 years after its discovery, oxytocin was reported to be the Trust Hormone
produced in women in response to stress or danger. Oxytocin fueled females to
“tend and befriend” others, gathering the old and the young into a safe trusting
environment. This was contrasted to the characteristic epinephrine (adrenalin)
powered “fight or fright” male response. Of course oxytocin was soon found
in men (we knew all along that women could produce epinephrine) and the
function of oxytocin was linked to the basic unit of trust, “pair bonding”, in both
genders, including courtship, sex, labor and delivery, lactation, and parent-child
attachment.2
Since 1990 there have been over one hundred publications on oxytocin
exploring the details of its connection to trust, love, and even gaming
theory.3 Part of the reason for the large number of studies is that oxytocin is
available as a nose spray and can be easily layered into an experiment.
Tabloids have co-opted some elements of the publications so you may have
seen headlines such as “Read minds with oxytocin”4 and “Oxytocin keeps your
man farther away from other attractive women”.5 A national columnist6 has
called for charitable organizations to make oxytocin available to all, in order to build world peace. Some suggest it should be used as a
treatment for children with autism.
The solid research on oxytocin has brought its real function more into focus. In a stressful situation oxytocin provides a foundation for
humans to recognize more immediately members of their own group. It solidifies trust and loyalty towards those we see as our own clan,
rather than everyone. In collaboration with a myriad of other neurotransmitters and hormones, and the cognitive and memory functions of
the brain, oxytocin opens the human brain to trust others in real life situations. And in 2011 the same researcher who reported “tend and
befriend” has been credited with identifying the oxytocin receptor gene in humans. 7
For Emergenetics, the most valuable truth about oxytocin is that is reinforces the healthy working relationships within teams regardless
of thinking and behavioral scores. When someone feels trusted, with validating words, or a touch on the shoulder for example, that
experience causes their brains to produce more oxytocin, and they begin to act more trustworthy. As trust builds, so does loyalty and
cohesiveness within the team and company. Oxytocin is certainly not a universal love potion or a simple way to gain world peace, it
is the foundation of how humans trust in our integral social relationships.
1 S. Taylor, L.Klein et al. Biobehavioral Responses to Stress in Females:Tend-and-Befriend, Not Fight-or-Flight. UCLA Psychological Revew 2000.Vol. 107,#3. 411-429
2 McDonald and McDonald. The Peptide that Binds: A sytematic Reivew of Oxytocin and its Prosocial Effects on Humans. Harvard Review of Psychiatry. 2010
3 Declerck,C. et al. Oxytocin and cooperation under conditions of uncertainty: The modulating role of incentives and social information. Hormones and Behavior.
Volume 57, Issue 3, March 2010, Pages 368–374
4 Domes, G. et al. Oxytocin Improves Mindreading in Humans. Biolog Psychiatry. 2007. 61 pp. 731-733.
5 Scheele, D. et al. Oxytocin Modulates Social Distance Between Males and Females. Journal of Neuroscience. November 2012. 32(46) 16074-16079.
6 Brooks, D. Of Human Bonding. New York Times. July 2006
7 Saphire-Bernstein S, Way BM, Kim HS, Sherman DK, & Taylor SE (2011). Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) is related to psychological resources. Proceedings of
theNational Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108 (37), 15118-22 PMID: 21896752
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Emergenetics International - Asia Profiles: Mayura Phakdeerod
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Mayura Phakdeerod is Managing Director and Facilitator of her own
training outfit, Learning Gallery, based out of Bangkok, Thailand. Armed
with more than 20 years experience in human capital development, Mayura has leveraged on Emergenetics
since she found out about the profile in 2005.
Mayura, who was certified in 2005, was attracted by the simple tool, which was easy to understand, yet
provided an in-depth understanding of individuals on corporate, educational, and personal levels.
“When I started using Emergenetics in my workshops, I realized that I had found my dream tool.”
Seeing the positive effects of using Emergenetics in her workshops, Mayura has since made it compulsory
for participants in all her training workshops to take the Emergenetics profile.
“Besides allowing them to know about themselves better, these participants also learn to know others around them – their spouse, friends,
colleagues. It is a good ice-breaker and also forms the foundation for other courses that the individual pursues.”
One of the key programmes which Mayura has developed and integrated Emergenetics into is a workshop on Service Culture.
“Many people have the misconception that all service staff members will
have a Social (Red) preference, and be third-third Expressive and or Flexible.
Through our workshops, we have shown that everyone can be a good service
staff member regardless of their thinking and behavioural preferences.”
Instead of training service staff members a standard way to extend good
service, Mayura instead trains them to be sensitive to customers’ individual
and unique needs.
“We encourage them to use their most preferred attribute to find solutions to
customers’ problems.”
Sabaijai Arts Studio and Emergenetics Development Center
So inspired by Emergenetics, Mayura also set up Sabaijai Arts Studio
and Emergenetics Development Centre in Bangkok, where she allows
participants to use the space to relax, reflect, rejuvenate, and renew
oneself through Emergenetics and other activities such as yoga and art.
Mayura has also utilized STEP (Student/Teacher Emergenetics Profile)® successfully
on youth exchange students to help them better focus on their purpose during
the exchange programme.
She also uses the tool with her team of trainers in her company.
“I used to wonder why one of my art teachers was never on time. After he took his
profile, I finally understood why! I am very happy since now I can also manage my
team better.”
“When I started using Emergenetics
in my workshops, I realized that I had
found my dream tool.”
Sabaijai Arts Studio Interior
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Old Associate Site Closing July 1
The time has come to say goodbye to the old Associates website. We wanted to keep the old site operational so that you had time to adjust to
how the new site works while still being able to rely on the old site if needed. However, at this point, the old Associates site is actually hindering
development on the new site, and we want to get all Associates unified on the new site. Therefore:
We will be closing the old Associates site on July 1.
We recommend that if you are still using the old Associate site to do any work, that you begin using the new site as soon as possible so that it is
familiar to you once the old site is no longer accessible.
For those of you who don’t yet feel comfortable
on the new site, or for those who would simply
like a tour of the new Associate site, we will be
hosting an instructional webinar on June 27th
at 9:00 AM Mountain to walk through the new
Associate site. All Associates are welcome to
attend, and we will record the webinar for later
viewing if you are unable to make it. We will send
out login information for the webinar as it draws
near.
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Europe Associates, look for an announcement
from your regional offices with more information
on a similar walkthrough webinar. In the meantime,
feel free to reach out to Luciana and Ilona at
emergenetics@cygnea.nl for immediate assistance.
For Associates based in Asia, look out for details from the Emergenetics Asia office on how you can familiarize yourselves with the new
Associate website. For urgent enquires or for more details, please email Alvin at alvin.peh@emergenetics.com or call +65 6297 0636.
We are very excited to be bringing you significant improvements in how you manage your Emergenetics work via the new Associate site. Please
feel free to reach out to your regional Emergenetics office with any questions, comments, etc., and we will respond as best as possible. For direct
inquiries to the home office in Denver, please send emails to Brad at brad.hoffman@emergenetics.com.
Emergenetics WE Evaluations 2013
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Chris Atkinson
Kellie Carroll
Sheri Coll
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Liz Cunningham
Maureen Ediger
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Karen Main
Susan McCarthy
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Donna Simonetta
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Colin Yeow
Paula Zwemke
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Chris Atkinson
Sandra Otsuki
Regina Chua
Karen Paschal
Jim Eisele
Alvin Peh
Sangeeta Kaur
David Remson
Geraldine Koempel
Yvonne Seah
Cynthia Lamberth
Tivapol Sutattakul
Diane Landon
Skandanatha Swami
Mook Wai Leong
Terence Tan
Patrina Ng
Paula Zwemke
Christi Olson
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ASTD International Conference and Expo
For the second consecutive year, Emergenetics International was a significant presence on the exhibit hall at the American Society for Training
and Development’s annual conference, which attracts more than 9,000 learning, training, HR and OD professionals.
ASTD is the premiere event for our industry and we sent key staff members there to build the Emergenetics International brand, promote our
new solutions, services and products, and network with thought leaders, practitioners and clients.
Most importantly we went to learn.
Key takeaways from industry:
• Trust is HUGE – We conducted a survey that found Trust to be the biggest challenge for teams. We heard numerous keynotes and topics
on Trust. A better workplace boils down to Trust.
•
Leadership is being built on Innovation and Communication – Organizations need strong leaders and robust leadership development
platforms that boost innovation and reinforce strong communication.
•
Mobile and E-Learning are at the tipping point – And they’re only getting more critical with an expanding and more diverse workforce.
Finally, we found out that Emergenetics is primed for big things…We have products that no competitors can touch and new solutions that
tie assessments with clear business needs in ways that are exciting.
Whether Power of WE or E-Learning Apps or Tip Sheets—If your organization hasn’t experienced them, call us and we’ll demo it.
See you next year in Washington DC for ASTD 2014!
Emergenetics Top Performers for 2013
N. America Profile Sales Leaders
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Marie Unger (Douglas County School District)
Darcy Morris (EDMC)
Carrie Jensen (Union Pacific)
Worldwide Profile Sales Leaders
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Shinya Nakao (Edute Co Ltd)
Akarachai Jongdeepaisarn (Thailife Co Ltd)
P.Palaniappan (EMG International Pte Ltd)
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