Terri Baumgardner, Ph.D., SPHR

Terri Baumgardner, Ph.D, is the president of Assessments International, Inc. She is an expert in Leadership Development, Strategic Talent Management (STM), and assessment-related solutions. As an Industrial-Organizational Psychology practitioner, her 30-year career has included corporate roles overseeing STM and Organizational Effectiveness functions, international consulting, including leading regional operating offices, and founding and leading her own firm. She has taught leadership and human resources courses to graduate students as an Adjunct Professor throughout her career.
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Positioning Leadership at the Core: Fostering an Engaged Workforce

12/18/23, 5:45 PM / by Terri Baumgardner, Ph.D., SPHR posted in Development, Leadership, HBR, Employee Engagement

Harvard Business Review (HBR) published a January-February 2023 issue titled, "What Most Companies Get Wrong About Managing Talent." A feature article in the issue by Mark Mortensen and Amy C. Edmondson called "Rethink Your Employee Value Proposition: Offer Your People More Than Just Flexibility" discussed an employee value proposition composed of four interrelated factors.  

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Ten Best Practices in Using 360 Assessments

5/31/22, 9:20 AM / by Terri Baumgardner, Ph.D., SPHR posted in 360 Assessment

Multi-rater or 360-degree assessment is a type of assessment that provides a 360-degree perspective for the person being assessed. The perspectives typically included are: self, managers, peers, direct reports, and others (often customers, for example). Feedback is collected from all of these perspectives regarding a person’s effectiveness related to various competencies and behaviors.  All of this information is collated into a report that gives a person a 360-degree view of how others perceive their effectiveness in the competencies and behaviors assessed.

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High-Impact 360 Feedback and Coaching:  Part II – The Action Plan

5/12/22, 3:19 PM / by Terri Baumgardner, Ph.D., SPHR posted in Feedback, 360 Assessment, Coaching

High-Impact 360 Feedback and Coaching: Part II – The Action Plan

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Assessment Strategies and Standards: 10 Best Practices for Companies

3/8/22, 8:45 AM / by Terri Baumgardner, Ph.D., SPHR posted in Assessments

The use of assessments in companies today is a very common practice. Having assessment strategies and standards that guide companies in their assessment practices is not.

Examples of the frequent use of assessments in organizations today include:

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