A Leader’s Guide to Facilitating Effective Ongoing Development for Employees

4/25/25 9:45 AM / by Terri Baumgardner, Ph.D., SPHR posted in Development, Feedback, Leadership

This Leader’s Guide is designed specifically to help leaders and employees have strong and productive development discussions, across time and on single occasions. Having these kinds of discussions help to ensure that the leader knows what is important to the employee’s engagement and feeling valued by the organization. They also help to ensure leaders and employees have the information they need to explore various career directions and opportunities for employees.

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Realizing Organizational Value with The PROFILOR® 360

1/28/25 9:59 PM / by Terri Baumgardner, Ph.D., SPHR posted in Development, Feedback, 360 Assessment

It is well understood that 360 feedback provides an individual with the insight to build skills and add value to the organization, but what benefit can an organization derive from the broad use of 360 feedback? 

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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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