Your people are your greatest investment. If you manage them ineffectively your turnover and costs go up, while morale and productivity decline. So, how do we fix a “people problem?”
Talent Optimization can help you address your people problems more strategically.
In short, Talent Optimization is a process, platform and tools that enables entire organizations to align their people strategy with business strategy for optimal business results. Predictive Index offers a complete Talent Optimization platform, not just an assessment. Diamond Mind is proud to be a Predictive Index partner! This partnership allows you to leverage scientifically validated people data, combined with proven communication strategies to support your team development while maintaining alignment to your top business goals.
It is especially critical to HR leaders, C-suite executives and managers who lead dynamic teams and care about:
Recruitment
Advancement
Building loyalty to minimize turn-over
Career fulfilment
Culture development
Succession planning
Sustainability leadership
Conflict management
A recent survey of CEOs indicated that 88% of leaders don’t do this. And, even if they do, they do it intuitively and can’t clearly articulate the alignment. It’s fascinating to see the difference if you ask them, “What is your business strategy?” You’ll hear clear strategy, S.M.A.RT goals. But when you ask, “What is your people strategy?” It becomes vague, convoluted. All these smart people say things like, “We seek to recruit and retain the best and brightest.” Good for you! Now what?
Human development professionals have long disliked the term “soft skills.” It implies “less important.” Yet, we all know what happens when these skills are missing. These skills can be as hard to master as they are to measure. As certified Talent Optimization Specialists and a Predictive Index Partner, Diamond Mind can help on both fronts. That means we can help you make a people strategy, map a plan to success coach the skills necessary to execute, and even measure it.
Whether the engagement is one-on-one, for teams, or even for big, complex organizations, we provide coaching, workshops, training, and consulting to help people observe, understand, and make the most of their rich potential. We tailor our approach to meet clients where they are and bring them to the results they seek.
Our team shares a deep passion for the Diamond Mind core ideal. We all have deep reservoirs of untapped talent and it is our responsibility to develop these talents and express them in the world.
We have passion for people as well as a broad range of experience to cover your talent optimization challenges from executive level human resource challenges to global change initiatives, culture design and execution, small group dynamics, all the way to the individual leadership communication challenges. We are all certified Talent Optimization Consultants.
Tom created Diamond Mind to help people. He works with individuals, teams and organizations to help them transform and elevate performance and drive results by deploying strengths and improving relationships. He helps people overcome barriers, improve sales and presentation skills, and have stronger executive presence. Once you meet him, you’ll feel the magic and see the tangible results his clients rave about.
Certifications
Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator
Situational Leadership (SL11)
Master Certified Change Works Practitioner
Strength Deployment Inventory
Emotional intelligence (EQ-I 2 assessment)
Predictive Index Talent Optimization Consultant
A seasoned change management professional, Adrienne’s background is rooted in communication and learning development. In her consulting practice at Positive Delta and in her work with Diamond Mind, Adrienne coaches leaders and teams for resilience, adaptability and team building to implement solutions that increase adoption and improve team and co-worker performance. Adrienne has worked for many years leading global change initiatives in support of new service delivery models and systems. Rooted in behavioral science practices, Adrienne applies a comprehensive analysis and empathetic style to effectively help leaders get to the root of their employees’ change and organizational needs.
As an Human Resources (HR) coach, e-course creator, speaker and entrepreneur, Maggie is passionate about the role HR plays in people’s lives. Maggie’s knowledge and experience are both deep and wide. She has spent her career in both public and private organizations of all sizes, small to global, Fortune 500. Additionally, Maggie is forward-thinking, innovative and focused on the overall success of organizations.
Maggie is founder of HR Options, LLC and partners with Diamond Mind on Talent Optimization and addressing HR challenges using Predictive Index.
Jackie leads with a business-first mindset, seeking to understand the business strategy, then building supporting talent strategies. Often the talent plan is disconnected from the strategic plan; Jackie’s strength is in unpacking business problems to identify the people plan. Through strong process and data-driven insights, she helps businesses optimize one of their largest expense lines, the cost of people.
Bringing practical and real experience, Jackie has held HR and L&D leadership positions in manufacturing, digital marketing, technology, and financial services. As an independent consultant, she has served clients like Baxter International, Dyson, UBS, and the American Red Cross. Jackie is certified in the Hogan Development Survey (HDS), Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and has been contributor to and conference presenter for the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD).
Karen Jaw-Madson is principal of Co.-Design of Work Experience, author of Culture Your Culture: Innovating Experiences @ Work (Emerald Group Publishing, 2018), founder of Future of Work platform A New HR, executive coach, and instructor at Stanford University’s Continuing Studies Program. A former corporate executive, Karen is known as a versatile leader across multiple industries with experience developing, leading, and implementing numerous organizational initiatives around the globe. She has been featured in Inc., Fast Company, Fortune, Thrive Global, Protocol, and The Ladders as well as written for publications such as Forbes, Greenbiz, SHRM’s HR People+Strategy, TLNT.com, HR.com’s HR Strategy & Planning Excellence magazine, and HR Professional magazine. Karen has a BA in Ethnic and Cultural Studies from Bryn Mawr College and a MA in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University.
With over 10 years of Human Resources experience, Mugdha strives continuously to translate business vision into human performance for professional fulfillment, profitability, and growth. Her diverse experience with multiple industries, cultures, and geographies instantly broadens the Diamond Mind scope. Human Resources by calling, entrepreneur by choice, a winning combination for bridging business problems and human concerns. Mugdha supports business leaders in discovering actionable insights and achieving value-added goals for multiple stakeholders throughout the organization. Mugdha stays people-focused within a business context. Mugdha engages zestfully with Diamond Mind, Talent Optimization motto – Your people are your greatest investment. Increase your return on people investment through strategic talent optimization.
