In his book “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us,” New York Times best-selling author Daniel Pink describes three core drivers of human performance: autonomy, mastery and purpose. Each of these is necessary, but not alone sufficient, to drive maximum performance. And these drivers look different for different personality types.
In a remote area in the Calabasas hills, there is a stone building, an outdoor amphitheater, a tree house and a garden. Children come here each day, ages preschool through 5th grade, to follow their passion. The lessons are based on what they want to learn that day. A simple question to a teacher like, “How does a robot work?” can turn into months of instruction and international Skyping to engineer and build a working robot, just to see how it is done.
Next Element has released a valuable product for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android (aka “Droid”) and BlackBerry users. The application is a new launch, designed to complement Process Communication Model® (PCM) training, providing a quick reference for review and helping users identify and respond to different personalities. PocketPCM is the first PCM quick-reference guide for mobile [...]
Hiring and retaining talented people isn’t enough these days. If your skilled resources aren’t focused on the right things and motivated to give 100 percent, you might end up like a sports team with a big payroll, a bench of sidelined stars and a losing season. Read this article in the Wichita Eagle, published April [...]
“So many times we send people to one or two-day seminars and they come back with good ideas but over time, and without follow-up, those lessons can be lost pretty rapidly,” Zalaznik says. “I like the fact that Next Element offers something more tangible…
We are delighted to announce that Rosemarie Christofolo and Pat Torrey have successfully completed certification to become Process Communication Model trainers. Visit Pat’s website to learn more about his amazing adventures! Visit Rosemarie’s website to learn about the wonderful work her Beth Schermer are doing with business consulting and leadership development. Learn more about PCM. [...]
This picture was taken during a monthly team meeting of Justapaz, which is the Christian Center for Peace and Nonviolent Action in Bogotá, Colombia. I am a member of the team as a part of my international service assignment with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
Since 2006, the hospital has worked with the partners of Next Element, a leadership and communication consulting company, to enhance and ensure its staff can talk to each other and thereby provide the best possible care for its patients.
Monte Cross submitted a photo of his daughter McKinley for our February E-News Hot Wing Update. Read this post about a little girl with PKU celebrating a good doctor’s report with a visit to Buffalo Wild Wings!
