Curious About the Most Important Trait Companies Need to Develop in Their Employees?

PHOENIX, November 12, 2018 (Newswire.com) - Dr. Diane Hamilton, Founder of Tonerra, a management and consulting firm, has created ground-breaking research for employee development.  With the increasing focus on improving innovation, organizations have been struggling to determine ways to develop their workforce. To ensure that employees are appropriately aligned to jobs, genuinely engaged, and feel confident to provide insight to create innovative ideas, requires that leaders, HR professionals, and leadership consultants consider the impact of curiosity. 

The Curiosity Code Index (CCI), SHRM-qualified certification training, along with the book "Cracking the Curiosity Code: The Key to Unlocking Human Potential," was developed by researcher and behavioral expert Dr. Diane Hamilton. The CCI has received acclaim from some of the top CEOs and thought leaders of our time. Verne Harnish, renown speaker, author, and founder of the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization, describes Dr. Hamilton’s work as "a ground-breaking book and assessment to help people overcome the things that hold them back from being curious.  Just as understanding the importance of emotional intelligence has led to success, developing curiosity could foreseeably be the next movement to enhance human performance."

A ground-breaking book and assessment to help people overcome the things that hold them back from being curious. Just as understanding the importance of emotional intelligence has led to success, developing curiosity could foreseeably be the next movement to enhance human performance.

Verne Harnish, Founder Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) and Author of Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)

Organizations continue to lose hundreds of billions of dollars a year due to engagement and communication issues. Hamilton’s research determined that most of the problems that plague organizations come down to one key trait that has yet to be developed in employees; and that is curiosity. Curiosity is the spark that ignites motivation, which impacts engagement, innovation, and productivity. 

Top leaders including Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and others have often credited their success to curiosity. Einstein is often quoted as saying, “I have no special talent … I am only passionately curious.” Curiosity can lead to innovation, even when it comes from an unlikely source. A physician from a hospital in England was so curious about how Ferrari pit crews were able to service a car efficiently; he had a race team come to watch their operations and recommend a three-step process, which reduced the hospital’s errors by more than 50%.

Although, leaders often cite curiosity as a critical quality they would like to see in their employees, little has been done to ensure that organizations receive developmental training to make them more curious. The book and CCI instrument explore the four factors that can inhibit curiosity including Fear, Assumptions, Technology, and Innovation (FATE) and provide a plan for how to develop in these areas. Individuals and organizations can utilize these tools to create strategies that can improve their ability to be engaged, innovative, and productive. 

For more information about the CCI and "Cracking the Curiosity Code," please go to http://curiositycode.com.

About Dr. Diane Hamilton:

Dr. Diane Hamilton is an award-winning speaker, nationally syndicated radio host, consultant, author, and educator. She has a Ph.D. in Business Management and is a certified Emotional Intelligence EQ-i instructor. Top companies, including Forbes, have hired her to speak to groups to improve employee relationships, increase engagement, improve productivity and reduce conflict. Her "Take the Lead" Radio show showcases successful individuals including C-Suite Executives, Time Magazine's Most Influential People of the World, Forbes 30 Under 30 Inductees, Nobel Peace Prize Nominees, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Authors, and other successful individuals who share their stories. She is the author of "Cracking the Curiosity Code: The Key to Unlock Human Potential" and "It's Not You, It's Your Personality: Skills to Survive and Thrive in the Modern Workplace." Follow her on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter @DrDianeHamilton.

Source: Tonerra