JoAnn Corley Schwarzkopf is the Founder of Manage Global, a management development consultancy whose #1 focus is to help owners, senior leaders, and their HR partners build a thriving business by developing competent managers.
She is also a passionate, inspiring business speaker and has shared that passion with thousands through-out North America on such themes as creative & critical thinking, emotional intelligence, high-performance teams, holistic talent & new school management, along with her pioneering work in The Human Quotient, which helps leaders understand the connection between human behavior and business results. She holds the unique distinction of haven spoken in every state and major city in the U.S.
She is the author of several books including her two most recent, Show Me The Money! Solving the Mystery of ROI to Unlock Profits & Increase Company and The Human Quotient: The Most Potent Force for Your Business Success
Consistently recognized as a global HR & Management Influencer, she is a LinkedIn Learning course author and has been quoted in or featured on radio shows and articles for NBC News, Huffington Post, Smerconish.com, Harvard Business Review, ATD National, Management Business Daily, Salesforce.com & Recruiter.com to name a few.
I'm gonna cut to the chase.
I've observed for many years a cyclical epidemic. Managers who don't know how to manage, and who are not managing ...and who are not helped in any useful, sustainable way.
And so...it continues.
As a business owner, senior leader or HR professional, if you've experienced this on any level I want to help you diagnose why.
I’ve recently been conducting research related to bias in interviewing and hiring and in doing so uncovered some excellent and surprising information on how to build a greater awareness of ones bias in the hiring process. This research has also unintentionally helped me develop a more acute awareness of the role of bias and its influence not only in hiring but also beyond.
I’ve recently been conducting research related to bias in interviewing and hiring and in doing so uncovered some excellent and surprising information on how to build a greater awareness of ones bias in the hiring process. This research has also unintentionally helped me develop a more acute awareness of the role of bias and its influence not only in hiring but also beyond.
Let me get straight to the point. One key element contributing to the dilemma of creative thinking in the workplace is fear of diversity – fear of "too" different. You see, this "too different" causes discomfort. This is the "get out of our comfort zone" we don't consider and resist.
Leading and running a business can be a daunting endeavor no matter the size. Even running a department or team, for that matter, can seem like a formidable challenge. The pressure is ever present to deliver results; and, for some, knowing how to improve results is the ultimate leadership test.
I distinctly remember sitting at my desk in the cool downtown Chicago digs of the Richard Michael Group many years ago. As a recruiter, it was my daily home for several years as I worked to find the best candidates for my clients.
I loved learning about people, their experiences and career desires as well as discovering the business goals of clients and how any one of my candidates could potentially assist in achieving them.
