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The 10 Hiring Mistakes I See Most as a Talent Optimization Specialist

Business Development, Consulting, People Development, Talent Optimization / Nicole Beggs

Elevating Business Success through Emotional Intelligence Advances in technology and the use of behavioral and cognitive assessments have greatly improved the hiring process for many companies. Unfortunately, we still have a long way to go until the hiring process realizes its true potential and meets the needs of both sides. As someone who has seen […]

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The Benefits of a Well-Developed Leadership Pipeline in Your Company

Business Development, Consulting, People Development / Nicole Beggs

Nurturing Excellence, Ensuring Success: Why Succession Planning Should Be On Your Radar At Meraki Consulting, we believe in nurturing leadership excellence through our comprehensive succession planning services. In today’s fast-paced business landscape, having a robust leadership pipeline is no longer a luxury but a strategic necessity. A well-developed leadership pipeline not only ensures the seamless

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Fixing A Broken Culture - The Cost of Silence

The Cost of Silence: The Unspoken Code [of Managers, not Leaders]

Coaching, Consulting, Leadership, People Development / Nicole Beggs

The Tragic Effects A Broken Culture Plays On Your People Maybe your organization has broken this code and you reap the rewards of a company culture so phenomenal that you effortlessly attract the best of the best, both internally and externally. If every member of your team, every customer you serve, and every third-party vendor

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Top Root Cause Analysis Techniques for Identifying and Addressing Business Challenges

Business Development, Consulting, People Development / Nicole Beggs

Harnessing Data-Driven Strategies to Solve Business Challenges In the ever-evolving landscape of business, challenges are inevitable. Whether it’s a drop in productivity, declining sales, or employee turnover, identifying and addressing the root causes behind these issues is crucial for sustainable growth. At Meraki Consulting, we understand the power of data-driven insights, and one of the

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Jason G.

May 2, 2024.

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Nicole as a consultant, trainer, and administrator of Predictive Index for both for-profit and non-profit entities. In both cases, the PI software proved to have an immediate impact on my teams With the non-profit organization, we used PI to evaluate both our board members and frontline outreach teams. The PI data was used to better align our board committees and to give our executive director an easy-to-read playbook for managing the diverse personalities and motivations of a growing board. I’m unaware of what other tools could have given us the deep insights we got from PI, and they came at a critical time. It was indeed a blessing. With our outreach teams, PI gave us the same level of operational management insight. We were also able to leverage the software as a screening tool within our hiring process. Nicole trained several of our board members and team leads on the software so that we had the working knowledge to access and integrate the many recommendations into our daily workflows. Due to the successful implementation with the non-profit, I introduced Nicole to the HR manager at my employer. I suggested an in-house demo with one of our teams that needed some tweaking following a recent expansion. There was some hesitation, even a little pushback. Some team members felt we were “too busy” even to take the questionnaire, let alone roll out whatever new practices it would recommend. What’s rewarding about PI is that the whole system initiates with two simple questions. Even those in opposition had to yield to its simplicity. From there, it was a similar experience as that with the non-profit. The “work-style” assessments were incredibly accurate, and they immediately helped the team’s directors identify the sources of common tension points within the group. I left that organization for a C-level position with another company, and I was able to perform the same team and organizational assessments for my new group. Consistently, PI delivered the relevant insights to empower us as leaders to get the most out of our group. Beyond that, the PI assessments spotlight what our organization is presently set up to accomplish vs. what we, as leaders, have defined as our organizational goals. That distinction is invaluable and eye-opening as we focus our strategic plans. Far more than the value of the software, Nicole’s expertise, generosity, patience, and compassionate nature have been instrumental in helping our teams understand and adopt the PI recommendations. We operate in a competitive industry, and people management has never been as challenging as now with the recent shifts in the labor market. I’m thankful to have PI as a tool and Meraki as a partner to help us be more skillful and efficient in our people management, which, of course, translates directly to the successful delivery of our products and services.

T.H., Non-profit

January 6, 2024.

The depth of Nicole’s heart is unmeasurable. I met her for the first time in a parking lot unloading necessities for a group of young people who were searching for guidance and in need of necessities. Her giving didn’t stop there. She continued to bless our non-profit with her gifts and resources. Two years later she is pouring into our organization with her wisdom, using the Predictive Index to build a foundation that has taken our non-profit to stages that a “new” and “small” non-profit can only dream and hope for. Her wisdom, gifts, and talents have changed our organization! We doubled our guesstimated reach of serving vulnerable youth this year, youth that are wandering our streets, in the community we call home, searching for someone who will show them their worth. Our mission is that no youth will journey life on their own without a consistent, healthy adult beside them. Meraki Consulting Partner is walking beside our team and we are so deeply grateful, as is our community and the youth we’re currently serving and will serve! Thank you!

P.C. ,Travel

December 15, 2023.

“I have gone into a coaching session completely broken and in tears. Everything seemed to be going wrong in my life and work was a nightmare. Nicole listened to everything I said and even brought things to my attention that I had never really thought about. By the end of our session, I was laughing and had a game plan for tackling issues at work and home.”

D.R., Engineer

October 12, 2023.

"Nicole is undaunted in her approach to breaking down the barriers of limiting beliefs. Thanks to her I have a new appreciation for my strengths and talents and the desire to grow even more than I have already.”

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The 10 Hiring Mistakes I See Most as a Talent Optimization Specialist

The Benefits of a Well-Developed Leadership Pipeline in Your Company

The Cost of Silence: The Unspoken Code [of Managers, not Leaders]

Top Root Cause Analysis Techniques for Identifying and Addressing Business Challenges

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