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Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers
"Strategic Selection Using Emotional Intelligence"
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We are a talent management consulting practice, providing leadership development, hiring and selection consulting, training and performance coaching with a focus on Emotional Intelligence.
We can help you maximize the performance of your workforce and help you get the most from your human capital investment. This is done through selection (the attraction of candidates to your organization and the process you follow to interview and select them); retention (the ways you keep your employees loyal to your organization); motivation (the techniques you use to enagage, inspire and energize your employees); and development (continuous learning that builds a workforce with a relevent and valuable skill set).
Our services include:
Hiring and Selection Consulting
Emotional Intelligence pre-employment assessment
job evaluation
advanced interviewing practices
Executive Coaching Services
specialty in Emotional Intelligence (EQ) development
includes 360-degree assessments
Skill Assessments
individual and talent studies on top performers
culture audits to determine the alignment of behaviors to desired outcomes
certified provider of Emotional Intelligence assessments from MHS (EQi) and the Hay Group (ECI/ESCI)
Training and Development workshop facilitation, including customized learning content on the following topics:
Strategic Applications of Emotional Intelligence
Interviewing for Emotional Intelligence
High Performance Coaching
Conquering Conflict Using Emotional Intelligence
Leadership Series
Communication Series
Speaking and Meeting Facilitation
customized topics
The Media and Design division of Penumbra offers creative services for eLearning solutions, training DVD's, mixed media tools for workshops and learning events, and custom designed experiential learning activities.