The Organizational Culture Change Experts

Human Synergistics International

Founded in 1971, Human Synergistics has earned an international reputation for innovation in the field of organizational development.  They specialize in developing and providing tools, information, and proven change strategies that help enable individuals to reach their potential, groups to realize synergy, and organizations to achieve sustainability. We help you develop effective leaders, innovative teams, and positive workplace cultures.

Human Synergistics specializes in measuring and developing organizational cultures, leadership strategies, team synergies, and individual behavioural styles. All services are based on comprehensive, evidence-based research and an uncompromising commitment to the highest standards of quality and integrity — 

whether we’re providing assessments, facilitating team-building simulations, hosting workshops for consultants and coaches, or providing consulting services to support the implementation of our systems and materials.

Integrated Diagnostic System

When it comes to developing talent, there are many assessments that measure, for example, competencies and effectiveness at the individual level, or empowerment and overall engagement at the organization level. However, a critical and often unmeasured piece that lies in between is “the how,” or the behaviors — the way people approach their work and interact with others. We measure all of the pieces, and therefore provide you with the complete picture.

The Human Synergistics Circumplex

A visual model for developing Constructive styles in individuals, managers, leaders, teams, and organizations. If you agree with the adage that “a picture’s worth a thousand words,” you’ll understand the beauty of the Human Synergistics Circumplex.

With this practical visual device, you:

  • can ‘see’ the thinking and behavioral styles that are driving the performance of people and groups in your organization, as well as the organization itself.
  • have access to a common language that you can use to quantify and discuss individuals’, teams’, managers’, and leaders’ behavioral styles and approaches, as well as the culture of your organization.
  • have a foundation for developing your people, improving performance, and enriching your culture.

A ground-breaking innovation when it was developed more than 40 years ago, and regularly reviewed and refined since then, the Circumplex has been applied and endorsed by millions of clients around the world — a true testament to its validity, relevance, and value. As you can see in the image below, the Circumplex breaks down the factors underlying performance effectiveness (at individual, group, and organizational levels) according to 12 behaviors or styles.

CONSTRUCTIVE

styles encourage the attainment of organizational goals through people development; promote teamwork and synergy; and enhance individual, group, and organizational adaptability and effectiveness.

Aggressive/Defensive

styles lead people to focus on their own needs at the expense of those of their group and organization and lead to stress, turnover, and inconsistent performance.

Click on the above image to view an interactive Circumplex

PASSIVE/Defensive

styles lead people to subordinate themselves to the organization, stifle creativity and initiative, and allow the organization to stagnate.

Blue, green, and red extensions on the Circumplex graphically depict statistical results and the styles' strength in terms of percentile scores — so you can see how your individual, group, or organizational results compare with those of thousands of other organizations that we've already researched.

Assessments we use

Measure organizational culture, levers for cultural change, and outcomes of culture, including customer service styles and quality of service, with our world-leading organizational surveys.

Organizational Culture Inventory® (OCI®)
The Organizational Culture Inventory provides a picture of an organization’s operating culture in terms of the behaviors that members believe are expected or implicitly required. By guiding the way in which members approach their work and interact with one another, these ‘behavioral norms’ determine the organization’s capacity to solve problems, adapt to change, and perform effectively.
Download OCI Product Information Sheet
Organizational Effectiveness Inventory® (OEI)
A research-based alternative to employee engagement and opinion surveys, the Organizational Effectiveness Inventory is appropriate for data-based change programs designed to promote not only employee engagement, but organizational effectiveness as well. The OEI assesses 32 levers for cultural change as well as 12 outcomes of culture.
Download OEI Product Information Sheet
Leadership/Impact® (L/I)
Leadership/Impact is a 360 degree assessment that provides leaders with targeted feedback on their leadership strategies and impact on others, and thus, the culture they create. L/I is ideal for executives, key-level managers, and others in strategic leadership positions.
Download L/I Product Information Sheet
Management/Impact® (M/I)
Management/Impact is a 360 degree assessment that provides managers with insights into how they carry out their roles and responsibilities and the impact they have on people around them. M/I is designed for managers, project managers, supervisors, and others who have management responsibilities.
Download M/I Product Information Sheet Details
Life Styles Inventory™ (LSI)
The Life Styles Inventory helps individuals to develop Constructive thinking and behavioral styles that are proven to be related to job performance, quality of interpersonal relationships, and problem-solving effectiveness.
Download LSI Product Information Sheet
Group Styles Inventory™ (GSI)
Designed for serious team-building programs, the Group Styles Inventory assesses the ways in which team members interact with one another and approach problems and decisions. The results show how the group can develop itself to achieve synergy.
Download GSI Product Information Sheet

Team-Building Simulations

Our team-building simulations provide: a unique opportunity to quickly and objectively ascertain whether your groups are achieving synergy; a platform for facilitating their development; and an opportunity for members to practice more Constructive behaviors.

Survival Simulation Series

Our Survival Simulation Series exercises require team members to work together effectively to deal with life-threatening situations. These simulations can be used as icebreakers, to establish Constructive norms within a new work group, or to introduce members to the value of synergy or to gauge their synergistic problem-solving skills. Examples include: Desert Survival Situation™ and Subarctic Survival Situation™.

Product Info Sheet
Coach — Co-Achieving

Coach — Co-Achieving is a unique team exercise that highlights the values, beliefs, and attitudes underlying high achievement and motivation, enabling participants to discover how to develop an Achievement orientation in the workplace.

Product Info Sheet
Contacts

For any inquiries please email

brigitte@stinglconsulting.at