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Collaborative Growth Fact Sheet

What is Collaborative Growth? Collaborative Growth specializes in leadership development, training and executive coaching to help organizations increase workplace productivity. The company designs strategic communication programs that help leaders turn their visions into reality. Founded in 1993 and based in Lakewood, Colo., Collaborative Growth is led by Marcia Hughes and James Terrell, co-authors of Emotional Intelligence in Action, Pfeiffer, a Division of Wiley and Sons, 2005. Marcia is author of Life's 2% Solution: Simple Strategies to Achieve Happiness and Balance, Nicholas Brealey, 2006.


What is Collaborative Growth's purpose? Collaborative Growth works with organizations and their employees to align workplace productivity with individual fulfillment. By synchronizing an organization's values, beliefs and behavior, Collaborative Growth creates strategic action plans that empower organizations to enhance individual performance, organizational productivity and internal communication. Collaborative Growth does this in part by helping individuals and organizations build the emotional intelligence necessary for authentic behavioral change.


What tools does Collaborative Growth use? Collaborative Growth utilizes several tools, including the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i®), the EQi Leadership Report and the EQ 360 ™ to evaluate emotional intelligence. They also use the Benchmark of Organizational Emotional Intelligence (BOEI) when working with organizations. EQ-i was developed by Dr. Reuven BarOn nearly 20 years ago and measures an individual's intrapersonal and interpersonal capabilities, adaptability, stress management and general mood. Collaborative Growth also uses the Emergenetics profile, which translates information from business, psychological and neuroscientific sources into a profile demonstrating preferences for right and left brain thinking as well as key behaviors. Emergenetics is useful for individuals, teams, and organizations, as it guides leaders and teams to understand their preferences for thinking and certain behaviors. The results support enhanced productivity and teamwork.


How does the company help organizations?

Collaborative Growth's services help organizations develop their own specialized “maps” to increase productivity and improve employee cooperation based on four principles:

  • Collaboration – By identifying and aligning organizational values with a common vision in the workplace, Collaborative Growth helps people work together to maximize productivity and benefit the whole organization.
  • Communication – Collaborative Growth helps individuals and organizations engage more effectively, giving new meaning and enthusiasm to their efforts and which translates into increased productivity and enhanced performance.
  • Diversity – A variety of people, perspectives, learning styles, resources and visions enriches Collaborative Growth's programs and strengthens the organizational culture.
  • Recognition – Collaborative Growth invites clients to listen and to discuss the processes of their work to reinforce what is already working and improve what is not.

For more information about Collaborative Growth, its programs and its initiatives,
please visit Collaborative Growth online at www.cgrowth.com .