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Make Each Human Interaction Count |
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Dear Reader,
“People need people” was the founding premise that led William Schutz to create the FIRO (Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation) framework and the FIRO assessments. This insight was offered to him by his 3-year old daughter Laurie who said to him, “People need people even when they can do things by themselves.” Schutz dug deep into that insight and discovered that people need people to satisfy the need to belong, the need to feel competent and the need to feel loved. The insights from the FIRO assessments have continued to resonate with people even 75 years after their introduction.
Today, we can adapt Laurie’s insight to remind ourselves that “People need people even if AI can do things for them.” AI technologies allow us to process terabytes of information and uncover patterns in seconds. It can mimic a range of human reactions. What it cannot replace is the need for human connection and community.
Research suggests that feelings of connection help us thrive and live longer. Conversely, lack of connection affects us negatively and a sustained deficit in connection can lead to dysfunctions and can even increase the risk of premature death (Halowell, Sapolsky). A 20-year longitudinal study of 820 individuals showed that employees who experienced greater connection in the workplace had a 240 percent lower death rate (Shirom). The single best predictor of employee engagement is WHO people are with rather than WHAT they are doing.
The time to debate for and against AI is long past. The AI revolution has succeeded. The amazing capacities unleashed by this megashift present us with a profound opportunity – to lean fully into what it means to be human. We don’t have to analyse data and make predictions with the efficiency of machines. We can instead divert our energies to understand what creates hope and despair in the human heart. We can make each human interaction count.
Warm regards, Janaki Venkat |
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Enhancing Team Effectiveness Using the FIRO-Business® Instrument 25 September, 2025 (Thursday), 6:30pm - 8:00pm IST Designed for certified FIRO® practitioners, this focused masterclass explores the power of the FIRO-Business® instrument as a lens for decoding team dynamics and cultivating trust. Through this session, practitioners will deepen their ability to unlock interpersonal dynamics and learn practical strategies to enhance team development.
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PRACTITIONER SPOTLIGHT : SUMAN CHANDNI |
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Hello, I'm Suman Chandni:
I have always been curious about why people do what they do. Psychology gave direction to that childlike curiosity, and over the past two decades I have shaped it into a career as an Organizational Psychologist, currently based in Pune. At the heart of my work is a simple belief: to facilitate the process of making people make better sense of themselves- in boardrooms, across campuses, and often in the middle of career crossroads. I strive to enable both individuals and workplaces unlock what’s possible when they start thinking — and feeling — better.
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Using the TKI® with the MBTI®
Instrument
This guide helps coaches and consultants understand in detail how the TKI® and MBTI® tools can be used in conjunction and gives practical tips for how to combine the tools in a coaching context - particularly for improving individual performance, addressing workplace conflict and to maximize the data points and information available for
practitioners providing feedback.
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Using the MBTI® and Strong® Assessments Together in Career Transition
Partnering
with your transition clients and using the Strong® and MBTI® tools will influence
the strategy they take in their search for a career
that is both personally fulfilling and professionally
rewarding. When we combine the data from these two assessments, an exciting and powerful story
emerges and we start to see clients embrace new possibilities. This guide explores how
you can use the combined data to help your clients successfully navigate their
search for a new, better-fitting career.
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'Re-Think' Webinar : Turning Generational Differences Into Dividends
Today’s organization often spans four generations, and popular literature likes to highlight the tensions between them. Despite the countless popular articles and books about the differences between Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millenials, and Gen Z, the empirical research tells us something quite different.
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Whether you’re a team leader, HR professional, L&D expert, or business manager, join Dr. Gail Fann Thomas, conflict management expert and co-author of the TKI® Team Report, on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 6:30pm - 8:00pm IST, as she leads a conversation about how to harvest differences in a multigenerational organization to create a collective edge.
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Strong Interest Inventory® Certification Program 17 - 18 September 2025
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Enhancing Team Effectiveness Using the FIRO-Business® Instrument 25 September, 2025 (Thursday), 6:30pm - 8:00pm IST
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FIRO-B® Certification Program 23 - 24 October, 2025 |
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Facilitating Meaningful Career Conversations Using the Strong® Instrument
30 October, 2025 (Thursday), 6:30pm - 8:00pm IST |
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MBTI® Global Step I & Step II Certification Program 18 - 21 November, 2025 |
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Using the MBTI® to Work With Leadership Shadow27 November, 2025 (Thursday), 6:30pm - 8:00pm IST |
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Anahat has been working in the area of Organisation Development and psychometric assessments for over twenty years. We offer certification training on well-known personality assessments like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) instrument, The FIRO® assessments, the Strong Interest Inventory (SII®), Saville Assessments and the Diamond Power Index. |
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