Insights Twin Cities - What Our Clients Say.

"In the 2 years that we have been doing the Insights Discovery training throughout Hill-Rom globally, the results are amazing. Our staff has a deeper understanding of their own unique personalities, which in turn, has allowed them to better understand each other, and over time, to use the knowledge gained from Insights Discovery to better relate to our clients and suppliers. In addition to speaking a common language across multiple continents, we have also relied on the Insights Team Effectiveness Navigator instrument to help us identify what specifically our teams do well, and where they believe they can improve. The combination of a common language, based on personality type, (that actually gets used every day) and a corresponding measurement of a Team's Competencies, when applied together, provide the means to diagnose areas for improvement, and prescribe the manner in which a team, or department can improve dramatically. I recommend Insights Discovery and Navigator, and their competent team of consultants, highly." Mary Hladio, Global Training Director, Hill-Rom www.hill-rom.com

"The ability for a team and company to work together effectively is totally dependent on their ability to communicate openly with each other. I believe this communication is built on knowing more about each other. Insights Discovery does exactly that ……….gives more insight and helps build more trust through awareness of each others tendencies." Phil Hinderaker, President and Owner, New Horizons of Minnesota, www.newhorizonsmn.com

The Insights Discovery workshop that our management team attended was informative and entertaining. The Discovery profiles were very revealing, and helped us better understand ourselves and each other. We are continuing to use the Insights system everyday back in the office, and we can see it delivering results already. One attendee said of the session, “It is becoming second nature to tailor my interactions with my co-workers to match their preferred communication style. I am also using my knowledge of profiles to help me better communicate with my customers.” Dave Meier, General Manager - North Region, Magenic www.magenic.com

"Thank you for the training during the past two days and the informative individual personality profile. After reading the report and attending the classes I experienced a sense of belonging and a stronger sense of family that emulates throughout the staff at the city. We embrace a set of values relating to shared beliefs and commitments to providing excellent service and we talk about being a team and a family several times a year. The Insights training made me realize just how much we interact with each other and that our sense of family is really true; that it is not simply just words. The training also gave me a greater appreciation for the diversity of personalities between staff members and the importance for including all types and their respective value to the organization. Please feel free to disseminate this information with anyone that may benefit from this experience. John Lane, City of Minnetonka www.eminnetonka.com

“Insights has provided this agency with a practical and uplifting language through the use of colors. The program's popularity here has been extremely gratifying. Our trainers continually get positive feedback about how going through "Insights" has helped employees in a variety of situations. Our employees keep asking for more...” Maggie Capocasa, Training Manager, Minnesota Department of Revenue www.state.mn.us

I really thought your program was great, and highly recommend it to other companies like ourselves. I think that people did take to heart some of the lessons learned; I know that we've talked about it many, many times since we had the [Insights] program. I think the one thing I would do differently is to schedule a follow-up program fairly closely to what we had... I think its been helpful, I continue to use it, as does my staff as well, and feel free to quote me" Lee Jones, President, Inlet Medical www.inletmedical.com

“After being initially resistant to the idea of the Insights program, my CFO recently told me it was the best money he had ever invested personally or professionally and insisted that he hand deliver the check. Our leadership team reaps the benefits of the investment everyday in more efficient meetings, improved collaboration, smoother running projects, better client relations, improved sales effectiveness, and most importantly, a healthier bottom line. " Ken Barnhart, CEO Occam Group www.occamgroup.com

"The Insights Seminar was an amazing experience for a company that has been already successfully operating as a small business for over 15 years. We learned strategic techniques to apply to our daily interactions with one another that we would never have identified without these tools from Insights. I highly recommend this program for any company regardless of size. It was fun as well as extremely challenging and thought provoking for every one that was involved." Marci Mannis, Publisher and Owner, Family Times Magazine www.familytimesinc.com

“Insights gave me the tools to be a confident young professional. After going through my profile, I understood what my strengths and weaknesses are as an employee and a person. This product has helped me to grow as a team builder and a team leader. I understand my responsibilities now as a young professional trying to “absorb” all that is around me, and putting my energy into areas that please me.” Mark Myhre, Marketing Coordinator, Minnesota School of Business/Globe College www.msbcollege.edu

"The Insights Discovery Program proved to be a very fun and dynamic tool for understanding communication styles within our division. The skeptics in my office were impressed when their own Profiles were so accurate and especially so when the rest of the group agreed that the Profiles were nearly 100% correct in terms of describing communication preferences and styles. The Profiles have been very useful for creating office cohesion and a means for better understanding each other.

I also used the Insights Discovery Program in a two-week residential training seminar. Participants ranked it the highest of all presentations. It was an especially useful tool for me as the facilitator of the seminar to help to mediate conflict. The Stress Signals information in particular was especially useful for fostering mutual understanding." Theresa Trainor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov

"The Insights Discovery Program" has given a new meaning to effective communication here at the Minnesota School of Business. The evaluators are the best tools I have seen to accurately design a personal, professional development program for all employees. This is powerful stuff!" Ken Betterton, Corporate Training Director, Minnesota School of Business www.msbcollege.edu

"I have been an entrepreneur for 20 years and understand the importance of quality people to help build an organization. The Insights Discovery Profile helps me find those people, helps me understand them better, and communicate with them more effectively, especially as our organization grows." Eric Gustafson, CEO Telecom Alliance www.telecomalliance.net

"The growth that our team experienced both individually and as a whole was invaluable. I personally gained valuable perspective as a result of participating in the team building exercise. The lines of communication opened up among our team members, and we experienced levels of communication that had not been previously possible. I want to thank you for your contributions to our team, and would enthusiastically recommend the Insights program as a vehicle for personal and professional growth." David B. Jones, American Express Technologies www.americanexpress.com

"I am writing to you to express my sincere admiration and recommendation for the Insights program and training that our staff is currently undertaking. What a blessing it has been! I would like to share with you some of the most positive and encouraging developments that the Insights program, under the direction of Jane Schuette, has provided the faculty and staff of Mayer Lutheran High School.

First of all, allow me to say that we as a staff have grown considerable “closer” as a unit in exploring and discovering what kind of personalities each of us possess. In fact, our faculty has cherished the blue/yellow/red/green discussions so much, we occasionally have “color” Fridays where we all wear the color of our dominant personality trait. In short, Jane’s workshops have helped us to recognize not just who we are or how we see ourselves, but who are colleagues or co-workers are. The Insights program is an invaluable tool to help focus on team-building, collegiality, communication, and people skills. The program has done great things in helping us to improve staff morale so that we might function better as a cohesive team and be able to reach out to better serve our constituents, parents, and students in a more nurturing, positive, and effective manner.

The second thing that really stands out for me and the Insights program is Jane’s expertise and enthusiasm for her own product. She truly believes in the value of making personality testing applicable to our daily endeavors and “jobs.” She leads by inclusion, encourages critical thinking, and demands that we all think beyond our own little ordered worlds to see the bigger picture of what personality testing can do for team-building and team ministry. I admire and appreciate the way she can share her personal faith in Jesus Christ throughout her presentation.

Finally, the Insights program has truly enriched our faculty and staff by helping us to focus on personal and professional growth as a life-long learning habit. As individuals who are in the people business, we can never learn enough about ourselves, how to interact with others, and how to grow and use the gifts and talents that God has given each of us to the fullest.

In summary, I highly recommend Jane and her program. We at Mayer Lutheran High School are already reaping the short-term benefits of the program and look forward to the fruition of many of the long-term benefits that are sure to come from this experience. If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me." Jim Pingel, Executive Director, www.lhsmayer.mn.org

“We use Insights in BT extensively for understanding self, understanding others and learning how to adapt and connect more easily with everyone. We use it for team creation and team building, to help managers understand their people more easily and develop rewarding and productive relationships and as part of our selection process. It's use has swept through the organisation because it is fun to learn and easily memorable. This means its gets used. The Insights tool is based on the work of Carl Jung, therefore it is very similar to Myers Briggs but easier. I would strongly recommend that it is included as it can be used as a tool to help:

* The tutor team in identifying the most appropriate learning style/s for the group

“The Insights Personal Evaluation packs were remarkably accurate for EVERY individual…..and with a group of 60 people, that is pretty impressive!” Gal Shivtiel, Asda Stores Ltd, UK (Part of the Walmart Group) www.asda.co.uk

“As a manager, I love that my team shares a common language; I love that the team has a deeper respect for on another’s needs; I love that it is not “taboo” for the team to call one another to task without fear of offending. Insights has given us permission to be more authentic with one another in a way that has strengthened the team”

Our team has recently had the opportunity to work through a full day session of Insights. What we have walked away with is a renewed ability to stop and try to understand, or at least acknowledge, the different communication styles that each team member has.” Susanne Matheson, BC Hydro, Canada (One of Canada’s Largest Fuel Providers) www.bchydro.com

“It is a source of great satisfaction to me to see lives improve as a result of using the Insights Discovery system. From the perspective of our overall culture, every self-aware, happy and satisfied individual makes a positive contribution to BT’s ability to meet the needs of our customers. I cannot recommend Insights and its benefits highly enough.” Lynne Barter, Major Business Finance, BT, UK (World’s Largest Telecommunications Company) www.bt.com

Since our team session, much of our interaction is laced with ‘colour’. It is refreshing to see the team reacting to a ‘mandated’ session with such uninitiated enthusiasm! Our company has spent countless dollars on many courses in order to help us become better at what we do. Insights, so far, looks like the best value for the dollar.” Terri Geoffrey Penney, Director of Relationship Marketing, Direct to Consumer Banking , Retail Offers, CIBC, Canada (Global Private Banking Company)

“Insights … has a fantastic tool that I use in my trainings. It is a fabulous way to teach management skills, interpersonal skills and team building. It has led to some very interesting and powerful, well, insights! My groups have enjoyed them tremendously and have reported that it has led to a better understanding of themselves and also how to interact with others better.” Diane King, Diane King & Associates & Acerra, Ottawa, Canada (Associate of Insights North America

“Insights has worked with NCR for approximately 3 years and have delivered our personal effectiveness and negotiating skills training. The training has been very well received in the business and the feedback we have received from course attendees has been outstanding.” Maria Linda Anderson, NCR Financial Solutions Group Ltd, UK (Global Computer Systems Supplier)

“As a Senior Manager, I absolutely credit the success of our team to the effective development of sincere relationships thanks to the profound knowledge offered through Insights.” Fiona Nicholson, Consultant, Merlin Performance Solutions, Canada (Insights North America Associate)

“Understanding the Colour Energies and Insights Profiles, have been invaluable to us. Combined with the excellent programmes customised for us by TriOpus (Insights Associate), we can see a marked improvement in our own results. This is just what we were looking for Rob Mann, Red Carpet Food Services (Canadian Premium Coffee Service Company)