About The Nielson Group

Practice Philosophy

The Nielson Group believes that with proper cultural systems and training and development in place, an organization can maximize all of its resources to be more than just profitable — it can be the very best in the industry. Our practice takes a holistic approach with every assignment, regardless of scope.

Practice Founder

Carl Nielson has over 20 years of experience in the field of human resource and organization development including management development, team and professional development, coaching and hiring for fit. In addition, he has served as interim CEO for a large nonprofit professional association in a turnaround situation with bottom-line profit and loss responsibilities. He has served as Director of Human Resources for a large law firm, managed a multi-million dollar reengineering project for a Fortune 50 company and has served on several volunteer boards in key strategic and leadership positions. His formal education includes a B.S. in Organizational Psychology and he is certified as a Professional Behavioral Analyst, Professional Values Analyst, Professional TriMetrix Analyst and is a certified facilitator of The Coaching Clinic. He is DISC certified and uses a number of business-focused personal talent assessment tools including the TriMetrix suite of assessments to support his coaching, team building and hiring for fit services. The combination of solid, reliable assessment tools that are easy to use and The Nielson Group's methods and support, clients experience measurable results that have a significant, positive impact on their organization and the bottom line.

Nielson's background includes both corporate and consulting HR work for such diverse companies as Cendant Corporation; PHH; Fidelity HR Implementation Services; Mission Foods; RedSalsa Technologies; BrassRing; IT Doctors; Frito-Lay, Inc., a PepsiCo Company; Allied-Signal; Tuboscope-Vetco; Plumbing Success International, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing; Lawton Mechanical Contractors; Walter Anderson Residential Services; One Hour Air; AirTime 500; Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. (a large regional law firm); BMC Software, Inc.; Accu-Chem Toxicology Services and many small businesses.

For more information about The Nielson Group or to talk with Carl Nielson call (972) 346-2892 or complete the online request for proposal form. The Nielson Group is located in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and services clients throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Practice Assumptions

Improving systems and processes improves the performance of the organization. An environment that supports learning and acting on that learning is key to systems improvement.
Our focus becomes our reality. Reality is created in the moment, and there are multiple realities. The act of asking questions of an organization, group or individual influences the group or individual in some way. People have more confidence to journey to the future when they carry forward parts of the past (the known). If we carry forward parts of the past, they should be the best parts.
It is important to value differences.
The language we use creates our reality.
Commitment can best be nurtured through a compelling vision and a supportive, encouraging work environment that embraces education, training and choices.
Coaching and influencing skills are core competencies of the organization's leadership and can be learned and enhanced. The multiple, contradictory purposes of performance appraisals can be better achieved through (and replaced by) separate designs and processes developed from coaching and influencing.
Dynamic communication and receiving feedback are core competencies of the entire workforce and can be learned and enhanced. Communication is only effective when we appreciate and adapt to others' preferred communication style. As healthy adults, people need to be responsible for their own feedback, performance and development, with and without support from the organization. It is the individual's job to seek out the feedback needed to grow and improve performance at the most opportune time. The best time for improvement and development discussions is variable and depends on the situation, individual needs, personal choices and good timing.
Behavioral and attitudinal job fit has a greater impact on success than knowledge, skills and abilities. Knowledge, skills and abilities are just the entrance fee. Behavioral analysis will significantly enhance the opportunity for success when used in combination with traditional measures such as technical (hard skills) competencies when used in the selection process and as a coaching tool at all levels of the organization.
Compensation is a requirement of market conditions; compensation is not used as a reward system. Healthy people are intrinsically motivated to perform well when the work is meaningful. Pay is not a motivator but can be a powerful demotivator when it is perceived as inequitable. Encouraging a focus on extrinsic motivators may diminish intrinsic motivation.

Contact: The Nielson Group at 972.346.2892
E-Mail: info@nielsongroup.com