Posts tagged ‘natural strengths and weaknesses’

More than half of change initiatives in organizations fail.  Most Fortune 500 executives cite “resistance” as the primary reason for failure.  Studies show:

  • Approximately 30% of reengineering projects are successful
  • Less than 25% of mergers cover the costs of merger
  • Less than 60% of quality improvement efforts are successful
  • 80% of CIOs say “resistance” is the cause of project failures

There are ways to improve these figures. Here are some of my ideas relative to improving these numbers… Continue reading ‘Why Change Initiatives Don’t Work’ »

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Posted by Judy Bell on April 3, 2010 at 3:29 pm under Change Management.
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Listening a core skill. Do you listen to people? More importantly, do you really hear what they are saying?

My experience says that most people are not really listening to what is being said without some type of filter system. Yes, a filter system is what I said. There are four types of filter systems being used by individuals as part of their natural behavioral style.

The four filtering systems are: Continue reading ‘Are You Listening? It’s a Core Skill.’ »

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Posted by Voss Graham on April 28, 2009 at 5:30 am under Effective Communication.
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Most people cannot openly tell you what their natural strengths and weaknesses are regarding their personal performance. Sure they have some thoughts about themselves based upon certain assumptions and concepts – but do they truly know for certain?

Enter assessments! Good assessments can put objectivity into knowing what makes a person tick. Assessments can uncover traits about a person like how they communicate, what personal preferences they have, what motivates them, what influences decisions and choices, how much of their potential are they using, and do they have balance for improved decision making?

Assessments can answer all these questions and give more valuable insight into your preferences for life. When a person understands the natural traits they possess – they can then make choices leading to more success in their lives. The unfortunate truth is many individuals have no clue regarding their natural strengths and weaknesses. Then they take jobs whereby they are attempting to be successful – USING THEIR WEAKNESSES! This is the major reason for poor performance, burn out and depression.

Using several key assessments can undercover the natural strengths and weaknesses of an individual. We refer to these as the “how, why, will and can” a person perform in a certain position. This insight has opened the eyes of individuals and their managers as to what was wrong and could it be repaired? Insight is the term I prefer to use in describing the benefits of personal assessments. If a person is lacking this insight into what makes them go everyday, then how will they accurately make decisions and choices to improve their results and performance. Chance or Certainty? Which would you want to use everyday?

If you would like to discuss the value and how-to’s of using assessments both for your organization or for youself, just pick up the phone and call us at 901-757-4434. We have been assisting our clients for 20 years in understanding how to use assessments and the advantages gained using assessments for insights.

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Posted by Voss Graham on November 12, 2008 at 6:28 am under Using Assessments.
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