In today's fast-paced business world, CEO's are trying to keep up with change and adapt to
global marketplace, constantly searching
horizon for an edge over
competition.One thing they overlook is very close to home. In fact it is just down
hall from them.
It's their very own employees.
By learning how to unlock
hidden potential of your employees and executives you can create multiple leverage points for your business that your competition cannot duplicate because it's unique to you. Your employee mix is yours and yours alone. You owe it to your company to get
best from your employee's; their minds, their strengths and their keen abilities.
Imagine if all employees utilized all their strengths and could know and understand
roadblocks that hold them back? Playing at
"top of their game" they would make better decisions for
company, help reduce expenses and contribute to higher profits.
So much can be achieved by simply knowing a person's strengths. It can help build confidence in their ability to make and carry out decisions. It's as critical to know
areas in which they need help. Create an atmosphere where people are not afraid to ask for help or guidance.
Employees become more willing to ask for help before a situation becomes critical if they accept, that like others, they are not perfect and nobody really "knows it all". This fear of asking for help holds people back and stunts
growth of companies. When nothing holds a person back, he/she can surge forward with
power and confidence of someone on a mission.
So
question to ask is, "How do we structure a program for our people to discover their true strengths and their roadblocks to achievement?"
The answer is a little known science called Axiology,
study of values and judgments. The Value Profile is
tool of Axiology that unlocks a person's hidden value. It reveals how you can make better decisions based on how you think and what you value.
Here is a scenario to give you an idea on how Axiology and
Value Profile help CEO's obtain greater leverage from an employee's strength.
The CEO, lets call him Richard, has to make a tough decision. He needs to expand his company in order to keep ahead of
competition. Richard decides to put someone in charge of a Special Projects team to determine where
company's best opportunities for
future are.
Using
Value Profile, Richard can accurately measure and compare possible candidates for
position. There are 120 different critical areas with pinpoint and objective information that can be obtained from each individual.
The first section of
report determines a person's skill in Deciding What Needs to Be Done. This report measures a candidate's ability to decide what issues are relevant and what issues require attention. The findings would provide insight on
candidate's ability to rely on analytical as well as "gut" instincts, both critical allies to executives making important decisions.