Is your glass half-empty or half-full? This Profile looks at people's approach to risk and determines the balance of effort put into seeing the opportunities and obstacles at work. Some people have a higher risk acceptance than others and may see only the opportunities, often ignoring the obstacles. Others may be risk averse and see only the obstacles, ignoring the possibilities of new projects or ventures. This Profile measures the five subscales of MTG Energy, Multi-Pathways, Optimism, Time Focus and Fault-Finding and calculates an individual's Opportunities-Obstacles quotient QO2™.
Fundamental in any change management, influencing Skills enable you to:
- Work collaboratively in changing environments
- Establish rapport and gain buy-in, support, and commitment
- Motivate others to "do more with less"
- Dissolve or overcome resistance
- Create positive partnerships critical for success
Building on the concepts of the Team Management Wheel, the Influencing Skills Profile has been designed to offer an assessment to highlight successful communication strategies for working with others.
Successful teams need clear expectations and a common purpose. They need open communication and trust among team members. Individuals need to understand each other's differences and what each person brings to the team that adds value. And team members need the right level of skills in order to get the job done effectively, while being adequately rewarded for their efforts.
Designing a new job or restructuring an existing one, the critical activities which the job holder will have to perform must be identified. The concept of "criticality" is fundamental to our approach to job analysis.
There are three multi- rater Linking Skills Profile Questionnaires that enable a number of different people to rate an individual's Linking Skills. The 36-item Linking of People Profile Questionnaire is suitable for all team members; the 66-item Linking of People and Tasks Profile Questionnaire is ideal for senior team members and the 78- item Linking Leader Profile Questionnaire is designed for team leaders.
People tend to practice what they prefer and therefore perform better in those areas that match their work preference. Understanding work preferences is a critical component in developing individual, team, and organizational performance.
Values have a major influence on how individuals approach their work. The alignment between personal and organizational values can have a significant effect on the behaviour of individuals and teams. The organizational values profile allows individuals to rate their perceptions of the core organizational value types, based on the Window on Work Values. Profile feedback gives a work values hierarchy and, where applicable, key match information on the alignment between personal and organizational values.
