You just won a huge contract and need to pull together a team of your best people to get it done.  “Great!” you think.  These people all have the right skills for the project, they know each other already and seem to get along well.  They are all detail-oriented perfectionists, which is exactly what this project needs.   Until deadlines start being missed.  Until the customer calls to complain about being treated rudely on status calls. Until your CFO lets you know you’re seriously over budget.  How is this not the ‘dream team’ you had expected? Wouldn’t it be great to know if a quickly thrown-together team will be effective?  That your team members will work well together and not be just a group of individual contributors?  When a difference in style will result in harmonious and productive co-existence rather than back-stabbing and in-fighting?  Why one team works together productively even with conflict and another gets along great but gets nothing done?  When a team of perfectionists needs someone to push them to results? How well does your team work together? Personnel Assessment Instruments can be an effective tool to ensure you have the right skills, behavior and motivation for every position.  They help identify potential conflicts of personality within a team or direct reporting relationship; they can even bring to light a mismatch of staff to job function.  Staffing is often your greatest investment, and sometimes your biggest headache.  You read the resumes.  You conduct multiple interviews.  You let your top candidates meet with the rest of the team.  You finally find the ‘perfect’ person for the position. Then comes the first day of employment…when you realize that this ‘perfect’ hire may have the technical skills for the job, but also has style issues that are exactly the opposite of what the position needs. Assessment Instruments can tell you what an interview can’t: Potential style fits and mis-matches Motivational drivers that are inconsistent with the position Who will need a lot of personal hand holding and who is likely to be a lone ranger Who has the potential for management and who really isn’t equipped (or interested!) for such a role Think Big Thoughts Consulting offers a suite of proven individual Assessment Instruments to assist you in understanding:  Attribure Index - defines WHAT natural talents your team members possess DISC - describes HOW they prefer to use those talents /Values Index - explains WHY they are motivated to use them Call or email us today to request your complimentary Assessment Suite. Home | Strategic Planning | Marketing | For Small Business | Business Coaching | International Business Organizational Effectiveness | About the Thinkers | Contact Us Copyright © 2012 Think Big Thoughts Consulting.  All rights reserved.