Why Hiring The Right Person Matters
Every company prides itself on having a culture unique to its brand. A key part of establishing that culture is having the right people in place for each role. Gaining insight into how individuals are wired is an indicator of job performance and cultural fit.
The question is, how do business leaders get this insight into their employees?
Culture Indexing is a tool business owners and executives can use to understand the needs of their employees and how the business/company culture fits them. This is important because nearly 50 percent of employees cite dissatisfaction with culture as the reason they would leave a company.
Yikes.
Ashley Lackey, Executive Advisor with Culture Index, has a unique approach to combating this issue. Her company, Culture Index, helps you understand the unique needs of each employee in your organization.
Through assessments from Culture Index, you can make the right decisions during your hiring process, saving you valuable time and resources. Candidates you’re considering are placed in roles that suit them and your business best, reducing the potential for turnover.
As part of our commitment to business owners, Commerce Connections offers business leaders quarterly education opportunities to help their business flourish. Here are a few key takeaways from the most recent session with Ashley Lackey of Culture Index.
Being Intentional with Hiring
As a business owner, “taking a chance” on someone has a boom or bust probability. It's important to make informed decisions and get an understanding of candidates before you consider hiring them.
Being aware of how they think, what their likes and dislikes are, and how well or poorly they function under certain conditions will save you future headaches. A poor fit causes stress for both the employee and the business, leading to a dip in performance across the organization.
Cultural Indexing combats this, ensuring candidates’ personality profiles are a match for the needs of the business and vice versa. Happy employees mean happy clients and customers. Happy clients and customers mean more revenue for your business, and who doesn’t love that?
What Culture Indexing Can Teach Business Leaders
Leadership and their teams often think on different wavelengths. While business leaders are often thinking about the big picture of the business, their employees are usually thinking short-term. This difference in priorities causes misunderstandings along the way.
So, what can you do to prevent this?
First, Cultural Indexing clearly defines how you prioritize. By understanding your personality profile, you can find where the areas are that need improvement in your approach. Whether that means working on being more empathetic, displaying assertiveness, or thinking outside the box, Cultural Indexing helps you determine these traits.
Next, applying the data from your Cultural Index helps you close the gaps in your processes. This means you’ll hire the right people, stay in tune with the employees you currently have, and keep customers coming in.
If you’re concerned your business growth has plateaued and are interested in finding out more about how Culture Index can help your business, visit Culture Indexing at www.cultureindex.com or contact Ashley Lackey to schedule your free team diagnostic.
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