| One of the biggest challenges any business owner or | | | | P - Promoters. These are people who want to be |
| manager has is hiring the right people. I've recently | | | | noticed. Active and fast pace they are relationship |
| discovered a simple, inexpensive yet very effective | | | | oriented rather than tasks. Often very expressive, |
| way which will help you get it right. This week I've | | | | chatty, friendly and usually dramatic. Do things more |
| asked Nathan Chanesman, Managing Director of | | | | intuitively. |
| Myprofile Pty Ltd. to please explainÂ… | | | | S - Supporters. These are the people who want to |
| "Without quality employees who share your vision | | | | get along. Very social and relationship oriented and |
| and work ethic your business is not going | | | | not as vocal or enthusiastic as Promoters. Very |
| anywhere.So how do you find the "right" employee? | | | | dependable, work slower, great team players, |
| We've all experienced hiring the "wrong" person. It's a | | | | amiable, want to help, show concern and want take |
| nightmare. Hiring mistakes costs money, time and | | | | care of everyone. |
| worse can easily ruin your business and your health! | | | | A - Administrators. These are people who want to |
| A recent survey in Forbes Business Magazine | | | | get it right. Task oriented, not big on relationships, |
| revealed, "Hiring the wrong person is the prime cause | | | | not very social and don't express their feelings. Very |
| of business failure in the USA". For most employers | | | | analytical, cautious and risk averse. They work at a |
| it's a lottery, hire someone and hope it works out. | | | | slower more methodical pace and are less assertive |
| People problems take the most toll on us personally | | | | and less expressive. |
| producing significant emotional wear and tear. | | | | Each style has it's own behavioural patterns. Some |
| What if you had a tool that could tell you in advance | | | | styles don't get along, others are more suited to |
| of hiring, if the candidates applying have the right | | | | each other. |
| attitude and behavioural style to do that job | | | | Interestingly the population is evenly spread, in other |
| successfully. | | | | words 25% are one of four styles and more |
| Now that would be something! Well read on. It's now | | | | significantly 75% are of a style different to yours. |
| possible to predict behaviour quickly and accurately. | | | | As an employer it is important that you know your |
| People can do most jobs if they are qualified and | | | | style and that of your employees. Each style thinks |
| skilled for that position. However some people have a | | | | differently, reacts differently, communicates |
| more natural aptitude for a particular type of job. | | | | differently, works at a different pace, handles |
| Their behavioural style closely matches the job and | | | | emotions differently, manages stress differently and |
| as a result, they do better, are less stressed, can't | | | | solves problems differently. Not necessarily worse, |
| wait to get to work, are enthusiastic and stay with | | | | not better just differently. As an employer your style |
| you longer. The ideal employee! These are the people | | | | is most likely going to be different than your |
| you need to hire.. | | | | employees so you need to know who your staff are |
| Which Behavioural Style Are You? | | | | and how to communicate with them." |
| Four dominant styles define everyones behaviour | | | | The Final Word |
| Whilst we are all different, our behavioural habits and | | | | It's really important to consider all these factors |
| style are more predicable than we think. We each | | | | when hiring people. So why not make your life easier, |
| have a dominant style and this determines how we | | | | save time and money and utilise MyProfile. You'll |
| manage at work, at home, in our relationships, how | | | | discover in less than 10 minutes the behaviourial style |
| we communicate and importantly what careers we | | | | of a candidate or employee. MyProfile tells you if the |
| are best suited to. | | | | person is suited to the job, if their working style |
| D - Drivers. These are people who want to get | | | | match that required to do the job. What would |
| things done. Active and fast paced, more interested | | | | normally take months of relationship building and in |
| in tasks than relationships. Often strong willed and | | | | many instances, a lot of heartache, can be predicted |
| very assertive, they push to have things done their | | | | using this tool. For a miniscule investment of $33 can |
| way. | | | | you not afford it? |