Business owners, employers, managers and entrepreneurs how do you appoint a new member to your team? The usual route... first the ad in the local newspaper and nowadays online as well, then the short listing of the candidates, followed by the interviews and the decision. That’s how most companies do it. Unfortunately, they miss one crucial step in the whole process... establishing the potential candidate’s temperament and if the person is going to fit into the company’s culture!
How many times have you heard somebody say “he did so well in the interview, but since his appointment it has been a disaster”? You see, if you only have a CV and one interview for reference you are gambling with your business as well as the potential employee’s career.
You have to take a person’s EQ and their temperament into account as well. Let’s focus on EQ or emotional intelligence first. According to www.psychologytoday.com
, “emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and manage your own emotions and the emotions of others. It is generally said to include three skills: emotional awareness; the ability to harness emotions and apply them to tasks like thinking and problem solving; and the ability to manage emotions.”
In other words… will the person be able to handle work stress? How will she cope with conflict? Is he a team player? How does he handle difficult situations? You can build these types of questions into the interview, but why don’t you give them a temperament test first ? If you know who they are according to the Personality Matrix , you immediately know their strong and weak points, making the final interview so much easier.
Every person belongs to at least one of the four Temperaments/Personalities, presented here in colours to make it easier to understand. People who are extroverted (Popular Yellow and Powerful Red), enjoy positions that allow them a great deal of interaction with other people. They are also natural leaders. Those with more introverted characteristics, (Perfect Blue and Peaceful Green), are content to be in positions that keep them more isolated from other people.
While you at it, maybe you should test yourself and the rest of your team. It can be done online on our website or you can even book a workshop for your team. When people are placed in a position from where they can operate in their natural strengths and enjoy their work, they will tend to be more productive, less absent and less likely to seek alternative employment. All of these are good building stones for your company’s ultimate success, you should try it.
We invite you to talk to us about a workshop that will best solve your personal and professional issues. Should you not be able to conduct a face-to-face workshop anytime soon, feel free to browse through our online store for one of our self-help books.
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