Oameni si bani

Studiile din ultimii 10-15 ani demonstreaza ca organizatiile cu lideri eficienti au sanse de 13 ori mai mari sa depaseasca rezultatele competitorilor si cu pana la de 3 ori mai mari sa retina in interior angajatii talentati. Personalitatea CEO-ului companiei este raspunzatoare cu pana la 30% in variabilitatea profitului, adica un impact mult mai mare decat il are industria in care activeaza firma (impact in variabilitatea profitului de 6%). (Mackey, A. 2008, the effect of CEOs on firm performance. Strategic Management Journal)

The personality assessment industry has experienced exponential growth in recent years. Once a common tool for selection purposes, assessments have significantly increased in popularity in the learning and development community.

People are your competitive advantage. In a business environment where most companies have access to the same resources and technology, successful companies must differentiate themselves from the competition. By using assessments, organizations can effectively identify employees’ work strengths, shortcomings, and core values, ensuring you get the most from your employees, and they get the most out of their careers.

Studiu realizat de echipa Facultății de Management din cadrul Școlii Naționale de Studii Politice și Administrative (SNSPA) pe baza analizei a peste 7500 de profiluri psihologice din generația Millenials și generații mai vârstnice aflate în baza de date Hart Consulting, folosind metodologia Hogan.

Our habits define us. But how true is this for our digital habits? Are we the same online as offline? In the early days of the internet, it was probably safe to assume that our online behaviours did not reveal much about our real-world personas. This notion was popularised by the “on the internet, nobody knows you’re dog” caption of a famous New Yorker cartoon.

Our fascination with talent goes back a long way. Homer described the  qualities of  his  heroes with a precision not reached by today’s profiling experts. For instance, Odysseus was brave, clever, quick-witted, and at times too focused on himself. In China, the Han Dynasty introduced an Imperial Examination for evaluating expertise, fit, and moral integrity for government jobs, much like modern assessment centers do today. And for at least 100 years the U.S. and European military pioneered the  use  of  psychological tests to predict the performance of soldiers and generals, as well as their propensity to remain sane during combat. More recently, computer- generated algorithms have been used to match people to the right job in areas as diverse as sports, education, and business.

Fascinatia noastra pentru talent a existat de foarte mult timp in istorie. Homer isi descria eroii cu o precizie greu de atins de catre expertii care scriu astazi profile de personalitate. De exemplu, Odysseus era curajos, destept, ager si uneori prea centrat pe sine. In China, Dinastia Han a introdus un examen imperial de evaluare a expertizei, a compatibilitatii si integritatii morale pentru functiile guvernamentale, examen similar cu centrele de evaluare de astazi. In ultima suta de ani, organizatiile militare din Statele Unite si Europa au facut pionierat in privinta utilizarii testelor psihologice pentru a prezice performanta soldatilor si generalilor, precum si probabilitatea de a-si pastra luciditatea si sanatatea mentala pe parcursul confruntarilor armate. Mai rencent, au fost utilizati algoritmi generati de calculator pentru stabilirea compatibilitatii anumitor oameni pe post in diverse domenii precum sport, educatie, business.

Au trecut mai bine de 40 de ani de cand David McClelland a propus pentru prima data ideea ca cea mai buna abordare pentru a prezice performanta intr-un post viitor este concentrarea asupra competentelor si mai putin asupra inteligentei. Aceasta critica a miscarii IQ se baza pe un fapt bine documentat si anume ca performanta anterioara este cel mai bun predictor al performantei viitoare. Daca vrei sa stii cum va conduce cineva un autobuz, argumenteaza McClelland, aplica-i candidatului un test de sofat, nu-i da un test de inteligenta.

It has been more than 40 years since psychologist David McClelland contended that a person’s past performance, rather than IQ, is a better predictor of future occupational success. This idea prompted HR professionals to focus on creating competency-based job descriptions that helped identify the best candidates. Although McClelland’s insights helped revolutionize the HR industry, they aren’t as relevant in today’s workplace. Here’s why:

Society idolizes the individual – from the star quarterback to the charismatic leaders of the modern business arena. But humanity’s greatest achievements – the Egyptian pyramids and Great Wall of China, the invention of modern medicine, the exploration of the outer reaches of the universe – are the result of collective effort.

High-performing teams can provide an undeniable advantage over the competition. However, most managers will tell you that although it is easy to put together a team with great potential, they rarely perform at their maximum capacity.

Why?

Societatea idolatrizeaza star-urile, de la fotbalisti renumiti la CEOs carismatici ai lumii de afaceri. Insa, realizarile marcante ale umanitatii sunt rezultatul unui efort colectiv.

Echipele cu rezultate bune pot asigura un avantaj de necontestat in fata concurentei. Totusi, cei mai multi manageri va vor spune ca, desi este usor sa alcatuiesti o echipa din oameni valorosi fiecare in parte, aceasta va actiona foarte rar la capacitatea maxima.

De ce?