Are You My Flock - Using Personality Profiling on the job.
By BJ Stromme
Lower your turnover rate and increase productivity when your employees love their jobs.
Are you tired of hiring, training, and losing employees to other businesses?
As a business owner, understanding who you are hiring and if they are a fit takes insights.
Save money, time and energyt by learning how to identify your ideal team members!
Before you start interviewing, put these in place.
Having a clear description of the job being filled.
A realistic expectation about the value of the job. IE; Is it part time, temporary, or a possible career move.
The ability to quickly and clearly identifying the “Flock” or natural personalities.
Understanding the strengths and challenges of each “Flock”, or personality.
The skill of asking open ended questions to create authentic engagement.
To help explain the term “flock”, I’ll reference basic personality profiling first, then more from my book, “Are You My Flock”.
There are four basic personality profiles addressed in almost every program.
1. Leader (Raptors in my Are You My Flock Book)
2. Analytical (Herons)
3. Social (Songbirds)
4. Supporter (Doves)
Being able to identify, clearly and accurately, the “flock”, or personality someone flies with makes a big difference in knowing if they will be a fit and have a natural tendency toward the job requirements.
When you begin interviewing prospects, asking open ended questions will help you gain deeper insights into their personality, strengths, and challenges. Thus, helping you know if the person you are hiring for the job description is a good fit.
Implimenting these 5 basics on the job can eliminate turnover.
Having a clear description of the job along with realistic expectations for both the employee and employer helps to alleviate miscommunication.
If the job is temporary or part time, there might not be additional job training or expectation of moving to another department. or up in the company.
Helping someone feel valued, heard, and effective, so they want to come to work, is the key to employee retention.
This additional article from Gallup can give you insights on what your employees are looking for at work. And it can change according to their personal life-work balance so check in with them often.
When you understand how each flock processes information, how they think, talk, dress, and interact with others, you have the information needed to help them excel in your business. You also have the knowledge to provide the correct balance of challenge and support on the job.
We need all four flocks in our businesses and lives. Each one brings natural strengths that when directed correctly bring quick, satisfying results for everyone involved.
For instance, Raptors are natural leaders.
They can take charge when needed, delegate and direct clearly and manage projects and processes well. They are visionaries, seeing the big picture and moving boldly toward their goals. They work well with task oriented, fast moving activities.
Herons are quiet, detail minded and private individuals. They naturally see the small steps, love research, and can work well alone.
Songbirds are social, usually positive, and active people. They naturally like to talk and create. They are relationship oriented, so working a front desk, customer service, sales, or creative design might be right down their alley.
Doves are your supporters. They care deeply about the people in their life. Relationships are more important than tasks. Doves naturally look for ways to keep the peace, working with others to help have an atmosphere of calm, happy, friendly results.
Keep in mind that anyone can exhibit characteristics from all four flocks depending on the environment they are in at the time.
When you have a greater grasp on how people process information and how you can hold your own ground while speaking their language, it can create positive change.
Whether you are managing employees or even caring for your children, understanding how they are wired and what makes them happy and productive is the key to great relationships.
For the book “Are You My Flock” , Personal or Business coaching, or team training for your organization, please visit www.POPmindset.com or contact BJ@POPmindset.com.


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