From recruitment to retirement the Birkman assessment tool creates awareness in your organization. Understanding yourself is your first step to becoming a great individual. Understanding the personal styles of your team members will make you a great leader. Jim Blanchard explains how to break down the 11 dimensions of this tool and how it offers objective language for subjective conversations. From incentivizing employees to be the best they can be to dealing with emotions in the workplace, this scientifically proven program covers it all.
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Key Takeaways:
[1:06] What led Jim to the Birkman tool [2:30] Describing the assessment tool through motivators and behaviors [5:20] Expanding your life while being more productive [6:28] Analyzing the 11 piece parts of a personality profile [13:05] The big discovery of you can measure how you expect other people to treat you [17:08] Are you asking me to do something or telling me to do it [17:45] Becoming aware of perceptions of yourself and others [18:08] Idealistic versus realistic personalities [20:20] Understand why financial incentives motivate me but no one else [25:24] Understanding how different categories blend together [26:05] Giving ourselves permission to live life based on our needs and interests [28:10] Your empathy score – Dealing with emotion in a business environment [30:49] Breaking down change and freedom [36:55] How quickly do you make decisions – try breaking down the pieces [40:00] The benefit of leaders who are self aware [42:14] Leaders should read the book “the advantage” and understand strategic anchors [43:52] Every decision should be based on the company’s core values and strategic anchors [45:10] A manager manages, a leader leads [46:24] Retention: People stay at companies when they feel they are being developed [47:04] 62% of leaders hired outside the organization fail after the first year