Using Behavioural Analytics to Understand People Better
I first took the training to become a Predictive Index Behavioural Practitioner in 2019. I was ready for a change. I needed to add a new element to my personal growth and wanted to learn more about how we could attract, train, mentor, and retain effective employees. As a human resources professional, I knew that employees are the heartbeat of the organization. I wanted employees to feel valued, ensure their interests were being heard and met, and increase the chance they would stay with their organization. So I needed to find a way to learn more about them, and then share this information with their coach, trainer, colleagues, and supervisor so they could learn more about each other and identify WHY issues were occurring.
The Predictive Behavioural Assessment presents participants with an analytic assessment of their behaviour profile. In essence—how you behave, what drives you, and how others expect you to behave.
The variance between the two domains of what drives you and how people expect you to behave is also very helpful in providing insight into areas where you may be feeling pressured to “be someone you aren’t” or are struggling to complete certain tasks and interactions at work. Additionally, the assessments can then be overlaid with other people’s assessments to see just how similar and/or different your employees/teammates are. This often helps to explain conflicts that arise, differences in expectations, learning strategies, and job fit.
I invite you to try it and learn more about your own needs, behaviours, and strengths.
You may be intrigued on how it describes you!
I have sat with many people who, after doing their assessment, are a little surprised by the accuracy of the results. The domains are also broken down into four primary personality constructs that will further provide insight into how you prefer to behave, what drives you, and how you think others EXPECT you to behave.
It has helped to generate some great new discussions among leaders and insights into why people find themselves frustrated doing certain jobs or tasks. It also helps to explain why individuals don’t all see the world the same way. Often the first insight people have is not work related, but from examples in their personal life. All of a sudden, they can understand why they and their life partner approach the planning of a trip or the renovating of their house very differently! The beauty of the assessment is that it also emphasizes that neither person is wrong. One personality construct is not superior to or better than another. We are just different and unique in our construct.
In fact there are 17 Different Personality Profiles. Look here to learn more about yours.
© Copyrights 2022. All Rights Reseved.