Greetings. As I was setting up my new office in Boise, Idaho, I came across this document. Although this document came from a leaderhship training I attended almost 20 years ago, it's relevance and importance seems even greater for today's leaders.

The Highly Developed Person

Maggie was a hard-working CFO. While she was at the workplace for more than 40 hours a week, she also spent most evenings and weekends in her home office. Maggie’s life became increasingly sedentary and she gained weight – lots of it. She was spending less time in her community and with her family and friends. As the holidays approached, Maggie found she couldn’t fit into her dress clothes. She joined a “New Year New You” wellness challenge through her employer – which gave incentives for participation. This challenge primarily involved eating behavior changes with some small, closely-monitored, steps to activate and integrate fitness into Maggie’s life.

Round pegs in square holes. How do you know the fit?

Did You Know?

• 46% of new hires fail within 18 months
• Only 19% will achieve unequivocal success
• Technical skills are not the primary reason for failure.

 The Profile XT assessment measures how well an individual fits specific jobs in your organization. The “job matching” feature of the PXT is unique, and it enables you to evaluate an individual relative to the qualities required to successfully perform in a specific job. It is used throughout the employee life cycle for selection, on boarding, managing, and strategic workforce planning.

Assessments are a wonderful complement to hiring, talent development, and coaching.

A group of elected officials experienced coaching through the use of a validated instrument that assesses learning index, behavioral characteristics, and motivators. Through this experience, they were able to recognize that some individuals perform better in certain roles than did others and could use this information to increase their effectiveness.

Interviews alone are a poor indicator of future and sustained success. Organizations that use a proven tool to complement the interviewing process are more successful in finding, developing and keeping the right people in the right roles.