Talent Deployment (Is everyone in the right seat?)
Assess for Best Fit
If everyone had a "perfect" work environment, every employee would be motivated, enthusiastic, and productive.
But every employee's idea of the perfect work environment is different, and every job is made up of different types of tasks. How do you match the task with the talent to maximize job satisfaction and effective performance?
The Task QuotientTM (TQ) assessment
helps retain a quality workforce by identifying
the best combination of tasks to create high job satisfaction
and motivation in employees.
The Task Quotient evaluates workflow based on three distinct types of tasks:
- Routine or repetitive tasks
- Troubleshooting or problem-solving tasks
- Project or planning tasks
The personalized TQ report details the respondent's preferred, actual, and optimal combination of task types, indicates the current level of job satisfaction, and includes an action plan to achieve the preferred results.
"Most managers are unaware of the ideal combination of tasks that truly motivate employees, and they unknowingly aggravate situations by assigning tasks that don't match what a worker does best," says Task Quotient creator Dr. Kevin D. Gazzara. "TQ gives managers and employees a common language to identify a highly productive work environment that increases satisfaction and employee retention."
The Task Quotient also assists managers in other areas such as job selection, assigning tasks more effectively among team members, and pinpointing organizational needs.
For details about the design, theory, and applications of the Task Quotient, click here. Click here for a sample report.
Assess for Effective Teamwork and Communication
You have a number of talented performers in your organization, but when you form a team to address a problem or improve a process, somehow the team fails to be as effective as the individuals on it. Groups that need to work together for the benefit of the organization experience "personality conflicts" that make them unproductive. Employees complain that their manager does not communicate goals and expectations clearly, and managers complain that they find out too late about problems in their department.
Every organization has experienced situations like these, which can almost always be dramatically improved by increasing workers' awareness of different behavioral styles and teaching specific communication techniques that are effective with different kinds of people. Positive Impact can help improve teamwork and communication in your organization through the application of individualized assessments as well as Communication workshops, Team Building training, and one-on-one coaching based on assessment results. Training can be individualized for a particular work group, department, or employee.
Task QuotientTM is a trademark of
Dr. Kevin Gazzara.
