After training, the HR Director of the plant asked me if she could survey her daughter, Karen, who was “almost 16.” I asked, “What is almost 16?” She answered “11.” Since 11 isn’t “almost 16” to most people, I gave her the usual precautions: the spread of a person’s wiring (Like, Want or Need) does…more

This member told us his story of what it was like when he joined a corporate senior leadership team consisting of very High A individuals. When I first came to the company, I had been a practicing physician for over 15 years and was to be the medical director. I had previous experience as the medical director…more

Conflict Resolution in the Workplace Every high or low drive has its strengths and accompanying limitations. Often, the limitation is how the drive is perceived or received by others. In some cases, like drives do seem to attract. Low A’s do tend to work well in team driven environments with other Low A individuals. High…more

Position Profile Impacts the Hiring Process We often get emails and calls from clients about the Position Profile and how it impacts a hire. Once a Position Profile is created and validated, you can simply compare and get a Green, Yellow or Red match. Green means it is a perfect match to the Position Profile.…more

Millennials have a reputation for job-hopping and a recent Gallup report supports that conclusion Twenty-one percent of millennials say they’ve changed jobs within the last year, which is more than three times the number of non-millennials reporting the same statistic. The cost for millennial turnover is estimated by Gallup to cost the U.S. economy $30.5 billion…more

Open Door Policy and Human Wiring Most of us pride ourselves on our “Open Door Policy.” We appreciate and solicit input from everybody in the organization. Let’s reflect for a minute on how our wiring might affect us in the execution of this policy, focusing specifically on the C drive. Low C drive profiles accept…more

Honesty Test for Prospective Employees Some employers give tests to try to predict an employee’s future behavior. A company I once worked for gave an “honesty test” to all of its prospective employees. The test asked the applicants to assume that they were following an armored truck down the road. Stopping at a light, the…more

Everybody gets things done! Everyone can do multiple types of work So what is the real difference between Low C and High C work styles? It’s all in the brain. The wiring for the brain of a Low C profile is such that the individual does not have to button down one thing before moving onto the…more