Total Person Analysis
Today’s economy is challenging each and every organization to take a deeper look at its employees and what motivates them. But how do you truly measure the total person?
Many companies have one or two ways to measure what a person brings to the job. The fact of the matter is that people are [...]
Archive for the ‘Soft Skills’ Category
More and more companies are measuring soft skills in their work force and evaluating their impact on performance. Only recently do we have evidence that soft skills may be age- and occupation-related. This is based on four different studies. The first two studies were conducted in the fall of 2008. Nine hundred college freshmen from [...]
The Key Factor to Superior Performance
Personal accountability is not only an important skill to possess, but it is also in high demand. In over 95% of the jobs we studied, we found personal accountability to be one of the top seven personal skills that are required for superior performance on the job. Most companies would agree that responsibility for actions is a major component to success on the job and will look for this skill in any employee review or selection situation. Unfortunately, personal accountability can be difficult to gauge and is often times not genuine until you can scratch through the surface.
If personal accountability is so important to success on the job, yet difficult to find, how can we look for this skill in today’s talent? [Read Full Article]
The Universal Skill
What determines superior performance? What makes a prime candidate? If you were to pick just one skill, what would it be?
TTI’s soft skills assessments have allowed us to look at personal skills in a new light, and the picture of talent in today’s workplace is becoming clearer than ever before. After looking at research in several areas, we firmly believe that personal accountability is at the top on the list of ideal soft skills. [Read Full Article]
