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The Platinum Rule

No two people are the same which makes selecting the right people for the job a real challenge.

How good would it be if you had a greater understanding of the people on your team?

If you had a more accurate view of someone’s ability to complete a task, lead a team or head a project would it mean faster results, remove costly mistakes, improve productivity?

Do you recognise below any of the characteristics in the people on your team or maybe yourself? Would someone who owned traits from one of the following styles, Director, Thinker, Relater and Socaliser fit perfectly in a role you need to see deliver real results?

Would it be useful if your team were able to communicate to a higher degree and build greater relationships with customers?

Knowing the behavioural style of your staff and giving them the tools to modify it to effectively complete varying tasks related to their role will deliver the benefits of reduced costs, higher productivity and above all more profit for your business

Which of your team are:

DIRECTOR STYLE

  • Decisive actions and decisions
  • Likes control, dislikes inaction
  • Prefers maximum freedom to manage himself and others
  • Cool, independent, and competitive
  • Low tolerance for feelings, attitudes, and advice of others
  • Works quickly and impressively alone
  • Good administrative skills

THINKER STYLE

  • Cautious actions and decisions
  • Likes organization and structure
  • Dislikes involvement
  • Asks many questions about specific details
  • Prefers objective, task-oriented, intellectual work environment
  • Wants to be right, so can be overly reliant on data collection
  • Works slowly and precisely alone
  • Good problem solving skills

RELATER STYLE

  • Slow at taking action and making decisions
  • Likes close, personal relationships
  • Dislikes interpersonal conflict
  • Supports and “actively” listens to others
  • Weak at goal setting and self-direction
  • Has excellent ability to gain support from others
  • Works slowly and cohesively with others
  • Seeks security and the need to belong
  • Good counseling skills

SOCIALISER STYLE

  • Spontaneous actions and decisions
  • Likes involvement
  • Dislikes being alone
  • Exaggerates and generalizes
  • Tends to dream and gets others caught up in their dreams
  • Jumps from one activity to another
  • Works quickly and excitedly with others
  • Seeks esteem and acknowledgment
  • Good persuasive skills

Companies such as Fujitsu, Toys "R" Us, Hallmark cards Inc, Microsoft Corporation, GE, Motorola, Coca-Cola, Marriot Hotels, Johnson & Johnson are just some of the companies who have discovered and employed The Platinum Rule™ to great success.

Join the ranks of such esteemed business and see how The Platinum Rule™ will help you develop your team by contacting Beyond The Box now.

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