What is my next move?
Business owners work hard. You build your business through blood, sweat, and tears. And eventually you stop, catch your breath, and give yourself space to get on the balcony.
For some, it is time to hire a specialist. For others, a partner is the right move. Or maybe it is time to exit the business.
You have options.
But perhaps your next move is getting scanned so that you can better see where you fit into the picture?
The technology measures 13 cognitive, motivational, and behavioral traits and produces a 3D image of your intellectual diversity
Disruptive Technology
When Google launched two decades ago, it looked like magic. But it worked and their search technology disrupted the way we look for information (and became a verb).
Uber made taxis look archaic a decade ago. Their smartphone technology disrupted the way we hired a ride (and became a verb).
Today, OND's Intellect Scan disrupts the way we position people because of neuroscience breakthroughs.
Leveraging the Technology
The scan results are a starting point
Self-Service
Apply it organically as you operate your business day-by-day with an incremental approach
Consultant
Work with an organizational development consultant to get on the balcony and think about strategy and people
Partnering
Bring a business partner alongside so that you can stay in position doing more of what you love
Common Applications
Here are examples you can customize to your situation
For Business Owners
Your Position
Discover the natural position where you add the most value to your company
Intellectual Diversity
Understanding your traits, how they focus your work, and where they introduce biases
Positional Narrative
A strengths-based view into how you uniquely play your natural position
Positional Influence
A performance-based view into your influence with others
Common Types of Collaboration
Executives & Assistants
Executive Assistants are more than admins. They are critical team members.
Direct Reports
Stay in sync with those you rely on most so that work is distributed and doesn't always fall on you
Winning Teams
There are times when people need to come together as a team and win together
External Relationships
The Gig Economy often creates frequent collaborations with strategic vendors and consultants
What about people who feel awkward about this stuff?
This is something we've struggled with over the years. Do we really need assessments to get to know people and work together? Of course not.
Every technology advancement creates pushback. Two generations ago, companies clinged to their mainframe computers as PC's decentralized computing. One generation ago, the Internet was known as the World Wide Web and seemed one part scary and one part overwhelming. Today, parents wrestle with their children's use of smartphones and gaming consoles to stay connected to their friends. Technology changes faster than we do.
As neuroscience shows us the relational power of the human brain, technology will help us in ways we cannot even imagine. This technology has already shown how we misjudged the people closest to us. We've already experienced how scanning accelerates 1:1 collaboration, how scanning changes the way teams go through the forming-storming-norming-performing stages, and how scanning helps people navigate a messy dating world to form new relationships with deeper roots. In every instance, the benefits stemmed from better understanding each other.
What if we already have used something else?
Psychometric tools are popular, with DISC being the most common today. DISC is a behavioral personality model, and you can read more about it here. The majority of these first generation assessments are measuring behaviors and have a mixed track record.
OND's three-dimensional scan measures the logical and emotional dimensions and aligns with the latest neuroscience breakthroughs on human intellect. OND's technology was built in 2003 for organizations to gain a competitive advantage in a team-based work environment. And it has spread because neuroscience has caused us to rethink many other aspects of our lives.
Getting into Position
DISC describes four personality styles.
Our scan enables people to get into the natural position that fulfills them.
Eliminating Assumptions
DISC is a behavioral assessment created in 1941 that measures 4 traits to describe an individual's behavior pattern.
We measure 13 cognitive, motivational, and behavioral traits. Neuroscience is revealing how the mind's thinking and emotions shape an individual's behavior. It helps you see why an individual behaves the way they do.
Taking Perspective
DISC describes four communication styles.
Our scan reveals the filter through which an individual communicates. This enables us to hear an individual's perspective and recognize where we talk past one another.
Increasing Influence
DISC predicts potential behavioral conflicts.
Our scan enables us to explore where we can increase our influence and gain the benefit of the doubt with collaborators. This is based on a individual's natural position.
Business Results
Computer-generated profiles offer generalities about people.
Our technology creates alignment between collaborators and the work they are doing. We accomplish this with a side-by-side view highlighting common ground, intellectual diversity, and collaboration strategies based on the type of collaboration.
