If I told you there was a way you could gain more trust in your employees and the people you hire, would you be interested? Read on!
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I was checking out the app store the other day when I came across a game called 'Adventure Capitalism.' The title piqued my interest and it was a free download, so I decided to install it. Here's the gist of the game: you start with a lemonade stand and you have to physically tap the button with your finger to make money. You do that over and over and you make more money.
As you make more money, you diversify your holdings: after a lemonade stand you buy a newspaper stand, then a carwash, then a pizzeria, etc...all the way up until you own an oil company. You can also choose to spend money to upgrade your various holdings, thus making you more money. Of course, the more businesses you buy, you have to keep tapping the button on each of them in order to actually make money, so you end up tapping all over the screen constantly.
Until, that is, you hire managers. Once you earn enough money, you can hire a manager to run each of your different companies. After you hire a manager, the business keeps making money without you having to constantly click all over the screen, thus freeing you to make other investments.
So far, this is business 101. Nothing too complicated.
But here's the rest of the story.
The first night I was playing, I thought 'Hmm, I wonder if this will keep going all night long.' So I hired my managers and went to sleep. When I woke up, I had made a ton of money! These game managers had worked all night while I slept to make me money.
Before you start thinking I'm crazy, bear with me - I'm going somewhere!
Your employees - not only your managers, but all the people you hire - are there because they help make your life better and easier. They help you make money. They keep your business running and on track while you are thinking about other things. They maximize the impact of your business.
We generally don't think about our employees in these terms, but it doesn't make it any less true.
When you think about it like that - that your employees are central to your company flourishing - what would be the most important factor when you hire them?
TRUST!
You are literally entrusting your business and your livelihood to these people - and you better trust them.
Here's the thing about trust, though: it takes a very long time to develop.
How is trust developed you might ask? Think about your own experience with people you trust. It's built by watching how they act and what they do; it's built by learning what motivates people and makes them tick; it's earned by seeing their skills and talents in action. All of these things generally take a huge investment of time, and my guess is many of you have little time to spare.
So if I told you that you could have trust in the people you hire without the huge investment of time, would you want that? That is what assessments offer you. They offer you the chance to learn about your potential or current employees behaviors, motivations, and skills. They can give you one of the most valuable commodities in business: trust.
If you're ready to hire people you trust and work with employees you trust, connect with us now to learn more and get started!