Has it ever occurred to you that all the rules that apply to the creation and sustaining of great sports teams, top corporations and even the very successful not-for profits become somehow easily ignored by organizations worldwide. It is as if we, not so gigantic enterprises, have believed that we have been endowed with some invisible immunity to that particular discipline.

Can you imagine the level of pre-planning that goes into the actual selection of a Heisman trophy candidate to quarterback for your already world-class pro-team? It is hard to comprehend the depth of research and testing that goes on long before any multimillion dollar contract is even discussed.

Talk about CSI level analysis of minute characteristics and past records.
Just imagine the constant awareness of the enormous risks of selecting wrong using the traditional, quick resume review and personality seeking interview.

And so it goes. How have we missed it all these decades. All the way back to Hippocrotese with his very early landmark studies and findings determining the actual behavioral and habitual styles of candidates for the Army in order to ascertain best fitness metrics for winning wars (and BTW, discovered that men from darker more severe climes were the best fighters and tougher skinned for bettersword-blade defence. Then Karl Jung,  then a century later Dr. William Moulton Marston at Harvard, all had articulated the same findings; four very different behavioral, motivational and attitudinal styles and related them to very specific templates for best-fit selection, development of and best ways of communicating with.

 At least six decades ago, the process of scientific assessment of job or promotion fitness to candidate matching was introduced to the world by noted psychiatrist of the time Walter Clark and 20 years ago the analysis, reporting and recommendations were automated and quickly became the exclusive province of the corporate world.

Automation, as always, quickly drove down the costs and it soon became a veritable and soon to become virtual, secret-weapon for the more entrepreneurial types and thus, with far less devotion to traditional methods of the old tried and true, albeit, woefully inaccurate result-producing, procedures and with few or no actual metrics.

Do you find it difficult to believe that a very high percentage of small to even medium sized organizations have never even considered the processes to refine and dramatically and measurably improve their recruiting, retaining and promoting success?

They say old beliefs like old habits die hard. Yet, knowledge continues to gravitate to many of the well educated leaders of emerging ventures, led by eager-seekers of any advantage.

True nurturing can add a massive boost in effect when crafted to always speak, write-to or call anyone when equipped with a mental map to the observable, logical, autonomous and most often unconscious preferences, values, triggers and behaviors of the unique individuals we are attempting influence.

Can you imagine the power boost to your database and your own insights once appended with alerts including the above data before you begin to compose any messages or media, hoping to be most appropriate to the individual you are connecting with? Now with your natural flex style, you can adroitly slide from style and motivators most likely to be considered and accepted by their awesomely effective mental filter?

Imagine being reminded electronically on every contact that not only does the person respond well to your accurate assessment of and skill to rapidly shift into their world, but also have a digital prompt about their preferred learning style and method, whether visual, auditory or kinesthetic. That single skill alone can be and often is transformational to the one so nurtured.

Even the ancients left an edict, as when Hippocrates commanded to the first medical students in ancient Rome; “Prescription, before diagnosis, is gross mal-practice!”

How might your own relationship management and nurturing practices measure up to the available technology of assessment and communications enhancement so available and amazingly inexpensive?

If you have a hunger for deeper understanding of those of most importance to you, may I introduce my personal assessment Guru and friend who has served my ecstatic clients for nearly 25 years; Judy Suiter, founder and leader of www.competetiveedge.com . You will find her an articulate and (com)passionate teacher and coach in translating the true magic of assessments into real success for both you and those served by you.

Good Nurturing

Jim