We live in a world full of theories.
- Statisticians want to wow us with how many different ways they can cut the same numbers (and how easily they can ‘prove’ opposing views).
- Economists want to impress us with identifying the number of times we’ve been in this big a
mess – and how long it’s going to take to get out of it (if ever) - Pollsters can spend 30 minutes telling us why the major event that just happened will have
no impact whatsoever on the result of the election (without realising most of us tuned out at
30 seconds). - And providers of psychometric assessments want to convince us their product is the best on
the market because of the number of days and £000s you need to spend being trained to
use them (and the number of incomprehensible psychological terms they fit into one
report).
The problem is, most of us don’t live in a theoretical world. Our day to day lives are characterised by getting s*** done, not by knowing why it’s hard to do (or why it was screwed up in the first place).
When you’re in a hole, knowing there’s a theory that covers exactly where you find yourself doesn’t help. In fact, it’s really f*****g annoying.
What you need, right now, is help to get out of the hole, not an explanation as to why you’re in it (even if it might help to stop you getting in there again). And you’re not really interested that lots of other people have done exactly the same thing!! Strangely, it doesn’t make you feel any better.
At Great People Inside, we’ve said ENOUGH!!
ENOUGH:
Theories – we can prove the scientific validity and reliability of our assessments, if you want us to, but for us, it’s a hygiene factor. If we hadn’t done the work, we wouldn’t be in business.
Statistics – we’ve got them coming out of our ‘proverbials‘ – but we don’t think that’s why you want to use our assessments (but if it is, ask us!!)
‘Psychobabble’ – if we can’t explain, simply and meaningfully, what someone is seeing in our reports, and our reports can’t be used by a typical Line Manager, with limited/no training, we have failed as a provider.
How do we think (and ACT) differently at Great People Inside?
We don’t think it makes sense for our customers to pay for an assessment, then have to pay again for someone to tell them what it means!! So, we don’t do that. All of our reports are written in plain language, accessible to everyone.
We don’t think it makes sense for us, knowing very little about your business, to tell you what you should be measuring. We want you to tell us – but we’ve simplified how you can do that – and we don’t charge to create the assessment that’s exactly right for your business.
We don’t think you should pay a fortune for our assessments when we’ve developed the IT systems to make them cost-effective and efficient. So, you won’t pay the earth to work with us.
We don’t think we should dictate what device your candidates have to use to complete our assessments. So, we don’t. They can complete our assessments on any device, anywhere and at any time.
We don’t think you should have to avoid using assessments for entry level roles because they’re too long, complex and expensive. So, you don’t have to. You decide on the length and content for any assessment you use and we’ll tailor it to the exact needs of your business. And we’re already cheaper than most providers.
If you’re sick of the theories and are just looking for someone that can get you out of a hole NOW, look no further. You’ve found us.
