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5-step framework for coping with the storms of life

5-Step strategy for responding when the storms of life are raging:

1. Approach life with certainty.
Research data suggests that when persons are in a state of uncertainty negative results seem to have greater impact. The blows seem to be amplified.

So from that it would appear that people who approach impending events with confidence and certainty fare better if things do not go as planned.

2. Deal with the facts as there are now…not what they could be or have been
All too often we place ourselves in the role of a storyteller. We face one set of facts and we rush off to create situations that may not even occur.
Luke 8:24 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”

This extension of the facts produces unnecessary tension and reduces our capacity to address the facts as they really are.

3. Invite Divine Intervention. James 5: 13 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. …. 16 The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
Outside of invoking the power of God, prayer has the additional benefit of helping us to focus on the resolution of the issues at hand. We petition God about things that we figure will resolve the issue. It helps to direct us to the way forward.

Prayer also has the effect of calming our frazzled nerves. By appealing to a higher authority we grow in confidence and we feel better about the situation.

4. Take action that supports your prayers.
When we pray we should act as is our prayers are being answered. We have to proceed with the assurance that God’s providence is going to be granted to us and all our actions should reflect that confidence.
Mark 11: 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

5. Get the support of others.

When the storms of life are raging it makes good sense to seek to weather them with the support of others. Sometimes things are just a little too much for us to handle on our own. Even the strongest of us need support at times. We should be willing to seek assistance – even just moral support when we face difficult times. That is one of the reasons for the Christian fellowship. We are to be our brother’s keepers.

Gal 6: 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

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JOB FIT Behavioral Analysis

JOB FIT Behavioral Analysis

In most organizations, there is a tendency to define the “technical” requirements for jobs – professional skills, training/education, work experience, language skills, etc. Most organizations, however, are not equipped to assess the behavioural requirements of a job. Many failures in jobs are not based on a lack of professional skills but on deficiencies in dealing with people and communication problems. A seminal Harvard study attributed 85% of success to Inter-personal skills and only 15% to Technical competence.

In the quest to bridge this gap, Extended DISC lends support to the job fit evaluation process. The intervention has three components:

1. A behaviour oriented Job Analysis exercise.
2. Completion of personal behavioural analyses
3. Interview mapping

The Extended DISC Job Analysis is an effective and powerful tool that collects and combines the opinions of key players in an organization about the behavioural competencies that are required to effectively perform a particular job.

The objective of the exercise is to produce a template for the ideal behavioural style for undertaking the job in question. This analysis provides the template against which the natural behavioural style of candidates is compared to produce a behavioural gap analysis. The analysis also adds value in the following areas:

    Gaining clarity about the job and identifying facets that might not otherwise be recognized up front.
    Aligning the job with the vision and mission of the organization through structured discussion.
    Analysing and working through differences of opinion among key stakeholders as to how the job ought to be performed.
    Identifying areas of responsibility that may need to be taken away from the job or added to it.
    Recognizing situations in which the performer of the job may require specified support.
    Establishing the critical success factors with respect to the job and agreeing on a framework for the performance measures that will govern the job.

Implementation is swift and easy. Up to 8 persons who are clear about the requirements of the job are asked to complete an Extended DISC Job Analysis Questionnaire individually. These results are input into the Extended DISC Job Analysis application to produce the template against which individual behavioural analyses will be compared.

The Extended DISC Personal Analysis uses the preferred multi-phrase questionnaire model and over 2 million lines of text to produce a comprehensive profile of the “natural” style of individuals in addition to a report on how they “perceive” they ought to behave to deal with the current environment.

The report includes a specific analysis of the respondent’s behavioral style and has the unique Compare to Job feature. This allows for direct mapping of the individual’s natural inclination with the requirements of the job. This behavioural gap analysis is a powerful tool not only for assisting in the selection process but in guiding the coaching and more effective deployment of the person.

Organizations have taken advantage of the Interview Mapping add-on service. Extended DISC trained recruiters review the Job Analysis template along with the behavioural analyses of short-listed candidates and prepare guidelines for special probing and clarification during the interview process. http://www.extendeddisc.com/caribbean

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