TRAITS podcast: Building Higher Performing Organizations

Episode 7 Accelerating Success: The Power of Knowing Your Hire’s Personality with Sean Lavin
In this episode, Mark interviews Sean Lavin, president of Aircom Instrumentation, about the power of psychometric assessments in creating effective, engaged, and successful teams. Discover how knowing a hire’s personality can greatly help accelerating success and improve communication within your business. Tune in to learn how understanding and aligning people’s traits can transform your company and community.
Show Notes – Accelerating Success
1:25 – Introduction to Sean Lavin, president of Aircom Instrumentation
3:00 – Is it valuable to know ourselves better as managers and leaders?
6:15 – Failure leads to insight in business
9:15 – How can better hiring affect turnover?
10:38 – How can leaving people alone in an ideal role affect turnover?
14:15 – A great story that shows how someone who isn’t a fit can become a fantastic fit in a business
18:05 – Hiring and dating are similar… It’s difficult to see the real person on a first date
22:25 – Knowing a hire’s personality can greatly speed success and helps with communication in a business
27:05 – Self awareness leads to better relationships and communication
29:05 – Discovering company values that already exist in your business
Links
Aircom Instrumentation Ltd. LinkedIn