At Corra Group we don’t recommend all that much when it comes to products and services. So when we do recommend something it is because we feel passionate about it. We like the people who produce or provide it. It may be a company we know or people we know, even people with whom we partner. Then again, it may be a source or company we know little about, only to realize their products are innovative and have a natural use in the marketplace.
In this case we know the people at Lighthouse Consulting Services. Lighthouse Consulting Services is owned and operated by Dana and Ellen Borowka. They are independent business people, something that is always a positive with us. Corra Group believes in the small business people and in the fact that it is their innovations that best define the American spirit.
In this case, Dana and Ellen, through Lightouse, have published their book, “Cracking the Personality Code.” The two authors distilled their decades of experience with workstyle and personality assessments and put their strategies, concepts, into a cogent program for executives and hiring managers. The book is getting rave reviews. It is a guideline for hiring and managing any team. Hiring and team managers should read this book out of necessity so they may make the correct hiring choices based on clear cut assessments of they employment candidate’s aptitude and personality.
We all realize this is a particularly dicey economy. In fact few of us if any have ever seen an economic downturn even remotely close to this one. It is only natural that we look to cut our business expenses. We seek ways to cut costs in order to survie. But some cost cutting is short sighted. Letting got your skilled and valuable employees is short sighed. When things turn around, they will show up at your competitor’s, and you will wish you hadn’t bee so hasty
Eliminating background checks is also hasty and high imprudent. In fact, few companies have eliminated their preemployment screening. However, some comanies have been reluctant to implement background searches as part of their hiring practice. And more are reluctant to retain personalty assessment testing. As you will learn from “Cracking the Personality Code,” you will hire smarter, more skilled employees. You will manage better. You will screen candidates for behavior patterns. You will manage more effectively becausee you will base decisions on your workers’ behavior styles. So, in other words, for a few bucks more you acquire much greater value. It’s worth the price. In this case, it is certainly worth the price of a book.
As for Ellen and Dana, good luck to them and “Cracking the Personality Code.”
