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Diagnostics

At Grant Dale Consulting (GDC) we believe that good decisions are based on sound information. To support individuals, groups and organisations we offer a range of highly respected diagnostics that provide a wealth of insight.

Life Styles Inventory (LSI) – 360-degree Feedback

The Life Styles Inventory (LSI) helps individuals develop constructive thinking and behavioural styles that are proven to be related to job performance, quality of interpersonal relationships, and problem-solving effectiveness. The LSI is an organisational tool that uses both self-assessment and colleague feedback to identify an individual’s thinking and behavioural styles. By providing insights into their strengths and areas for development, it empowers them to embark on their own journeys to being better at, and enjoying more, everything they do.

Designed for managers, leaders and those in professional and technical roles, the LSI has helped millions of people to understand and change the way they think and behave. It has also received great feedback on LinkedIn, and been referenced in numerous management and psychology books and journals, newspapers and magazines.

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Leadership Impact® (L/I)

Designed specifically for those in leadership roles – primarily senior managers and CEOs – Leadership/Impact® (L/I) represents the cutting edge of research into leadership effectiveness. For executives to be leaders, they must transform, shape and influence the environment within which people operate and the ways in which they approach their work and interact with each other.

L/I provides those in leadership positions with unique insights into their leadership strategies and the impact of these on the behaviour and performance of those being led. It is this researched relationship between strategies and behavioural impact that makes L/I quite unique.

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Management Impact (M/I)

Management/Impact is a transformational tool developed to align the practices and impact of middle to lower-level managers and front-line leaders with the organisation’s visions, values, and strategies.

Designed for managers who are responsible for strategy execution, M/I provides the focal manager with feedback from others on how they approach their managerial responsibilities, the impact they have on the behaviours and performance of those around them and how effective they are seen in their managerial role.

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Team Simulations

Team Simulations enable teams to:

  • learn the interpersonal (people) and rational (task) behaviours consistent with successful teamwork
  • demonstrate the positive impact of constructive group styles on team performance
  • improve effectiveness of team problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • strengthen cooperation and communication among team members

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Group Styles Inventory (GSI)

When individuals combine and work together effectively, then the outcome is greater than the simple sum of the parts (synergy) and improvement in performance can, and does, occur. The Group Styles Inventory (GSI) is a team based measure, which assesses the behaviours observed by team members during a team decision-making session. Each team member completes the inventory and the combined responses represent a clear profile of the behaviours used by the team in its efforts to achieve quality decisions with high acceptance.

The GSI measures the constructive and defensive elements of group processes with the 12 styles used in the Human Synergistics® Circumplex. Certain group styles are productive and lead to high quality decisions to which members are highly committed. Other group styles are counterproductive and lead to solutions of marginal or poor quality and limited group acceptance. Used in conjunction with a group problem-solving simulation, the GSI provides significant practical insight into how a group functions, allowing the group to focus its efforts precisely on where improvement is needed. The GSI may also be used following a real-life situation (eg management meetings), and as an ongoing measure for group performance.

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Organisational Culture Inventory® (OCI)

The Organisational Culture Inventory® (OCI) is the most widely used and thoroughly researched tool for measuring organisational culture in the world. It provides a profile of an organisation’s operating culture, in terms of the behaviours that members believe are required to “fit in and meet expectations”. Such expectations guide the way organisational members approach their work and interact with each other. These behavioural norms influence the organisations ability to solve problems, adapt to change and perform effectively. Using the Human Synergistics® Circumplex, the OCI measures behavioural norms and expectations, be they ‘Constructive’, ‘Aggressive/Defensive’ or ‘Passive/Defensive’.

A special version of the OCI is used to create a vision of the ideal or preferred culture for the organisation. Using this, leaders can define the culture that would best help their organisation achieve its vision and support long term effectiveness. This ideal culture profile then becomes the standard against which the actual organisational culture is then compared, resulting in a gap analysis that focuses improvement efforts where they can make the most difference.

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Organisational Effectiveness Inventory (OEI)

The Organisational Effectiveness Inventory (OEI) complements the Organisational Culture Inventory® (OCI) by measuring the Causal Factors (Levers for Change) that shape culture and the outcomes of culture at the individual, group and organisational levels. The OEI provides a research based alternative to employee opinion surveys, linking climate and culture:

  • What people experience as members of the organisation
  • The impact this has on culture
  • How culture in turn impacts important outcomes at the individual level (eg engagement), at the group level (eg teamwork), and at the organisational level (eg adaptability and quality)

This comprehensive process assesses virtually all internal factors and conditions that are likely to impact on your organisation’s performance. Together the OCI and the OEI provide a complete picture of the case for change and the levers for change. With the OCI measuring preferred and actual operating culture, and the OEI measuring organisational practices and outcomes, clear strategies emerge for managing improvement.

(Reference: description sourced with permission from www.human-synergistics.com.au)

Global Leadership Wellbeing Survey (GLWS®)

The Global Leadership Wellbeing Survey (GLWS®) is a uniquely holistic, evidence-based tool that delivers deep insights into what shapes and sustains a leader’s success – at work and at home. GLWS helps leaders and their teams tackle wellbeing priorities head on, providing expert advice, support and encouragement every step of the way.

Get a complete view of the complex wellbeing factors affecting energy, resilience and performance. GLWS goes further than other wellbeing surveys – it focusses on the ‘whole person’ offering actionable steps to identify and address targeted wellbeing priorities, underpinned by expert support.

The result? Greater organisational and personal wellbeing, enhanced resilience, sustained high performance, increased engagement and improved productivity.

The world of work is changing. Tomorrow’s high performing leaders need to be more agile, collaborative and adaptable than ever. Finding new ways to achieve this is vital and research shows cultivating greater wellbeing can help.

How ‘fit’ are your leaders? Like elite athletes, they need to be acutely aware of their wellbeing needs to achieve better business outcomes – higher customer satisfaction, productivity and profits, better stock market performance, stronger talent retention and an engaged workforce.

The best leaders also understand their impact on others, and they appreciate how they lead sets the standard for others’ wellbeing. They role-model constructive wellbeing behaviours as ambassadors for a more sustainable, supportive and effective culture.

Benefits of Global Leadership Wellbeing Survey

GLWS® offers:

  • A holistic framework and multi-dimensional approach to wellbeing and performance
  • Detailed analytical assessments to give you deeper insights than ever before
  • Inspiration for meaningful and immediate conversations about what’s holding an individual or team back from being at their best
  • Actionable steps, guidance and support to improve wellbeing at work and at home.

Further information: glwswellbeing.com