For 19 years Tony Quartaro has proved that finding the perfect hire isn’t about a candidate’s resume, experience or education. Instead, it boils down to their personality. As a consultant with Culture Index, Tony helps transform companies by teaching managers to hire the person with the personality needed for the job and for their company culture. In this episode of Growing Global, Tony and host Chanie Gluck share how the science of the Culture Index helped her transform her company, why personality is key to success, and how the Culture Index can help entrepreneurs escalate their company’s growth and success. As a bonus, any listener can receive a free assessment and consultation of their organization by contacting Tony and referencing the code: GLOBAL.

Timestamps

00 - 8:00 How Tony's career started with Culture Index almost 20 years ago

8:01 - 12:24 Hiring on personality versus experience

12:25 - 13:35 How the Culture Index platform works

13:35 - 14:50 The right person for a position depends on the personality of who they are reporting to.

14:51 - 27:27 Chanie's experience with Culture Index

27:28 - 31:10 The trend of personality assessments for organizations and how to figure out which one to use.

31:11 - 32:35 The role of the manager in the hiring process. Put the onus on the manager, and make them more accountable to who they select and how they manage that individual.

32:35 - 37:52 19 different personality types in CI are divided into 4 categories:

Visionary - 22% of the population are visionaries only 16% of those can actually carry out a vision. Sales, operations, innovation areas

Research - A players in their field, put their head down, don't say much, don't goof around, gets stuff done. deductive thinkers, accurate, high work ethic 20% of the population

Social - The fun bunch, empathetic, lively, moral is important to them, give off energy to people, upbeat, enthusiastic, paints pictures with words, makes things sizzle, and energizes others 25% of the population. Care more about being friends with people versus p

Organizational - Make sure they know what to do and how to do it. Some are more social than others. Inductive thinkers, and team players, concentrate on delivering accurate work to whoever assigns it to them.

Tony explains each one and where they fit into an organization

37:53 - 41:35 Deductive versus inductive thinking

41:36 - 43:48 Culture Index measures a person, autonomy, social level, conformity, follow-through, logic, Ingenuity, and energy units

43:49 - 46:09 Your inborn personality versus how you compensate at work and what happens when you are at a job that doesn't compromise your personality.

46:10 - 46:50 Culture comes from the traits of the leader

47:00 - Tony offers a free Culture Index assessment for all of your employees

Email: Tony Quartaro tquartaro@cultureindex.com

User code GLOBAL in your email for your free Culture Index assessment.

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