The WorkTraits™ Compatibility System is based upon two areas of psychological research, Person-Job Fit, and Organizational Culture. The purpose of assessing these two areas is to provide a view of the employee or job applicant which gives insight into how their personality and values fit into an organization.
Person-Job Fit
In terms of Person-job fit, WorkTraits assesses an area of personality called Behavioral Style. An individual’s Behavioral Style is like a blueprint for the type of role for which a person is wired. That blueprint is made up of four traits. These traits are essentially preferences for certain types of behavior like leading, selling, helping, or organizing. These four traits are Decision-Maker, Encourager, Facilitator, and Tracker and when measured in their different intensities, they reveal how suited individuals are for certain roles.
Organizational Culture
Just as people have personalities, so do organizations. An organization’s personality is called its “culture” and is a mirror of its values. WorkTraits measures four values prominent within organizational cultures: Ambition, Belief, Compassion, & Discipline. Measuring these values allows us to determine how in line an individual is with the culture of any organization. This is important because research tells us that for an individual to be successful within an organization not only must their Behavioral Style fit their role, so too must their values be compatible with the culture or personality of the organization.
Industry Example
For example, WorkTraits is used by many health care providers to assess their organizational culture. Within the field of health care, we have learned that the most prominent organizational value is compassion. Employees or new hires that do not hold this value either leave or remain with a sense that they are a square peg in a round hole. They simply do not share the values of the organization.
Compatibility
To help assess the cultural fit of an individual within an organization, WorkTraits utilizes a proprietary formula that provides a compatibility score for every individual in the organization. The score ranges from 15-140. The higher the score the more compatible the values of the individual with the organization.
Therefore, the combination of assessing behavioral style and values provide a scientifically grounded basis to determine the long-term success of employees and their contribution to the workplace.
YPP has been providing California’s small businesses with leading edge HR services for over 20 years. To that end we are constantly looking for ways to bring new products which have true benefits for our clients, while providing a great value both financially as well as in the results. We would like to introduce to you the Worktraits Assessment. Worktraits is the foundation of a compatibility, conflict resolution, and management tool for employees, managers, and executives. It provides a common language for employees to communicate, and gives managers and executives a measure of their company culture.
Companies have been using behavioral assessments for a long time, they aren’t new. However, Worktraits is! Taking advantage of current technology and ongoing behavioral research, this system is able to provide the NEXT LEVEL of behavioral assessments by implementing ways to measure and manage, organizational culture, team compatibility, and communication.
In addition to manager and executive level tools, where Worktraits benefits organizations best and differentiates itself from other assessments, is in its ease of use and accessibility. Easy to read reports are available for employees to review their own styles as well as ways to improve their communication and reduce conflict with co-workers.
- Actionable, ongoing management tools
- Reports to improve communication and reduce conflict
- Tools to hire and retain top employees
- Build productive teams
- Next generation features
- Created by business professionals and psychologists
Contact Your People Professionals today to see how Worktraits can work for you.
Phone: 805-928-5725 or email: Smartsource@ypp.com