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The Insights
Personality System
From
a personal development side,
it has no peers when it comes to the combination of delivering a reliable,
valid, easy to understand, clearly written and immediately useable report.
From
a team perspective,
the straightforward, at a glance information presented means you don't have to
be an expert to get immediate benefit from the system. The amazingly
simple way the complexities of the report are presented ensure that the lessons
learned are not only remembered by the team but also used on a daily
basis. Training dollars have never been better spent!
For
the companies that are serious about competing in the market, there has never been a system that
offers such a simple common language as a foundation for building a high
performing, effective organization. Sales training,
recruitment, team effectiveness, leadership development, dealing with future
shock, 360 feedback and career development are just some of the ways Insights has been used within
successful organizations around the world.
The Insights system
has been designed to impact organizations in a number of key areas including:
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Improved teambuilding,
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Better leadership,
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Increased sales,
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Client retention & growth,
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Work-life balance,
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True time management,
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Stress management,
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Strategic planning,
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Understanding learning styles,
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And more.
How the Insights system has been used to help individuals, teams and
organizations become more effective
Company A Large
Global Pharmaceutical Company
Required a model that would be suitable for the whole of their sales force to improve Sales. Now all their sales training is Insights based and for 10,000 salespeople worldwide Insights is mandatory. In the last 9 months some 6,000 Reports have been produced.
Company
B Retail Sales Company, part
of Major Leisure Group
Required Leadership training for 70 managers to enhance other
training already conducted. Within the Adair Model of Team, Task and
Individual, other training covered the last two elements but it was felt that
additional work was needed on the Team aspect. A 3-day workshop was devised –
The True Colours Leadership Workshop – that introduced Insights but cemented
the knowledge with a 24-hour exercise. The impact of the workshops has been
lasting.
Company C Large
Public Services Company
Required a series of workshops to explore Team Dynamics. The Insights formula was found to be effective in enabling team members to address issues in a non-confrontational way.
Company
D Household Name in Food
Manufacturing
Found a need to hone the Influencing skills of their customer-facing people. Insights was chosen because an understanding of self and others is essential in the process of Influencing.
Company E Financial
Services Company on Lloyds
Insights Discovery Reports are used on their Executive Coaching program. Their experience is that the Reports are the best vehicle for Self Development that they have come across. This for two reasons: first that the Coaches can better understand the differences between themselves and their charges. This enables their interaction to be more focussed. Secondly that the Report is self contained and can be understood easily.
Company
F Financial Services
Company, Direct Selling
Use Insights at all levels to Recruit and Train Salespeople. Insights Discovery Recruiting Reports are used as part of the recruiting process. Research with this company has shown that salespeople can be successful at any point round the Insights Wheel. On the training side for some of the salespeople, despite long service, it is the first training they have had on their most important commodity – their clients.
Company G Chief
Accountants Department of a Major Bank.
They have done much work, using Insights, to help them set their Strategic Planning direction for their own division within the corporate mission, vision and values. Prior to the Insights intervention they felt that they were in a rut and going nowhere. Now, as a Team, their self-esteem has improved and they feel that they are making a difference.
Company
H Major Manufacturer and Supplier
of Office Services.
Have concerns with the turnover of salespeople. We are conducting Research into aspects of the recruiting process, behavioural style of salespeople, salespeople effectiveness, the relationship of the salespeople to their sales managers, etc. The outcome will be used to adjust the recruiting process and give guidance on training needs.
Company I Company
Providing Essential Advice to Clients via web
The company wishes to improve the way in which information is presented to people visiting their Web Site, thus inducing a greater take-up of the advice given. Insights are working with them on a system that will improve this form of Communication.
Company J Software
Company.
The company needed to develop Succession Planning for internal promotions rather than depending on external recruiting. Insights Discovery Reports are used as an integral part of this process.
Company K Major
Recruiting Organization.
Have used Insights Discovery Reports for higher value placements. They are now running a pilot within one division for all their Recruitment.
Company L Call Centre
Training Company.
Insights is used to cover the behavioural aspects of Customer Service.
Company M Call Centre of a
Major Bank.
All their managers are Insights trained, as part of their Management Training, to help them with their people skills.
Company N Major Player in
the Travel Business.
Insights is used to help with Dysfunctional Teams. Using Insights Team Effectiveness Reports can highlight areas of strengths and weakness while the Insights Discovery Reports can help the Team members relate to one another better.
Company O A National
Institution.
Re-launch of an important planning team (some 60 strong) charged with the need to bring the organisation into the 21st Century. It was essential that the re-defined team got off to a flying start. The answer was a 2-day Away-Day – an Insights intervention with Team Challenges, together with Strategic Planning.
Company P A Major
Electrical Company.
Required some Leadership training that included Physically Demanding Outdoors Activity. The combination of Insights and outward-bound type work gave more meaning to the outside activities.
Company Q A Scottish
Enterprise Company.
The area was experiencing huge redundancies from a number of employers. The Insights system was employed to run courses on Personal Effectiveness and Unlocking Your Potential to help those affected improve their self-esteem.
Company R A Leading
International Financial Software Producer.
As part of a 15-day management development programme they included a section on Leading People Through Change. This included a day on aspects of Stress. Both these areas, Change and Stress, have to be considered with reference to employee’s preferences. Insights enables delegates to understand why different people react differently in these situations.
Company S Design
and Manufacturing of Heavy Goods company.
Insights was used to develop manager’s skills in terms of understanding the Learning Styles of their team members and how to give appropriate feedback.
Company T An
International Pharmaceutical Company.
The Merger of 2 companies created problems with the differing cultures of the companies coming together. Insights was used at a high level to help the bridging process.
These are just a few of the ways Insights has been used to help individuals, teams and organizations become more effective.