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We all have natural behavior styles.  This hard wiring is the result of our personal DNA.  Ideally we perform best when we are matched with a job that requires us to use our natural skill set.

Though leaders should strive to fit jobs and direct report’s skill sets, rarely is there a perfect match for a person and a job.  We are all required to adapt our natural skills to those required in the job we are performing.  Those people with a more developed critical thinking or problem solving aptitude are better able to adapt to their natural skills for short periods of time to accomplish the job at hand.

When evaluating talent or considering job fit, pay particular attention critical thinking skills and aptitude.  An increased critical thinking ability provides much more job flexibility and likelihood for success  especially when the tasks within one job set are quite diverse.

This entry was posted on May 3, 2010 at 1:05 am and is filed under Leadership, Performance Acceleration, Selection. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site.