The Way of The Shepherd

Jerrold LawGabriel Chan

Lewis TanLarry Low

Discover The Shape

of your Sheep

SHAPE

STRENGTHS

As quoted from the book

•Make sure each person has the skill set needed to do the job.•Sometimes it can be learned on the job, sometimes it’s needed immediately – it depends on the vacancy.•Understand the strengths of the people on the team and those who are about to join it.

STRENGTHS

Article Related to Strength

Building A Stellar Business One Employee At A Time

By John Beaton

http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/813/

business_and_finance/building_a_stellar_business_one_empl

oyee_at_a_time.html

STRENGTHS

Quoted from the Article

Skills are the key to effective performance

Every employee plays a key role in the company. In today's climate

Company cannot afford redundant employees.

STRENGTHS

Quoted from the Article

Helping employees understand themselves better

STRENGTHS

Quoted from the Article

The study of values and judgments.

"Hartman Value Profile"

Companies become more successful and of higher service to others.

STRENGTHS

•Communications Skills (listening, verbal, written).•Analytical/Research Skills.•Computer/Technical Literacy.•Flexibility/Adaptability/Managing Multiple Priorities.•Interpersonal Abilities.•Problem-Solving/Reasoning/Creativity.•Teamwork.•Willingness to Learn.

Strengths that employers demand

HEART

As quoted from the book

•It doesn’t matter how strong you are if you’re not motivated to exercise that strength. •Know what your people are passionate about and place them in areas which reflect their passions.

HEART

The Productivity of Passion By Lawler Kang

http://www.myarticlearchive.com/articles/6/074.htm

HEART

Why does passion play such a role in increasing productivity?  There are a

few reasons.  First, and not to belabour the obvious: passionate

people are, for the most part, happy

HEART

Another productive benefit of working your passions is focus

HEART

A final performance booster generated by swallowing the passion

pill is that your personal and team goals will be as closely aligned as

they ever can be

HEART

A final performance booster generated by swallowing the passion

pill is that your personal and team goals will be as closely aligned as

they ever can be

ATTITUDE

As quoted from the book

•You want positive, can-do people. Given a choice between talent and attitude, pick attitude any time.•Even if the person with a bad attitude happens to be your star performer, get rid of them.

ATTITUDE

Real case scenarioHiring on Attitude, By: Peter Carbonara Tue Dec 18,

2007

Southwest Airlines opened up positions4500 positions, 150000 applicants.16 Hopefuls called in for evaluationGiven Questionnaires – COAT OF ARMSPut through a revealing test: “Fallout Shelter”Filtered out the leaders, passive workers, and followers.

PERSONALITY

As quoted from the book

•Put each person in a position that reflects his or her personality.•Some people are introverts, others extroverts.•Some people love repetition; others need variety.•Some people thrive on structure; others need change.

PERSONALITY

How your personality affects your workBy Neil Harris

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/careers/articles/502/How_your_personality_affects_your_work

PERSONALITY

Introverts & Extroverts

PERSONALITY

Sensors & Intuitives

PERSONALITY

Thinkers & Feelers

EXPERIENCE

As quoted from the book

•Each person is a product of their life experiences.• Often the key to understanding a person and knowing where to place him or her in a team is to learn something about their life experiences.

EXPERIENCE

As quoted from the book

•Each person is a product of their life experiences.• Often the key to understanding a person and knowing where to place him or her in a team is to learn something about their life experiences.

EXPERIENCE

Why is experience important?