I’ve been helping small businesses get “unstuck” for the past 10 years. For much of that time I relied on my knowledge and experience to guide these businesses down the right path, and that worked well. But over the last few years, I have become certified in all assessments from TTI Success Insights, a leader in assessments. Earlier this year I was in the first certification training for what is called the Stages of Growth (formerly known as Growth Curve), and have already used this assessment successfully with a number of companies.
Today, by utilizing the comprehensive set of research-based objective assessments, I can not only diagnose the true issues that hinder small businesses, but also have certainty about what will get them unstuck and ready for growth. To have sustainable growth you must focus on the people, processes, and profit design.
Hiring is an important piece of this puzzle – if you don’t have great people, it’s hard to grow your company to the place you want to be.
There are many consultants who will focus on one area and say that that will fix all the issues in a company. As they say, “if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Some consultants tend to focus on only culture or marketing or finance, and they will look at your company through those lenses.
I disagree, because I’ve seen these issues firsthand and have studied extensively how to remedy them. Only a comprehensive objective assessment will identify the true root cause of the issues. I not only administer the assessment, but I also give a detailed debrief of the results to the management team, and help develop the initiatives for the business to reach the next level of growth.
Without an assessment, all you have to rely on is your best guess or gut instinct. That’s why I say, If you’re not assessing, you’re guessing.
Don’t bet your company’s future success on a guess – use the Stages of Growth assessment to determine the true root causes that limit your company from reaching its full potential.
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