Pearl Partners

Pearl Partners has consistently seen that the BEST solutions are discovered & implemented successfully when EVERYONE sees themselves in those solutions.

"Great managers are not troubled by the fact that there is a limit to how much they can rewire someone’s brain. Instead they view it as a happy confirmation that people are different. There is no point wishing away this individuality. It’s better to nurture it. It’s better to help someone understand his filter and then channel it toward productive behavior."

First Break All The Rules
Buckingham & Coffman

In their research-based book, Buckingham and Coffman demonstrate over and over the importance of discovering an individual’s natural talents and then directing those talents to related tasks. This strategy helps everyone tap their own wisdom within and apply that wisdom and talent to the organization’s work.

Strategic mentoring & coaching requires an understanding of this premise and the skills to unearth talents throughout the organization:

Effective Listening
The Art of Asking Questions
Skillful Observation ~ "What is an employee doing or saying when they exhibit energy?"
The Ability to Self-Reflect
Feedback Techniques
Connecting job assignments with talents

Really motivated, intelligent employees can do almost anything. But if they do something they hate for too long, their strengths begin to weaken. Over time, everyone suffers and the corporate results are far less than projected.