NEW INSTRUMENT LAUNCHED TO HELP BUSINESSES IDENTIFY GAME CHANGERS

eg.1, has launched The GC Index in partnership with Adrian Furnham, Management Expert and Professor of Psychology, following on from research published earlier this year. The GC index enables organisations to identify their Game Changers at all levels, allowing these individuals to thrive and deliver outstanding results.

Differing from traditional assessments, The GC Index has been developed in response to a demand from leaders and HR professionals to help them identify this untapped pool of talent, people with that ‘special something’, who have the ability to ‘re-write the things we do’. Research published by eg.1, The DNA of a Game Changer, shows that almost three quarters (72%) of leaders say less than 11% of their employees are Game Changers. At the same time this talent pool is often stifled or neglected.

John Mervyn-Smith, Chief Psychologist at The GC Index, “For the last three decades talent development has focused largely upon identifying those individuals who have the potential to make hierarchical progress. By definition this approach has been elitist and exclusive, which leaves organisations and individuals missing out. The GC Index defines talent as the contribution that an individual can make to a team and organisation, regardless of hierarchical position. It is inclusive regardless of demographic. Moreover, while it focuses upon an individual’s inclinations and strengths it provides practical insights into development.”

This view is echoed by Adrian Furnham, Management Expert and Professor of Psychology, who suggests that The GC Index has the ability to reshape talent management as we know it. He says: “I’m excited to be working with eg.1 on The GC Index. The discovery of Game Changer’s unique obsessive imagination allows us to delve more deeply into the ‘natural’ character of Game Changers and assess how other factors have an impact on the contribution they make. The GC Index will enable board members, CEOs, HR professionals, investors and line managers to easily assess the composition of their workforce and ensure they apply individuals to the right roles based on real and potential contribution.”

Nathan Ott, CEO of eg.1,business insight and talent consultancy says, “Our study has shown that Game Changers exist in the corporate world but they are being neglected, not always fulfilling their potential because they do not readily conform to traditional definitions of talent.

“It doesn’t matter whether the individual is a successful CEO or just about to finish school, if they are a Game Changer they are a Game Changer, regardless of gender, shape, colour or any one of the many boxes that exist today. The GC Index allows leaders to easily identify Game Changers in the far corners of their organisations, ensuring they are in the right culture and have the right mix of people around them. Doing this will allow these special individuals to fulfill their game-changing potential.”