Job Behavioral Comfort

Human Behavior at a Glance

Human behavior is driven by ingrained habits and deeply held beliefs. Individual behaviors are rarely good or bad; they just are.

Many times, habits, or patterns of behavior, are formed in early childhood and are solidified during the teenage years. Some people have more flexibility in their behaviors than others. Some even adopt a role playing mechanism, where they display certain behaviors in one situation, but not in another.

Behaviors and Job Comfort

When the behavioral traits of an individual match the requirements of a job, this results in "job comfort." In other words, the individual's way of doing things matches what his job requires.

Most people experience some level of job comfort in their current positions and adapt their behavior to match job requirements as needed. However, many people would feel more comfortable in positions where expectations more closely align with their national behavioral traits.

When recruiting new employees, it is important to evaluate educational background, previous experience, proven skills and desirable character traits. However, it is prudent to go one step further by evaluating the candidate for behavioral/job match and potential for growth and development.

DTI uses the Recruit/Select-Training-Management Motivation (RSTMM) system to evaluate each candidate's behavioral traits and to determine if that candidate is a good match for a given position.

Moreover, we train managers in how to discern each employee's behavioral makeup and to discover what is important to him. Once the behavioral patterns and skills of the staff are known, we teach managers how to work with employees to improve their skills and increase their success.

We also teach managers how to place employees in jobs according to their present skills, abilities, and behavioral traits, thereby encouraging individuals to grow to their maximum potential.

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Figure: Behavioral Characteristics (PDF, 8KB)

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