Top 4 ways the GC Index can empower your leadership team and progress your business

Some time ago, the Melo team took part in a series of training sessions that transformed the way we work.

The GC Index (a.k.a. The Game-Changing Index) is a powerful tool for driving performance and innovation, nurturing talent and energising your team to achieve outstanding results.

We loved it so much we’ve incorporated it into our Impactful Leadership programme.

By identifying the strengths that each individual brings to the table and understanding how your team works together, you can create a game-changing culture that takes your business to the next level.

The GC Index can help your team discover their leadership style – a “Strategist” loves mapping out the future, while a “Play Maker” thrives on boosting team collaboration. Armed with this knowledge, you’ll find it easy to review and supercharge your team’s effectiveness.

What’s more, identifying, recruiting, and nurturing key talent will be a breeze.

Read on to discover four incredible ways our Impactful Leadership programme, powered by the GC Index, could benefit your business.

1. Empower your team with awesome communication skills

The GC Index has a unique language and framework for assessing how people contribute to their roles, teams, and wider business goals.

By completing their own GC Index profile, each member of your team can learn more about how they work best, pinpointing their TOP proclivities

There are five proclivities in the GC Index:

• The Strategist – Maps the future
• The Game Changer – Transforms the future
• The Play Maker – Orchestrates the future
• The Implementer – Builds the future
• The Polisher – Creates a future to be proud of.

Understanding your proclivities and those of your co-workers is a game changer when it comes to effective communication.

You’ll know exactly how to talk to a co-worker to get the best results in the shortest time frame.

For example, imagine you’re a Game Changer with hundreds of new ideas every week.

If you rattle these off to a Polisher or an Implementer, you might not get the response you want or need. Because leaders with these proclivities don’t get their energy from big visions – they want to know the nuts and bolts of how your concept could work in practice.

2. Boost productivity by playing to individual strengths

If you’re shockingly bad at DIY, you’ll probably be more likely to pay a professional than waste time and money bodging a job yourself.

Likewise, finding the best person for each function of your business is essential if you want to boost productivity and keep things running smoothly each day.

Someone who rocks at sales, may be less successful working in your finance team – a classic case of trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.

So, understanding your team’s individual proclivities could help ensure that you’ve got the right people doing the right jobs, matching the way they think and work.

3. Achieve outstanding results on your most important projects

Careful planning is an essential foundation of successful project delivery.

Major projects are likely to include lots of moving parts, strict deadlines and challenging targets.

Once you have a solid grasp of your team’s individual proclivities, you’ll know exactly when each member of your team can be of most benefit to a project.

In the early stages, a Game Changer may be the perfect choice for generating ideas and creating a shared vision. Once the stage is set, you might bring in an Implementer to move the project along and attend to the practical details. In the home straight, a Polisher – the ultimate perfectionist – could shine.

4. Build a first-class leadership team that smashes your business goals

Identifying individual strengths using the GC Index can quickly shine a light on any gaps in your leadership team.

You’ll then be in an excellent position to target your next recruitment campaign at the right people.

Carefully crafting job descriptions, person specifications, and interview tasks could ensure that you attract candidates with the right proclivities.

What’s more, you’ll have a great insight into the learning and development needs of your existing team, allowing you to provide training that will elevate their performance.

Read more: Embrace leadership coaching to enhance your team’s true talent

Get in touch

If you’re an adviser who’s looking to take your leadership team and business to the next level, we can help.

Learn more about how we use the GC Index in our Impactful Leadership programme to create exceptional teams of motivated and engaged employees.

Fancy a chat? Call us on 0113 4656 111 or hit us up in our inbox at hello@melo.co.uk or call 0113 4656 111.