Enhancing the collective impact of teams. In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Nathan Ott, CEO of the GC Index about enhancing the collective impact of teams. Judith discusses her own highly balanced GC Indexยฎ profile, which initially puzzled the GC Indexยฎ team. She explains how her ability to rapidly move between the different proclivities has both benefits and challenges, and how understanding her profile has helped her communicate more effectively.
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Key Takeaways
- The GC Indexยฎ measures how people are energised (proclivities) for impact across 5 areas: Game Changer, Strategist, Implementer, Polisher, Playmaker
- Understanding an executive team’s collective proclivities allows them to align objectives, roles and approach for maximum impact
- Low scores don’t mean inability, just low energy – important for role fit
- Proclivities can change over time based on context/environment
Topics
GC Indexยฎ Overview
- Measures energy/proclivities, not personality or skills
- 5 proclivities: Game Changer (possibilities), Strategist (making sense), Implementer (execution), Polisher (optimisation), Playmaker (relationships)
- Provides data at individual, team and organisational levels
Importance for Executive Teams
- Allows understanding of how the team is collectively energised to deliver objectives
- Highlights potential misalignment between objectives and team makeup
- Provides depersonalised data to make role/responsibility decisions
- Example: Team’s cultural change objective required Game Changer/Polisher energy, but team was high Implementer
Nuances and Caveats
- Low scores can be strengths in the right context/role
- Proclivities interact with skills – high proclivity + high skill = highest impact
- Can “borrow” energy temporarily but doesn’t sustain long-term
- Proclivities tend to be stable but can change over time
In this conversation Judith and Nathan emphasise how the GC Indexยฎ can help teams identify gaps and leverage their complementary strengths. Nathan shares his own GC Indexยฎ profile, noting how it has evolved over time as the company has grown and scaled. He reflects on the challenges of balancing his natural game changer and polisher tendencies with the need for more strategic and implementation-focused work.
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