Leveraging the GC Index® – driving organisational impact – A Conversation with Judith Germain. In this Short Talk episode Nathan Ott, CEO of the GC Index speaks to Judith Germain, GC Partner at the Maverick Paradox, about her experience using the GC Index®. Judith explains how the GC index framework depersonalises discussions, allowing teams to focus on work outcomes rather than just individual personalities. This helps avoid unproductive conflicts and enables more constructive dialogue.
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Key Takeaways
- The GC Index provides a framework for having depersonalised, business-focused conversations to drive outcomes
- It enables understanding of how individuals and teams collectively approach work
- Continuous learning is key as the GC Index® evolves rapidly based on real-world applications
- The GC Index® can be applied across various use cases like leadership development, strategy, recruitment, culture change
Topics
GC Partnership Benefits
- Focused on continuous learning and development of practitioners
- Regular accreditation ensures practitioners stay up-to-date
- Enables designing integrated solutions beyond just profiles
Using the GC Index®
- Provides a language to discuss team dynamics objectively
- Reveals collective strengths/blind spots impacting culture/operating systems
- Allows optimising interactions by understanding proclivities
Client Impact
- Helped teams bond by understanding differing perspectives
- Revealed misalignment between espoused and actual culture
- Enabled influencing strategies aligned to team dynamics
- Provided insights into collective capabilities for strategy execution
Advice for Prospective Partners
- Explore using it as it’s applicable across many scenarios
- Not using it could be a disservice to clients given its impact
- Judith is open to discussing its potential with interested parties
In this conversation Judith describes how the GC index® has helped her clients, including uncovering misalignment between stated and actual culture, improving team dynamics and collaboration, and providing a common language to have difficult but productive conversations.
Find out how The Maverick Paradox works with the GC Index here.
Nathan Ott describes himself as Chief Polisher at the GC Index. The GC Index® was created by Nathan Ott (CEO) and Dr.John Mervyn-Smith (Chief Psychologist), in collaboration with Prof. Adrian Furnham, following the studies “THE DNA OF A GAME CHANGER” and “THE DNA OF A GAME-CHANGING TEAM”.
Judith Germain can be found on LinkedIn here and her websites are here and here. Nathan Ott can be found on LinkedIn here. His website can be found here.
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