Advanced iWAM Interpretation:People vs. Thing Orientation

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Advanced Interpretation

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People vs. Thing Orientation

The classic Blake-Mouton Management Grid defined leadership behaviors based on a concern for people vs. a concern for production.

The iWAM provides a way to get an indication of a similar distinction between a desire to focus on people versus wanting to focus on things.

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People vs. Thing Orientation

Interest Filters provide an indication of what people want in their work.

The People scale provides an indication of the extent to which the individual wants to work with people.

Scores on the scales such as Tools, Systems, Information, Money, Time, and Activity are indicators of an interest in working with things.

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• People• Tools• Systems• Information• Money• Place• Time• Activity

Good Thing or Bad Thing

Often people ask: “Which is better—a desire to work with people or a focus on things—in your work?”

The answer: “It depends.”

It depends on: What’s required in the role What “lights your (motivational) fire” What is characteristic of people who do the job

well

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Counterintuitive Examples

Here are examples of high performers in a role who score differently on an Interest Filter scale than we might predict:

A human resource executive who scores low on People

A chief information officer who scores low on Information

A chief financial officer who scores low on Money

When we know what the Job Interest Filters represent and what the respective scales measure, the examples above make sense.

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