The value of employing robust methodologies to assess and develop performance onboard and ashore becomes all the more evident as human element skills are increasingly coming under the spotlight.
A series of regulatory initiatives are shifting the focus in the tanker industry from the technical,“hard” elements of seafaring, to the intangible, “soft” ones, bringing soft skills assessment to the forefront of operational procedures. But although assessment is a fairly new entry in the industry, for us, it is a long-standing area of expertise.
We were the first to introduce customized competency assessment solutions to the market, tailored to the industry’s requirements. Building on our understanding of human element performance assessment issues, we expanded our toolbox to include research-backed solutions that celebrate the essence of assessment: Development, both at the individual and at the team level.
We offer some of the world’s most well-researched and scientifically robust psychometric assessment tools. Our assessment solutions minimize bias and bring in an objective methodology, enabling your organisation to make safer and more reliable decisions about the people you recruit and how you can help them cultivate their skills and facilitate their growth.
Depending on whether you are looking to select incumbents, identify peak performers, develop leaders or build high-impact teams, we will provide you with the most suitable psychometric assessment tool.
Why employee well-being is a business imperative
An ever-increasing body of scientific research on well-being and happiness prompts businesses worldwide to take employee well-being seriously. These research findings are so strong that public policy goals in a number of countries have been revised to include people’s well-being.
The reason is easy to understand, though somewhat more complicated to deliver: for a business to thrive, you need healthy, happy, fulfilled and motivated employees.
Employee well-being interventions have been linked with:
- Reduced absenteeism
- Reduced accidents
- Increased retention
- Increased engagement
- Improved stress management skills and resilience
- Supportive workplace relationships
- Increased engagement
Our assessment solutions prove useful when it comes to:
Screening-selecting sea and shore-based personnel
Identifying training needs (soft-skills)
Building cohesive teams on board and ashore
Developing leaders
Evaluating engagement, well-being and culture
Employee motivation and satisfaction surveys
Our assessment solutions include:
We teamed up with SHL’s distributor for Greece and Cyprus, to customize the Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ32™). The OPQ is the most widely used personality questionnaire globally, a science-proof tool that we proudly bring to the maritime industry.
Our reports provide an accurate assessment of the behavioural competencies that play a key role in ensuring that a safe, effective and efficient working style is fostered across operations onboard.
The competency framework in our reports is aligned with OCIMF’s BCAV system (Behavioural Competency Assessment and Verification for Vessel Operators), thus helping formulate a richer picture of each individual seafarer’s work qualities.
Our OPQ Seafarer reports are designed to be utilized as part of a dynamic performance management system, where developing people and feedback discussions constitute core elements.
In partnership with the exclusive partner of AK+Partners in Greece, we offer a complete suite of talent optimization solutions, applicable to both shore-based and vessel personnel. Discover scientifically validated tools, used by some of the world’s best-known companies, to tap into your people’s drives and motivations, behaviours, competencies and their potential to learn and adapt to the changing workplace.
The Predictive Index® (PI) assessment toolkit and CATIL® Solutions are about connecting people to corporate strategy and help develop a high-performing workforce: individuals, teams, departments.
One of the most effective and widely used tools in performance management, 360 Feedback surveys offer multiple benefits, starting with building self-awareness. This assessment procedure generates insights, facilitates communication among teams and promotes open feedback as a way to build more meaningful and fulfilling relationships amongst team members.
Contact us if you are interested in a 360 feedback survey. We will guide you through the process of selecting competencies and behaviours your team members will get feedback on and we will facilitate the entire feedback process.
Business performance goes hand in hand with organisational culture and employee engagement. Research consistently shows the effect of engagement on a series of key performance indicators. Safety incidents, retention rates and profitability, to mention the most significant ones, are driven by organisational culture employee engagement.
Evaluating these core organisational drivers is the first step to improvement. We will help you measure engagement levels of your seafarers and your teams ashore. This process will allow us to present you with organized steps you can take to improve those organisational processes and behaviours that may hinder a positive employee experience and drive your people’s engagement.
