Results from Interpersonal Capital Survey™
Transforming a Chief Scientist
A scientist with a worldwide reputation could not get along with his peers. None of his peers trusted him. Cross-functional meetings got nowhere, as all he did was criticize and obstruct his colleagues. Everyone felt he would “throw them under the bus” to promote himself. From feedback using Nova’s survey data, the scientist took an active role in chairing cross-functional meetings, stopped criticizing, and began collaborating to move things along. Meeting time was reduced 75%, and the quality of decision making increased dramatically. Not only did peer communications improve, the scientist also began showcasing the others’ talents, including nominating candidates for a highly coveted award for outstanding science, which one of them won.