Imagine on a Monday you discover that your meticulous, rule-following accountant and creative, eccentric marketing person have switched positions. How’s this likely to work out?
In truth, some variation of this misalignment is common in most organizations.
The Waybeloe Potential Corp. was operating at the break-even point for five years. The CEO Harvey Waybeloe was frustrated. Another CEO told him about an employee-alignment process that was delivering amazing results for other companies. Out of desperation, he decided to try it. Within two years, profits increased from break-even to $3.2 million. The fix? Putting the right people in the right positions.Most business leaders
