It is always interesting to observe the functions of a team, group… organization and consider The “Benefits” of Balance that may or may not be in play.

What do I mean by Balance?

Think about the overall staff make up of any entity.  Are they led by mostly males or females?  Is there a constructive mix of older, younger and middle-aged personnel working proportionately at every level of the organization? And given the customer-base that exists within a specific market area… are there ethnic personalities appropriately retained within your business or agency to ensure a strong understanding of the wants/needs and preferences of those coming through your doors?

For example… if agriculture is a service target for your entity… do you have at least one person knowledgeable about farming equipment and animal care? Or if you work with and assist customers that have a majority of higher level staff that are males… are you established to have The “Benefits” of Balance in this male-dominated area to offer a common understanding of issues from their point of view?

As we discussed before PERFECTION does not exist in any area of our regular or workplace lives.  However, it is a high value area of leadership consideration to achieve The “Benefits” of Balance in your personnel line-up!  When hiring or promoting… it is totally appropriate to take all logical actions to convey the strategy of balancing your workforce. That does NOT mean that you intentionally discriminate and not select the best person for the job. Rather it would be professionally progressive to openly discuss The “Benefits” of Balance priority with current personnel and very likely it will cause more balancing candidates to show interest in position changes or new opportunities.

This TRIPLE III TIME message may not be favored by all people involved in organizational personnel.  However, ask them to look at your business or agency as an outsider. Ask them then to measure The “Benefits” of Balance that they observe or do they see a noticeable imbalance in personnel that results in too many “one-sided” or “unequal” service/product decisions because they lack input from absent Balancers??