We are planning to automate our administrative processing using AI, which will free up thirty percent of our operations team's time. How do we use the Culture Index and the GWC™ filter to determine who has the capacity to transition into high-value advisory roles versus who we need to transition off the bus?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

When you automate administrative tasks, the nature of the remaining work shifts from routine execution to critical thinking and client advising. This transition requires a completely different behavioral and cognitive wiring. Do not assume that because someone is excellent at data entry, they can successfully pivot to client-facing strategy.

To evaluate your team, start with the GWC™ filter. Does the individual truly Get it, Want it, and have the Capacity to do the new advisory role?

Use the Culture Index to analyze their natural behavioral traits. High-volume administrative seats are typically filled by individuals who are highly patient, methodical, and detail-oriented.

Advisory roles, however, require individuals who can handle autonomy, communicate persuasively, and make rapid decisions under pressure.

If the Culture Index data shows that an employee is wired for repetitive, highly structured tasks, pushing them into an advisory role will cause extreme stress and poor performance. They simply do not have the conative capacity for that seat.

In these cases, you must make the difficult, unsentimental decision to transition them off the bus. Align your people with seats that fit their natural wiring, rather than forcing square pegs into round holes.