Every successful organization understands a fundamental truth: performance depends on people. When individuals at all levels can maximize their contributions, productivity flourishes across the entire enterprise.
Unfortunately, despite investing in talent, many organizations struggle with underperformance. And when productivity falters, it can be difficult to ascertain why. Traditional methods like engagement surveys and pulse checks frequently fall short due to low participation rates, response bias, and employees providing what they believe are "correct" answers rather than honest feedback.
The Behavioral Science Breakthrough
Due to the intricate nature of human behavior and workplace dynamics, countless hidden perceptions, unconscious attitudes, and hesitations to act can silently undermine productivity. These crucial insights typically remain invisible when using conventional assessment tools.
But, as Atana CEO John Hansen explains in the clip below, behavioral science can provide organizations with a clear path to uncovering authentic insights about their people's true experiences and challenges.
Atana's proprietary approach combines behavior-based training with sophisticated data analytics to uncover these hidden barriers to productivity. We gather authentic behavioral intelligence through compliance training programs, transforming mandatory learning experiences into valuable organizational insights.
How It Works: Revealing Truth Through Reflection Around Relatable Scenarios
Consider this harassment prevention training example:
- Scenario Immersion: Learners watch a realistic workplace scenario where an employee asks a co-worker to stop sharing inappropriate jokes.
- Contextual Reflection: Learners think about their work environment and consider how a similar situation would play out.
- Behavioral Intelligence Gathering: Carefully crafted questions capture learners’:
- Personal attitudes about professional conduct at work
- Perceptions of leadership expectations to maintain professional boundaries
- Anticipated peer support for speaking up
- Confidence in their ability to speak up
- Sense of safety in speaking up
In addition to helping the organization pinpoint where additional support and training might be needed for harassment prevention, the data that’s gathered reveals genuine insights about productivity barriers across multiple organizational dimensions:
Cultural alignment: Are company values reflected in daily behaviors?
Psychological safety: Do employees feel secure enough to contribute fully?
Leadership effectiveness: Are managers creating environments that enable full participation?
Skill gaps: Do employees have the capabilities needed to succeed?
From Insight to Bottom Line Impact
Because Atana enables you to gather data from various courses and analyze it across all levels, employee groups, and locations, patterns emerge revealing specific factors limiting your organization's productivity and other business outcomes. We then provide resources and tools that help target precise interventions to:
- Clarify expectations where perception gaps exist
- Build skills in areas where confidence is low
- Address leadership behaviors that undermine psychological safety
- Strengthen team dynamics that support productive contributions
Ready to discover what's really happening beneath the surface of your organization? Contact us to learn how Atana's behavioral intelligence approach can elevate your team's performance.
