Many organizations invest in team building events where games are played and discussions facilitated but little is actually accomplished to address fundamental improvements in how the team functions. Many of these approaches are actually effective AFTER a proven method for improving self and team awareness is executed, but this is not common.
Contributed by Charlene Castillo on 1st of September 2020 11:17:14 AM
Here we continue, somewhat belatedly with part 2 of our discussion on assisting others in reaching their full potential with validated behavioral data. Here, in part 2, we discuss how the coaching manager is prepared for explaining the behavioral suitability data to the assessee. Specifically three areas are discussed:
Contributed by Charlene Castillo on 28th of August 2020 06:36:31 AM
Using accurate behavioral suitability data that lays out one's motivations, tendencies, attitudes and behavioral competencies greatly increases management effectiveness when used properly. Unfortunately, when we discuss this with many, they think about their efforts to use personality typing data, trying to find value in D or I or E or N "types". In fact, using "types" can often make the understanding of the person even murkier for a variety of reasons, but focusing on actual traits where the trait's intensity is accurate and where negative traits are also measured, provides a much more powerful method for improving management interactions.
Contributed by Charlene Castillo on 22nd of April 2020 11:30:40 AM
What follows is a concise summary of over a dozen academic studies over the last few years. Their conclusions are largely mixed on overall results but fairly consistent on critical success factors.
Contributed by Charlene Castillo on 10th of December 2019 07:03:28 AM
Most organizations want their people to be inspired, focused on dealing with reality as it is, pro-active and happy, but few achieve it over time. Whether you call it motivation, engagement, high performance or whatever…, there are all kinds of supposed solutions but few that provide much benefit. One piece of the puzzle lies in basing your actions on validated data that underlies these factors- what employees expect and their natural tendencies related to what motivates and activates them.
The following video discussion overviews a new capability and one we've found highly effective for the following:
Contributed by Charlene Castillo on 1st of June 2019 08:03:28 AM
How do you identify potentially damaging behaviors that impact your job performance and personal productivity? As a leader, how do you work with your team to improve their performance? How do you identify a new understanding and a pathway to corrective action or at least improvement? A validated behavioral assessment that measures the full spectrum of suitability and emotional intelligence factors that underlie our behavior can have some great benefits. It's a key element if you want to optimize your talent decision support capabilities.