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This is the time of year when everyone is working on their plans for the new year. Long hours of reviewing numbers, tracking sales and customer data, reviewing operations. All of these are a part of the planning process. This data is then used to create the best plan for the year to come. GREAT!...

Leaders often find themselves in complex situations that require multifaceted decision-making. However, the ambiguity and lack of comprehensive data can lead to insecurities, especially where people are involved. This is where multi-dimensional assessments can be a game-changer.

Why...

This is about as real time as it gets. This week I participated in a certification process for an absolute game changing assessment.

Habit Story

Habit Story is the name of this assessment. At first, I was not sure about the name. What does "habit story" mean? What exactly is being measured? How...

Are you competent? What a question, right?! There are so many different meanings to the word "competency". For us, let's focus on competencies that add to our life and work success and satisfaction. I define competency as a resource you develop within yourself to provide enhanced outcomes in life...

Personality. When you hear that word, what do you think of? Many people think of the way a person behaves. Others might think of someone's social skills. For this discussion, I want to take this more into the realm of psychology.

Personality measures

Did you know that most of the assessments in...

Most of us know what vital signs are. We picture someone in the hospital or at the doctor's office with monitors and testing going on. The current state of your vital signs brings clarity to your health status. Wouldn't it be great to have vital signs measures for leadership...or teams...or even...

You are walking down the hallway and see someone you know. You say hello and ask them how they are doing. They respond, "fine". You sense that may not be the entire truth but you let it go. Why do we do that? Why do we say things are fine when they are not? Probably because we want to be seen as...

I get so many questions about pre-hire assessments. That may be because I have been using and providing them for 35+ years.

Here are two statements that stand out about the value of pre-hire assessments:

"Pre-hire assessments are the same information that you would learn about someone if you...

The challenges for teams today are more prevalent than ever. How can teams excel in the face of:

• Increased complexity
• Remote work
• Uncertainty
• Rapid change

As we enter into the time of year that most of us do our strategic planning, these challenges can easily derail our planning and keep us...

Turning good data into good actions only happens with intentionality.

For any plan to achieve the desired outcomes, there has to be a process to carry out the plan. Here is a recent example of what that might look like in an organization.

Example: The Unknown Root Causes

Listening to a senior...

Story

I was recently working with a client on their strategic planning process for next year. Here is how the conversation went:

Client: We need to do more leadership development.

Me: What specifically do you want to do?

Client: Most of our leaders are new and have not had much experience...