As coaches, our choice of diagnostics is huge. But often we have to make trade-offs between depth, validity, cost and ease of use. Many of us revert to our favorite one or two assessments. I had this experience myself….I used Jungian based typing tools because my clients like the ease of use and simplicity of the model. I preferred trait …
How to ensure your virtual team members are all on the same page.
Getting on the same page means each team member has a shared mental model of the task and the team. Mental models are internalized representations of the world around us; they are the way we make sense of things. In a high-functioning team, each person has a mental model that is similar enough to the others, so that the team …
How to develop leaders and deliver real business impact.
According to the latest research from ATD, 78% of leaders say that leadership development is critical to their business and 76% of companies use experiential learning to develop leaders. But with only 28% of those surveyed claiming to be highly effective at developing leaders, we have to ask what’s missing? Experiential learning can be action learning, simulation or on-the-job coaching, …