Growing Your People Skills

If you can’t work with people, you can’t lead people

Developing top-quality people-skills requires data-driven, deliberate practice. But most people rarely get science-based training to develop these skills. To work well with others, people need ways to develop 3 perspectives:

  1. Self-awareness – one’s own similarities and differences
  2. Impact on others – how others experience her/him
  3. Outcomes – impact of her/his behavior others

It’s hard for people to target specific skills without self-awareness, feedback or reflection. And if an organization’s people can’t grow, they’ll stagnate. Job satisfaction will dwindle. Colleagues will look for other opportunities.

Self-awareness tools

Self-Awareness Is A Key Leadership Skill

Personality is one-half of self-awareness

Research shows that personality is critical for helping anyone develop self-awareness, regardless of their work experience. So we created a scientifically-validated personality profile to help individuals understand their personality preferences based on the Five Factor Model of personality.

Whether it’s someone on a good day, a bad day or in a team, our Big 5 Survey helps identify the innate preferences and tendencies that drive an individual’s behaviors. This survey enables individuals to develop insights into their actions and reactions to others as well as devise personal strategies to be themselves more with skill.

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Reflective feedback tools

Discover The Power Of Feedback

Reflection is the other half of self-awareness

The journey of self-development can be hard work for a lot of individuals. Having felt this ourselves, we designed our feedback tools to encourage development-minded individuals and organizations alike, to hold the mirror up to themselves.  Use our tools to help leaders consider their impact on others, discover blind spots and find their own leadership superpower.

Choose the tool based on the method you know is right for your group’s need, traditional 360º feedback or stories describing leaders at their best.

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Personal Motivations Tools

Fit Is Critical To High Performance

What drives you?

Most people find it hard to list their personal values. But, if you don’t know your own, how can you determine your fit with a team’s or an organization’s values?  Our Values Fit Profile™ helps you determine your personal values and understand their impact your motivation and ultimately your fit with an organization.

Finding your values fit can help you find a work environment that brings out the best in you.

Find out more about our Values Fit Profile™

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Impact tool

Measuring Your Development Progress Over Time

You can’t improve what you can’t measure

Ever been asked to demonstrate or quantify your learning? Our Impact Analysis™ helps individuals identify improvements resulting from their learning and development efforts. Simply repeat a 360º feedback and our impact report will help you measure the improvements you’ve made between the initial and subsequent survey.

Find out more about our Impact Analysis™

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Continuous learning tools

Build Learning As A Skill

When people are pressed for time, finding time for professional development can be tough.  Our Professional Development Navigator (PDN)™ tool can help you learn while building skill-building habits.

Starting with need identification, followed by setting a goal, plotting a path to achieve it, experimenting, collecting feedback, adjusting and celebrating accomplishments along the way, our PDN helps you take control of your professional development journey.

Find out more about our Professional Development Navigator™

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Unlock Your Edge

Your path to high-impact growth

Master the self-awareness and people skills needed to lead with impact. Our science-backed tools provide the data you need to evolve from a good contributor to a high-performing teammate, leader, or board member.

Step 1: Discover Your Data. Complete our science-backed assessments rooted in the Big Five model to establish your objective baseline.

Step 2: Gain Deep Insight. Receive your personalized, high-quality development report that decodes your behavior, impact, and potential.

Step 3: Partner with a Mentor. Review your data with one of our hand-selected certified coaches to translate insights into a deliberate action plan.

Step 4: Accelerate Your Impact. Apply your new self-awareness and people skills in real-world situations to lead your team—and your career—to the next level.

Transform your behavioral skills and stay relevant in this fast-paced, ever-evolving world.

Want to Elevate Your Performance?

Gain the objective insights needed to sharpen your leadership and teamship skills. Our tools and coaches can help you build a clear roadmap for achieving your best self.

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