“Coaching” in a workplace context can mean many different things. Sometimes it’s about remediating a fault or addressing misconduct, other times about preparing for a particular challenge or a new role, yet others about reconciling personal and work issues. While all of these can be legitimate interventions, I prefer to think about workplace coaching as… Read more Performance vs Potential: A Coaching Foundation
It’s always disconcerting to me just how focused both organizations and individuals are on “weaknesses” in the context of competency assessment and performance reviews. It’s all about what needs to be improved, what are the flaws, what are the derailers. Who’s going to be enthusiastic about a process that is guaranteed to give bad news? It’s… Read more Strength, Weakness and Potential: Three Keys to Development
The biggest question that arises when an organization considers psychological assessment for some purpose (selection, development, both, etc.) is just what should be assessed. This is not a completely straight-forward question. Assessment tools come mainly in two flavors. On the one hand are tests that measure some element of cognitive capacity or functioning, such as… Read more Competencies and Assessment: Eternal Companions