A variety of assessments are available to support both group facilitation and coaching processes, depending upon the needs and contexts of the individuals and the organization. Assessments provide objective information which can increase individuals' self-awareness as well as their awareness of others, enhance the communication and collaboration within teams, provide benchmarks for creating performance goals and actionable strategies, and offer a method for evaluating progress.
Two assessments that Integrate OD uses are the Insights Discovery Profile and Values Online.
Insights - www.insightsworld.com
The Insights Discovery profile is one of the most accurate and valuable tools for assisting leaders in their development, both in terms of their personal leadership style and in terms of managing their relationships with others.
Each profile includes a foundation chapter comprising key pages such as: Personal Overview, Strengths and Weaknesses, Value to the Team, Communication, Possible Blind Spots, Opposite Type and Suggestions for Development. The information contained within the Foundation Chapter can be extended through Discovery's supplementary chapters that support ongoing development in specific areas such as Leadership, Communication, and Business Development.
Click here to see a sample Insights profile
Values - www.valuesonline.net
"Values are ideals that give significance to our lives, expressed through priorities."
Prof. Brian P. Hall.
The basic premise of ValuesOnline is that by knowing our own values, we can better live them, and by living our values, life becomes more meaningful. Those involved in human development work know that living a more meaningful life results in higher motivation and productivity.
ValuesOnline offers a vision, a tool and a process for the development and implementation of a new values-based approach to thinking and working, individually and organizationally.
Living according to one's own values implies: being conscious about one's values, their origin and importance, letting them direct decisions, using the values words for describing thoughts, opinions and intentions, and irrespective of consequences, having the courage and the will to live and prioritize according to one's own ideals - at home, at work and in society.
In the values-driven company operations are organized and managed in such a way that people are aware that they do the right things in the right way with meaning. With ValuesOnlineT the meaning-goals of the associates i.e. their Priority Values, can be harmonized with the company's operational goals. This implies that their views of reality and personal aspirations become aligned with that of the company. This constitutes the basis for real competitiveness.
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