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Casual Articles - Assessment Tools - They're No Joke
If you manifest what many consider a "controlling personality" then I'm sure that there is a great deal of stress and tiredness associated with such a state.That is because "controlling" behavior is generated by a deep anxiety that relates to you "not being in control" of others and your environment. If you think about this for just a moment, the idea that you might feel powerless and vulnerable to your situation inevitably engenders anxiety and with it a need to stem those feelings inside of yourself.Well, what "better" way than to "control" those factors that are making you anxious, correct? Wrong!Why wrong? Well first because it’s impossible to control everything in your environment. Just try and y
Cute, but what is the imbedded lesson regarding the use of assessment tools?
The lesson in this joke is that sometimes you have to pay someone to learn something you already inherently know. Does it mean that you shouldn’t waste your money on tests and self-assessments? Absolutely not and I’ll explain why.
After a client completes an assessment, we
Did you know that... if your work and passion are the same, you'll never work - but have fun everyday doing what you love and get paid for it.If you have a love for all things audio, read on...A lot of people I know choose careers without much thought about what their passions, interest and natural abilities are.They plunge in, some targeting financial rewards as their sole aim, some based on what their buddies are doing, some from suggestions from well meaning friends and relatives.I am writing this to persons who have an interest in audio and want to investigate the possibilities of having a career as a sound engineer.The biggest piece of advice I can give to you is that you have to a
In my training and coaching practice, we often start with assessments. Let me share this joke with you and then I’ll describe the lesson I learned from it with relation to assessment tools.
A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinarian’s office. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm so sorry, your Duck Cuddles has passed away!"
The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure?
"Yes, I am sure. The duck is dead," he replied.
"How can you be so sure," she protested. "I mean, you haven't done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something."
The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room. He returned a few moments later with a black Labrador retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head.
The vet patted the dog and took it out, and returned a few moments later with a cat.
The cat jumped up on the table and also sniffed delicately at the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and strolled out of the room.
The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck."
Then the vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman.
The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill.
"$150!" she cried, "$150 just to tell me my duck is dead!!
The vet shrugged. "I'm sorry. If you'd taken my word for it, the bill would have been $20, but with the Lab Report and the CAT scan, it's now $150.00.
Cute, but what is the imbedded lesson regarding the use of assessment tools?
The lesson in this joke is that sometimes you have to pay someone to learn something you already inherently know. Does it mean that you shouldn’t waste your money on tests and self-assessments? Absolutely not and I’ll explain why.
After a client completes an assessment, we r
A tagline is a succinct phrase that communicates some of the basics of your brand. Ideally, your tagline is also memorable and helps your target audience relate to your business.If used correctly, a tagline can be a powerful part of your marketing strategy. Creating a phrase of a few words to uniquely identify you (or your business) in all of your marketing materials helps you to cover two of the major ways that a prospect can immediately gather information in your business communications - the prospect sees both the images of your logo and Visual Vocabulary and the text in your tagline to learn more about your brand.The advantage of adding a tagline to other text that describes your business is that a tagli
The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure?
"Yes, I am sure. The duck is dead," he replied.
"How can you be so sure," she protested. "I mean, you haven't done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something."
The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room. He returned a few moments later with a black Labrador retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head.
The vet patted the dog and took it out, and returned a few moments later with a cat.
The cat jumped up on the table and also sniffed delicately at the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and strolled out of the room.
The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck."
Then the vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman.
The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill.
"$150!" she cried, "$150 just to tell me my duck is dead!!
The vet shrugged. "I'm sorry. If you'd taken my word for it, the bill would have been $20, but with the Lab Report and the CAT scan, it's now $150.00.
Cute, but what is the imbedded lesson regarding the use of assessment tools?
The lesson in this joke is that sometimes you have to pay someone to learn something you already inherently know. Does it mean that you shouldn’t waste your money on tests and self-assessments? Absolutely not and I’ll explain why.
After a client completes an assessment, we
Enthused with your daily routine of work? Since “what we do” is wrapped up so compactly with “who we are” it is a natural starting point to look at our vocations for hints on what we need to address in our lives. When you answer these 5 simple questions for yourself, you can determine if you would benefit from working with a career coach.Do you feel passion for your job, your work, and your “part” in the “department”?A feeling of zest and enjoyment is not just for a few people. You’ve seen them in your workplace—always smiling, walking quickly, and happy to be doing their job. Does this describe you or are you living for break time, lunchtime, going home time? Meaningful work should fulfill at least som
The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room. He returned a few moments later with a black Labrador retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head.
The vet patted the dog and took it out, and returned a few moments later with a cat.
The cat jumped up on the table and also sniffed delicately at the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and strolled out of the room.
The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck."
Then the vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman.
The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill.
"$150!" she cried, "$150 just to tell me my duck is dead!!
The vet shrugged. "I'm sorry. If you'd taken my word for it, the bill would have been $20, but with the Lab Report and the CAT scan, it's now $150.00.
Cute, but what is the imbedded lesson regarding the use of assessment tools?
The lesson in this joke is that sometimes you have to pay someone to learn something you already inherently know. Does it mean that you shouldn’t waste your money on tests and self-assessments? Absolutely not and I’ll explain why.
After a client completes an assessment, we
I close my eyes and imagine how free my community would feel if all of its fundraising needs were consistently met. Every child could be adequately clothed, nutritiously fed, and attending a well-equipped school. Local sports teams, the Boy Scouts, etc. could be more affordable – maybe even free -- for struggling families. My hospital could have more beds, staff and equipment which would mean reduced waiting time for scheduled surgeries, or in their emergency waiting rooms. Local cancer clinics, respite care, and health research projects could all improve the quality of life for my whole community, thanks to adequate funding for salaries, research, and maintenance. They could even save more lives.at the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and strolled out of the room.
The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck."
Then the vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman.
The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill.
"$150!" she cried, "$150 just to tell me my duck is dead!!
The vet shrugged. "I'm sorry. If you'd taken my word for it, the bill would have been $20, but with the Lab Report and the CAT scan, it's now $150.00.
Cute, but what is the imbedded lesson regarding the use of assessment tools?
The lesson in this joke is that sometimes you have to pay someone to learn something you already inherently know. Does it mean that you shouldn’t waste your money on tests and self-assessments? Absolutely not and I’ll explain why.
After a client completes an assessment, we
Shrink wrap machines use plastics to protect items from moisture and dirt during storage or transport. The plastic film is wrapped around the item and then the film is heated. It shrinks and conforms to the shape of the item, forming a barrier between the product and outside hazards. Shrink wrap systems may be small and manually operated for the home business, or large-scale automated machines used by shipping companies. Automatic machines can process more items and hour than their smaller counterparts.DVDs can be easily shrink wrapped for a professional look that protects the DVD from the environment. Machines designed to shrink wrap DVDs work more efficiently than generic hand-held shrink wrapping systems. Some
Cute, but what is the imbedded lesson regarding the use of assessment tools?
The lesson in this joke is that sometimes you have to pay someone to learn something you already inherently know. Does it mean that you shouldn’t waste your money on tests and self-assessments? Absolutely not and I’ll explain why.
After a client completes an assessment, we review the report in detail and explore the significance of the findings. At this time, I see a lot of nodding and hear many knowing chuckles. The consistent feedback is that the client is in total agreement with the assessments reports. They are astonished at how a simple questionnaire can so accurately describe their skills, strategies, behaviours and motivators.
This indicates that there is very little revolutionary information unearthed by the assessments, whether it is Myers Briggs, DISC or various other assessment tools. Does this mean that participants do not find any value in assessing themselves? Quite the contrary and as the saying goes, there’s more to the truth than just the facts.
The participants positively glow with praise over the assessment process. Notice the use of the word process. When an assessment is completed in isolation it has only limited value. Assessment reports contain a wealth of “nice to know” information and most people appreciate the focused time spent on getting to know themselves a little bit better.
However, what can make an assessment consequential is not so much the information it contains, rather how that information is framed. The intelligence gleaned from good assessment reports is framed in a context that enables it to be a starting point for the process of self development; personal, professional or both.
The process of developing one’s potential starts with self-discovery.
Imagine you are about to take a road trip out west to see the Rockies. Your car, while not ancient, does have some mileage on it, so it’s prudent to take it to a mechanic to have some diagnostics run. On the basis of the mechanic’s assessment you may decide to chug along as is and hope for the best or you may choose to rotate your tires to improve your performance. You may even invest in a Global Positioning System to monitor your progress and help find your way back on track if you get lost. Whatever you decide, it is a decision based on
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