Career and talent management often has a significantly longer-term aspect - it is more of a directional than a strictly developmental proposition. For this reason it is critical to use more intrinsic assessment (such as personality factor or motivational assessment) that can measure more innate characteristics with longer-term validity.
This is where behavioural assessment has limited value - behaviour often reflects current circumstance and measured values are rarely valid for more than 12-18 months; not a strong basis on which to make a longer-term or more directional decision.
Our talent assessment and advisory services extend beyond shorter-term developmental interventions; we focus on helping individuals and organisations support good career and supporting developmental choices, designing accelerated programs for your high potentials, or supporting those who need to resolve what to do next either within or outside the organisation.
We also provide an expert online learning process, called Beat The Interview, to help jobseekers and to provide high value skills to those who are looking for the next move in their career, which we can support with one-to-one and group facilitation and coaching.
There is an increasing trend towards self-selection in career management, particularly with high potentials. We use expert assessments (such as the Individual Directions InventoryTM or Personal DirectionsTM) to support individuals in identifying the career trajectory that is most aligned with their natural motivations, and the learning, support and experience they will need as they navigate that journey. More fundamentally, this will create a leadership style that combines three critical elements:
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Authenticity in leadership
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Sustainability of direction
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Effectiveness in their role
Any one of these are important in themselves; all three are a compelling argument towards investing in your next generation.
