Tell us about the ProfileXT and other assessments that you use.

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In some cases, an essential early step in executive coaching is to conduct formal style assessments that help to guide the coaching work and suggest helpful steps for career development. The ProfileXT is completed by the client online, and the results are interpreted in a dialogue with the coach. The assessment provides data on the client's cognitive strengths and challenges, as well as information on his or her preferred style of interacting with others.

This information can be incredibly useful to a client (and his or her employer) contemplating a transition to a new career role that may or may not play to his or her core strengths. The information can suggest to both the employer and the prospective belize phone number resource employee whether the job is a good "fit." It can also help to determine key areas for coaching the worker in that role. In addition to the ProfileXT, Leading Minds also uses other style assessments (e.g., Myers-Briggs step 2, Individual Directions Inventory, and Career Leader) that provide clients with useful insights about their interpersonal style and the elements of a job that impassion and energize them for success.



What do you think all executives can benefit from when it comes to hiring an individual?
Regardless of industry or size of company, all executives benefit when they hire the right person for the right job -- and don't later have to go through the time-consuming ordeal of firing someone and recruiting for a replacement. The coaching services and style assessments I've been discussing can add significant value here. When executives have participated in effective coaching themselves, they are better able to hire strong colleagues and provide them with strategic guidance about both how to hire and manage their teams most effectively.

A culture of coaching and mentorship helps to ensure that people land in jobs well suited to their interests and personal styles, and that they receive appropriate support when asked to stretch beyond their comfort zones. Use of certain style assessments during the hiring process also can identify whether 1) the candidate is a good fit for the job and 2) what kind of coaching the future colleague might need in order to thrive in the position.