“An organisation’s greatest competitive advantage lies in building employee teams that have a synergistic mix of Striving Instincts. Teams composed of the right combination of MOs will unleash an energy that goes beyond that of a mere collection of individuals. Conative diversity provides the multiplier effect that converts the otherwise limited creative energy of independentContinue reading “Kolbe: Team Work, Synergy, Inertia and more.”
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Kolbe – Practice Success Stories 2
Practice Success Stories – 2 In previous articles I have described how the majority of people initiate their problem solving in one of the four Conative Characteristics Fact Finder – Gathering and sharing of information – Specifiers. Follow Through – Sorting and Storing Information – Classifiers. Quick Start – Dealing with risk and uncertainty –Continue reading “Kolbe – Practice Success Stories 2”
Kolbe – Practice Success Stories 1
Practice Success Stories -1 In the past couple of weeks I have outlined the principles behind Kolbe Wisdom™ and how, by using the 32-question Kolbe A Index, it is possible to identify the striving instincts that drive natural behaviours. I outlined the four Conative Characteristics: Fact Finder – Gathering and sharing of information. Follow ThroughContinue reading “Kolbe – Practice Success Stories 1”
Kolbe Wisdom™ – The Striving Instincts and Beyond.
Last time I introduced the principles behind the Kolbe Wisdom™. How, by using the 32-question Kolbe A Index, it is possible to identify the striving instincts that drive natural behaviours. I outlined the four Conative Characteristics: Fact Finder – Gathering and sharing of information. Follow through – Sorting and Storing Information. Quick Start – DealingContinue reading “Kolbe Wisdom™ – The Striving Instincts and Beyond.”
What’s Your KOLBE™?
What’s your KOLBE? One of the biggest challenges to any clinician and small business owner is the blending of individuals together to make a team. These are the same challenges that can afflict larger businesses and corporations too. Do you recruit people then find they aren’t quite what you thought? Are you beset with problemsContinue reading “What’s Your KOLBE™?”
Kathy Kolbe’s Definition of Leadership
The question came up in the coaching breakout session at PGS: what is the definition of leadership? Chapter Sixteen of “Pure Instinct” by Kathy Kolbe focuses entirely on this concept. Here’s an excerpt from page 281: “True leadership builds on participants’ motivation, Striving Instincts, commitment, reason, and talent – the entire Creative Process. Anytime someoneContinue reading “Kathy Kolbe’s Definition of Leadership”
The Incisal Edge 