Thousands of employees in dozens of organizations have used the Guide successfully. It can be used in one-on-one career counseling, in training workshops or by individuals on their own. It is useful for internal organizational staffing, training and development systems and redeployment.

Users benefit because the Guide:

Taps into motivations that lead to working with strengths and increased vitality.

Gives employees the responsibility for designing their own development program and a self directed way to obtain realistic feedback.

Creates an action plan that can be the foundation for career discussions within the organization.

Promotes employee/ organization partnerships both by synthesizing personal results with the needs and realities of the organization and by providing a vocabulary for effective communication.

Encourages ongoing learning with targeted development objectives, using corporate development dollars to their best advantage.

Provides a tool for retaining high potential employees and encourages plateaued employees to revitalize their current jobs.

Offers a way for individuals faced with redeployment to focus on their particular strengths and find the best fit for them within a variety of work tasks and environments.


Users who are ready for targeted applications of their Guide information may:

Extend the scope of their development plan using the Development Planning Workbook.

Conduct an internal or external job search with the Job Search Workbook.





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