The
Adaptive Management Assessment is a new organizational development tool that
combines established and well-supported organizational theory with the
principles of the emerging field of social-neuropsychology. Human beings have five
standard patterns of social evaluation wired into their brains and these are
the basis for all decision making, including team and work-group performance. How
people apply these patterns is learned, not an aspect of personality. Central
to performance improvement is the awareness of individual differences and
complementary application of styles within work teams. This is particularly
crucial for the development of effective leadership. The AM Assessment is the
only tool available for complex assessment of leader performance related to
group decision culture.
The
Basic assessment is an individual tool
that identifies personal relational decision preferences. Users complete the
assessment which is evaluated by Hiebert Organizational Intelligence to produce
a report. The report identifies the basic style of decision making and the
strengths and skews in decision thinking. The report becomes the basis for an individual
action plan that targets areas of potential development in the context of an
evaluation of organizational factors.
The Basic assessment permits coaches,
consultants, or HR personnel to undertake the following:
•
Personal
coaching for improved individual performance as team members and leaders
•
Work-group
and team level relational problem solving
•
Leadership
development & succession planning
Using the results of
the Basic assessment an HR
practitioner can assist individuals and work groups to understand their
personal relational style(s) and how their relational preferences and strengths
combine to create the basis for an effective working environment. Effective use
of the results leads to:
• Improved tactical thinking at all levels of the organization
• More effective leaders
•
Reduced
amount and intensity of internal conflict
•
Better
decisions regarding succession planning
•
Improved
operational morale
•
Substantially
improve team performance, and
• Changed organizational culture along select parameters
Under
development is the Group assessment,
an organization-wide performance improvement system that uses the results of
the Basic assessment to implement
large scale tactical organizational interventions for improved motivation and
performance.