[Ailist] AI and assessments (?MBTI 2)

[Rob Voyle]

Hi Carol

I have used the MBTI 2 and find it very helpful.  I also use Kouzes and Posners 
Leadership practices inventory LPI which was based on an appreciative inquiry 
into leadership long before anyone knew what appreciative inquiry is.

Many of the EQ assessments I find give lots of information, but there are too 
many factors so that people can't hold them in consciousness when they are 
going about their own work. After using several in my training programs I did a 
follow-up review.  While many people reported that the assessments were  
helpful during the class time none reported making any changes in their work 
practices as a result of the assessments. So I have eliminated them in favor of 
more experiential exercises that explore EQ rather than give people a description 
of an EQ facet   

Rather than rely on instruments I rely heavily on th eparticipants experience and 
growing that. I spend a good piece of time getting the participants to conduct an 
appreciative inquiry into their own experience of leadership and use that as a 
basis for developing their learning and their development goals. Discoverying 
their personal "best leader" is an essential foundation for growing leadership 
competencies.

Rob
  
Robert J. Voyle, Psy.D.
Director, Clergy Leadership Institute
For Coaching and Training in Appreciative Inquiry
Author: Core Elements of the Appreciative Way 
http://www.clergyleadership.com/
503-647-2378 or 503-647-2382 

On 9 Mar 2009 at 21:33, RICHMOND, CAROL wrote:

> Hello Nancy and all,
> I am working on creating an AI session for middle  leadership as
> part of a conference on self awareness. I am looking for a
> personality assessment whose questions lead in the direction of
> identifying leadership strengths and builds on the AI topic of
> inspirational leadership. I am familiar with strengthquest and
> strengths finder and EQ. I heard of MBTI 2 but have not seen it. I
> am trying to move away of a model of leadership personality trait
> assessments that are based on the industrial society model with a
> problem or deficit based focus to one that identifies leadership
> potential for our information age and offer a post modern direction.
> II do like the process of 360 but it develops weaknesses you have
> used a personality/leadership values, skills, traint assessment that
> is consistent with AI principles. Please let me know. 
> thanks so much for your help
> Carol Richmond
> 
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