Coaching for Leaders

371: Get Smart About Assessments, with Ken Nowack

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Ken Nowack: Envisia Learning

Ken Nowack is a licensed psychologist and President and Chief Research Officer of Envisia Learning. Ken also serves as Chief Learning Officer of Organizational Performance Dimensions and is a member of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations and is a lecturer at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.

Key Points

The three types of assessments:

  1. Personality and style-based tools
  2. Skills and abilities
  3. Interests, values, and motives
    4. Resources Mentioned
    • talenttools.org
    • Clueless* by Sandra Mashihi and Kenneth Nowack
    • Envisia Learning
    • Finding the Career That Fits You*
    • The Ultimate Guide to Using Your Strengths to Get Hired*
      • Related Episodes
      • Susan Cain on The Power of Introverts (episode 44)
      • Leverage StrengthsFinder for Your Team (episode 293)
      • How to Leverage Your 360 (episode 341)
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