Leadership, personality, and career assessment inventories can provide powerful insights and deeper levels of self-awareness.
Multi-rater, or “360-degree” feedback, where a variety of colleagues provide perspectives on your leadership,
is especially helpful in broadening awareness. The goal setting and action planning which follows the interpretation is as
important as the insight gained from these tools. Action plans can include learning to lean more fully into your natural
talents as well as addressing key developmental challenges. In addition to 360 feedback, instruments commonly used include:
the Conflict Dynamics Profile, Insight Inventory, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, FIRO-B, Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory
(EQi), Strong Interest Inventory, and the Campbell Interest and Skills Survey.
Coaching is a collaborative process of self-discovery, goal setting, and action taking, all designed to help you become more
effective in accomplishing your goals and more fulfilled in doing so. The original meaning of the word “coach”
originates from the French for a vehicle which moves people from one place to another. Similarly, coaching helps you move
forward in your leadership. Coaching starts with the present, focusing on your strengths, aspirations, and challenges.
Clarifying your vision for the future and identifying concrete steps for positive change are the next part of the process.
The role of the coach is to listen closely, ask thought provoking questions, share observations and perspectives, offer support
and resources, and provide an encouraging learning framework
Innovative methods to create shared vision, spark enthusiasm for the future, and set action plans for gaining momentum
Strategic planning with Wilkes Consulting focuses on helping diverse groups of people move beyond past limitations, share aspirations and dreams, and craft an exciting collective vision for the future. Sessions are highly interactive and custom designed for your group. Survey tools, including time-saving internet surveys, are often used before and between sessions to generate momentum and to ensure maximum participation. The development of tactical plans for bringing about lasting change is an important step in bringing the vision to reality.
Work group retreats and team building experiences are custom designed to reach your desired outcomes. First, goals for the session are identified and then a series of interactive activities to achieve those goals are created. Both the design and facilitation style of the sessions aim to provide an energizing way of strengthening your team and moving your group towards strategic goals. Participants learn and experience new insights through experiential activities and simulations, assessment inventories, focused conversation with colleagues, and other active team development methods.
Concepts and models which help participants understand and think more clearly about a topic are an important part of learning. Training programs designed by Wilkes Consulting also have a strong focus on practical applications for enhancing performance. Thus, more didactic presentation of information is blended together frequently with case studies, simulations, questionnaires, and focused discussion. People learn best when they are actively engaged. The training design will reflect this through the use of technology to make the sessions visually interesting, ample opportunity for interaction, and participatory learning methodology. Common topics for training include: leadership styles, strategic thinking, group and team dynamics, stress management, emotional intelligence at work, and career development.
