Maximizing the Impact of Assessments in Leadership

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

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*

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• 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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