METHODOLOGY

by Dr. Carol Renaud Gaffney

The goal is simple: Create relationships through understanding and great communication because it is through our relationships that we can be successful – personally, in our careers and with our friends. The method for creating relationships is also very straightforward as it involves personal understanding, understanding our jobs and the people we live and work with and developing and implementing effective skills.

Simply put:
Know Yourself, Know Others, Know the Ropes.

If the idea is so simple, why aren’t we more successful? Some people are naturally successful at understanding themselves and others and come equipped with skills for communicating. There are some, but not many. The rest of us require some education, coaching or other sort of development process to learn this. I’ve found that the most effective way of learning about ourselves is to start with reliable, validated time-tested assessments that can provide information about Why we do what we do, How we do what we do, and What we do.

This is really learning the ABCs:
Of ourself:

1. What are our Attitudes (Why we do what we do)
2. What are our natural and adapted Behaviors, (How do we do what we do, often call style),
3. What are our Competencies (What skills do we have and what is the likelihood of acting on them)?

1. What are their Attitudes
2. What are their natural and adapted Behaviors or style
3. What Competencies do they have and how well developed are they?

1. What Attitudes (motivations) are required for commitment not compliance.
2. What Behaviors are most effective for success,
3. What Competencies (both hard and soft) are necessary?