A method and apparatus for deriving key characteristics for superior performance in a job includes deriving a set of behaviorally-related competencies relevant to most jobs, surveying persons knowledgeable about the job based on the set of competencies, and defining the job in terms of the most significant competencies identified by the surveys.
A method of distributing documents includes the step of displaying the documents on a web site. Responses to the documents are accepted on the web site. After the responses have been accepted, they are processed into a report and the report is returned to an interested party. It is to be understood that the surveys or other forms to be completed by users could be filled out on paper manually and the results could then be entered into a computer and sent to the web site. The reports could be electronically transmitted, and/or hard copies sent via mail, overnight, or through other modes.
Target Training International, in cooperation with BrainMaster and their Avatar software, have for the first time turned the soft science of personal assessment into a hard science by showing not just what people say is their self reported ipsative response, but validating their answers with corresponding brain activity. This unique approach exposes both qualitative and quantitative asymmetry of the prefrontal cortex activity, thus exposing the underlying approach-withdrawal motivational system of decision-making.
While peer-reviewed articles demonstrate academic rigor, no publication is more rigorous than the process of obtaining a patent. For those interested, here are copies of both our USA and Canadian published patents for our “Validation Process for Ipsative Assessments. At the time of this update, we still have a European patent review in process.
If your business is dealing with workplace stress issues and you are willing to think outside the conventional box, Altered Traits by Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson reviews the scientific facts behind meditation. This book review provides a quick read to help you determine if the book is right for you or your clients.