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What if my Client disagrees with the results?

by Roberta Hill No one will agree with his or her results completely. Nor should they. The results are only a guide – pieces of the puzzle giving us some clues how people function. No assessment is the be-all and end-all. Most of your clients are going to love this tool and have fun with it. Others will want to challenge you on every little detail. In our associates teleclass next month, we will talk about how you can respond to these types of questions. Meanwhile here is a little help....

Typcial Questions and Answers (original ones)

Q and A Section updated 01/2007)   The following answers and questions are ones that I typically get over and over again. I have tried to arrange them in logical order – but it is best if you just skim over the questions and see which ones interest you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How much should I charge a client for an assessment? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a complex question based on many variables and uses. ...

Basic Questions about The Platinum Rule

Question: Why is it important to learn about this model of behavior, the "needs motivated" model we call "The Platinum Rule"? Dr. O'Connor: This model is consistent with what we know about motivation in terms of the three fundamental tasks that each of us has to deal with in our life. First, it can help us be more effective in coping with the different demands and stresses in our daily life, whether they are self-imposed, from others, or from our job, family, or other sources. O...

Article: The Theory Behind Psychometric Tools

Assessments 101 Roberta Hill Throughout time, man has wanted to understand how humans function in the world. Assessing personality traits or psychological testing has been around for over 70 years. It has been around earlier, much earlier, when we think about Hypocrite’s work in analyzing the four major body fluids- blood, urine, bile, and phlegm to sort out different types of men. He called those types: Melancholy, Sanguine, Phlegmatic, and Choleric. Before World War I most of the deep t...

Free Article about The Platinum Rule by Dr. Alessandra

The Platinum Rule by Dr. Tony Alessandra, PhD. An indisputable business fact is that people do business with people they like. It makes sense, therefore, to like and be liked by as many people as possible. The ability to create rapport with a large number of people is a fundamental skill in sales, management, personal relationships, and everyday life. We have all heard of the Golden Rule-and many people aspire to live by it. The Golden Rule is not a panacea. Think about it: "Do unto other...

What is an Assessment Centre?

Asking what is an assessment centre is a little like asking what is coaching? We here at Assessments Now are in no way qualified call ourselves an Assessments Centre. Here is the opening of what the HR Guide to the Internet says: An Assessment Center consists of a standardized evaluation of behavior based on multiple evaluations including: job-related simulations, interviews, and/or psychologica...