At Pathways Career Success Strategies, we use top-of-the-line assessments to help you understand yourself better and then we provide one-on-one coaching to enable you to learn and try-out new skills. Our assessments include the Work Behavior Inventory, the Thomas-Kilman Conflict Mode Instrument, and coming soon- the  MLP 360 (Multidimensional Leadership Profile).

Leaders play a pivotal role in the success of an organization. Many are promoted into a leadership position simply by virtue of their longevity with the company, often lacking the necessary leadership skills to be effective in their new role. Other leaders may have been successful, but are now struggling to meet their goals. And yet others may have been identified as high potentials and the organization wants to keep them on track.

The Work Behavior Inventory (WBI) will help you gain a clear understanding of your preferred leadership style and will help you:

• Focus and guide your development efforts
• Pinpoint your specific strengths
• Identify areas for training and skill enhancement

With the results of the WBI and an action plan, leaders can shorten their learning curve and be more effective in their position. For others, it can identify the stumbling blocks to their success. Get started carving out a plan to ensure your success as a leader.

Most people struggle with conflict. Many try to avoid it, hoping it will just go away. Others enter into a power struggle, with no one winning. The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) helps you to understand your preferred conflict mode and how and when it’s best to use that mode and the other four modes.

The (TKI) is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure your tendencies in dealing with interpersonal conflict. The TKI can be used for the following situations:

• Management and supervisor training
• Negotiation training
• Team building
• Crisis intervention

Gain a clearer understanding of the different conflict styles and the skills which will help them steer conflict situations in constructive directions.

MLP 360 (Multidimensional Leadership Profile)

The Multidimensional Profile™ is a personal development tool providing 360-degree feedback. It provides managers and supervisors with behavioral feedback from people at different levels in organization. While maintaining confidentiality of raters, the MLP provides insight into what supervisors, peers, and subordinates perceive as the individual's major strengths and developmental needs. The MLP allows an individual to verify how others perceive his/her strengths and also to determine where there are opportunities for improvement.

The MLP is completed electronically via a web link. It allows for up to five supervisors, seven peers, and seven subordinates to be raters. It only takes 10 minutes to complete it. The MLP measures critical information on 16 scales that fit within 4 domains:  

• Leadership Patterns: General Leadership, Informational Leadership, Competitional Leadership, Relational Leadership Personal Resources: Conceptual Thinking, Emotional Resilience, Drive, and Motivation  
• Interpersonal Behavior: People Orientation, Assertive Social Presence
• Specific Competencies: Delegation, Decision Making, Project Management, Meeting Facilitation, Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Listening Skills

After the rating process is completed, a MLP report is generated. The report provides feedback on each of the above areas; plus it gives tailored developmental recommendations for the client.