KolbeCon 2022: Insights and Key Moments

Recently, I attended KolbeCon: a Conative Experience. This 2-day conference was held in Phoenix, Arizona and featured the founder of Kolbe Wisdom, Kathy Kolbe, along with many other experts in the Kolbe field.  After two years without meeting in person, it felt great to be back together.  While virtual sessions serve an important purpose in our world, there is nothing like being in the same space to share stories, learn new findings, and be reminded why you do this work in the first place.

Being in a different space also allowed me to think about my work with a new lens.  I started drawing connections between the Kolbe Index results and trust. I started thinking about the lack of trust in today’s world, and the Kolbe A™ Index is a way to get a little bit of that trust back.

But I’m getting ahead of myself.

Recognition Brings Rejuvenation

During KolbeCon, I was honored to be one of two people who received recognition for administering over 5,000 Kolbe A™ Indexes.  To help you understand why this award was such an honor for me, many Kolbe Certified Consultants typically only administer 100-500 Indexes throughout their tenure. 

Some people would see this recognition as having arrived at their destination. They’ve made their goal, and now they can relax.

But not me.

This recognition rejuvenated me. It reminded me just how much I know and can help people with the Kolbe System. It reminded me that my commitment to Kolbe pays off, and it helped resolidified my commitment to the brand I’ve worked so hard to create.

I have more fire and passion for this work than ever before, and I’m so excited for this next step on the journey.

Building Trust

One of my biggest “a-has” from KolbeCon was the connection between trust and Kolbe System™.

In today’s world information, images, data, and everything else can be so easily manipulated, it’s hard to have trust in anything. People and organizations are constantly trying to manipulate whatever they can to create a specific view or perspective.

The plethora of personality tests on the market today work the same way. They provide you with a snapshot of the specific information they’ve gathered and keep your results very surface level.

In addition, most personality tests can be manipulated by the test take or the administrator to receive the desired results. Our culture deems certain personality traits “good” and others “bad”. Some personality tests are so incredibly easy to trick, the test taker can pick and choose the result they want to get, instead of receiving a true look at who you are.

Kolbe is different. The Kolbe A™ Index doesn’t look at your personality that can change throughout your lifetime; it relies on your instincts.  And your instincts do not change. 

Trusting Your Instincts

Our culture has convinced us our instincts are bad and need to be corralled into behaving the “right” way. Culture has taught us we have less worth if our brains don’t come up with “the next best thing”.

The Kolbe A™ Index gives us permission to rely on our instincts again. Your instincts give you a better understanding of what you need to be successful and how to work successfully with those around you.

On a corporate level, the Kolbe System™ allows you to build your teams around trust. You can be sure you have the right person in the right seat because you have information you can trust to make those decisions. Kolbe gives you true information to make well-informed choices for you and your business.

From a bigger world view, the Kolbe System™ helps build more trust in the world we’re living in. In today’s world of hybrid and remote work settings, there are many places for mistrust to develop. Are your employees truly working when they should be? How do you know you can trust your leadership?

I’d love to help.

My commitment and passion for Kolbe comes from the changes it’s made in my own life and those around me. I’m more fulfilled in my work than I’ve ever been, and I want the same for you and your team.

I would love to sit down with you and discuss what you’re facing and how I can help. Reach out and get started today.

Start the new year out strong by creating the team you want with the talents and instincts you already have.