How the Kolbe A™ Index Differs from Other Tools
The Kolbe A™ Index is a one-of-a-kind personnel tool. It has no bearing on IQ, personality, or social behavior. It assesses your natural tendencies to act while you are in striving mode. According to Kolbe's notion, every human is capable of innovative problem solutions. This mental energy guides us to take specific actions because of our instinct. Passive emotions and thoughts have nothing to do with this so-called mental drive. We all have a distinct way of working determined by our intrinsic patterns of creativity.
The Kolbe A™ Index Is Not a Personality Test
The Kolbe A™ Index takes less than 20 minutes and yields a result known as your MO (method of operation). It discovers and explains individuals' natural skills or strengths, evaluates how they fit with tasks and other people and provides practical ways for putting them into practice - whether it's boosting professional performance, lowering stress, or improving personal interactions. The result is found in four Action Modes™ :
Fact Finder — how you gather and share information
Follow Thru - how you organize
Quick Start — how you handle risk + uncertainty.
Implementor – how you work with space and tangibles.
The validity and dependability of the Kolbe A™ Index distinguish it from other tools such as the effective ones described earlier. Studies spanning decades have been conducted, and the results reveal that it is more than 90% dependable over 20 years. The outcomes are consistent, and the behavior is predictable. Cognitive and affective qualities vary with time, so cognitive and affective evaluations done a few years apart will usually provide different results.
There Is No Good or Bad Kolbe Score
Many individuals and teams use-value judgment when analyzing their results, which we've noticed repeatedly (i.e., that higher scores are better than lower scores). It is false, as the Kolbe IndexTM does not assign a letter grade based on your accomplishments. Put another way; the figures show how we take action, not to imply that one technique is better than the other.
Kolbe A™ Index scores are never bad. The score reveals an individual's innate nature, which can be used to select a team or design work. As a result, you are discouraged from looking at the evaluation scores through the prism of passing or failing them. Such a viewpoint would undermine the Kolbe Assessment's purpose. Understanding our distinct innate requirements is the purpose of the outcomes so that we can develop superior instinctual advantages.
Main Takeaways
There are numerous ways in which Kolbe Indexes can be valuable.
First and foremost… for yourself! Having a greater understanding of your instincts brings more joy into your personal and professional world.
A person's profession, family, and other personal relationships benefit greatly when they can be themselves. Understanding your innate talents and instincts will boost your self-esteem, vitality, and power.
Parents are often eager to learn the MOs of their children. Kolbe believes that every child can solve problems creatively and individually. It is possible to detect your child's natural style of activity using the Kolbe Y™ Index. It is aimed at youngsters between the ages of 4 and 17. You can be a better parent if you learn how to nurture and tap into your child's particular operating system. It can also improve a student's chances of academic success and enhance the way a family functions.
Connect with us to learn more in assisting your staff become more productive and happy in their work. And if you are interested in how the different Kolbe indexes can uncover employee potential, check out this blog post.