KOLBE - Using One's Inborn Instinctive Style of Action
Posted by Ralph Montesanto
on Jun 12, 2012
Gordon Neufeld, owner of Direct Outcomes, helped us understand the KOLBE Index and how it can help individuals and teams work to a higher potential. The premise is that we have an instinctive style of action that is inborn. Our task is to identify where our strengths lie within the four categories of instinct and to use them to the maximum. The categories are: Quick Start, Fact Finder, Implementor and Follow Thru.
Quick Starts are risk takers and entrepreneurs who jump right in to trial and error. Fact Finders read, watch, question and learn before making a decision. The Implementor likes the concrete hands on approach while the Follow Thru individual is more of a systems analyst type who plans out everything.
Gordon suggests everyone should know their instinctive styles and play to their strengths. When putting together an organization or team, be sure to team up with others who are unlike yourself. That way all four categories of talent are in the package.
The KOLBE Index can also help youth as they think about careers and the appropriate education. Interested individuals can go to Kolbe.com for more information and for a fee of $50 can take the test online to determine their Kolbe Index result.
Quick Starts are risk takers and entrepreneurs who jump right in to trial and error. Fact Finders read, watch, question and learn before making a decision. The Implementor likes the concrete hands on approach while the Follow Thru individual is more of a systems analyst type who plans out everything.
Gordon suggests everyone should know their instinctive styles and play to their strengths. When putting together an organization or team, be sure to team up with others who are unlike yourself. That way all four categories of talent are in the package.
The KOLBE Index can also help youth as they think about careers and the appropriate education. Interested individuals can go to Kolbe.com for more information and for a fee of $50 can take the test online to determine their Kolbe Index result.