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hi Sunita, it took me a few years of using different tools and finally I chose to become accredited in Emergenetics. A couple of reasons, it's founded in latest research, backed by neuroscience. A lot of the older tools (decades old) haven't moved on and hence have a tendency to put people in boxes. Emergenetics allows individual profiles and team profiles.
good luck with your research
Jennifer |
| 15/11/2014 | Jennifer |
Hello Sunita - I've just responded to your posting on the Training Journal discussion forum, but thought I'd might as well copy and paste my response here as well!!
I too went through the process of deciding which profiling tool to become accredited in when I set up Saltbox Training & Events almost 6 years ago. I was already familiar with Myers-Briggs but didn't really connect with it and had various concerns about it. I looked into many other tools including Insights and DISC and had more or less decided that I'd go for Insights when I discovered TetraMap. I immediately felt that "I've finally found what I've been looking for" and everything about it really resonated with me. TetraMap felt absolutely right for me because it is built on a very strong values base which is aligned with my own - sustainability, responsibility, transparency, inter-dependence, creativity and holism. It uses nature as a metaphor and I work a lot with both metaphor and nature in my training, it is very visual and 3-dimensional, and it is very simple and intuitive yet has a powerful impact on people. I trained to be an accredited facilitator 4 years ago and it has proved to be a brilliant investment. I love using it, my clients love it, and its really helped me to build my business. In fact earlier this year I became a Master TetraMap Facilitator and am now developing this area of my business further.
Anyway, my point here isn't to do a sales job on TetraMap so apologies if that's how it sounds, but to make the point that any profiling tool is only ever as good as the person facilitating it and if you are going to be a brilliant facilitator you have to choose a tool which really resonates for you. You have to really believe in everything that it stands for, it has to fit well with your style of training, you have to connect with its values and methods, and you have to really love using it and be able to talk passionately about it. For me, this is the most important thing to take into account when making your choice.
I hope this is helpful Sunita and hope you're able to make the right decision for you.
Warm wishes
Nicki
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| 14/11/2014 | Nicki |
Hi Sunita,
It depends what you want to achieve from the profiling. Personally, I've never been a fan of the type of tool that puts people in a 'box' or labels them as a personality type, and prefer those that focus on behaviours.
With this in mind, in terms of understanding how people work together in teams, I like Tetramap. And if you're looking at what motivates individuals and teams so that managers can help people feel motivated and valued, then I'm a fan of Motivational Maps, which is why we established our own accreditation programme for this one (details in Trainers' Events).
(I'm hoping to introduce one for Tetramap next year too.)
Hope this is of some help.
Rod
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| 13/11/2014 | Rod |