Beyond the barriers of personal development and career growth

Marcela Holická

Cross Border Seminar

22-23 May 2012Bled, Slovenia

Program

Barriers of personal development and

growth

Personal derailments as a berries of

career growth

How to identify and work with

barriers

Barriers

of personal development and

career growth

1. What are general barriers of personal development and carrier growth?

2. What are individual development barriers of personal development and carrier growth?

Describe Any solution?

Group discussion

What is important for career growth?

Competencies

Motivation

Expertise

Let´s look at personality

Dark side

Bright side

Insight

Personal derailments

as berries of career growth

“Derailers”

• Interpersonal behaviors that adversely affect the performance or reputation of people at work

• Caused by people’s distorted beliefs about how others will treat them

• Emerge most commonly during periods of stress or complacency

2009, Hogan Assessment Systems

Positive, Productive Behavior

Dark Side “Triggers”

Potentially Negative Behavior

NoRisk

LowRisk

Moderate

Risk

HighRisk

11 “Derailers”Excitable

Skeptical

Cautious

Reserved

Leisurely

Bold

Mischievous

Colorful

Imaginative

Diligent

Dutiful

“Emotionally Volatile”

“Habitual Distrust”

“Excessive Caution”

“Aloofness”

“Passive Resistance”

“Arrogance”

“Mischievousness”

“Melodrama”

“Eccentricity”

“Perfectionism”

“Eagerness To Please”

Moving Away From People

Derailers Excitable

Skeptical

Cautious

Reserved

Leisurely

Bold

Mischievous

Colorful

Imaginative

Diligent

Dutiful

Moving Against People

Moving Toward People

Excitable

Intense

Energetic

Empathy

Moody Easily

annoyedHard to please

UnpredictibleCritical

Explosilve

Sceptical

Bright and perceptive

Insightful about

organizational politics

Sensitive to criticism

Argumentative

CriticalEasily

angeredSuspicious of

others´intentions

Cautious

Conservative

Alert to possible criticism

Minimize risk

IndecisiveResistent to

changeUnassertiveMotivated not to fail

Reserved

Tough Independent

Focused on task

InsensitiveUncommunic

ativeFeadback deficientReservedAvoiding

meeting with new people

Leisurely

Cooperative Cheerful

Confident about their

skills

Stubborn Resentful

Procrastinate uninteresting

tasksHard to coach

Have own timetable

Bold

Confident Assertive

Leaderlike

Self-promoting

CompetitiveFeedback resistant

May blame mistakes on

others

Mischievous

Charming Interesting

Self- assure

Manipulative Exploitative

Not learn from past mistakes

Push limitsIgnore

commitments

Colorful

Fun

Socially skilled

Entertaining

Attention-seeking

Self-promotingQuickly boredPoor listenerManaging by

crisisProblem with organisation

Imaginative

Innovative Unpredictable

Unconventional

Odd Self-

absorbedPreoccupied

EccentricPoor

influence and persuation

skills

Diligent

Detail-oriented

Hardworking

Planful

Perfectionistic DemandingResistant to

changeMicromanage

rMay not delegate

Bad prioritization

Dutiful

Conforming Unassuming

Predictable

Ingratiating DeferentialConforming

Strong desire to please

othersDo not take decission

“Awareness of your derailers doesn’t mean you have to dwell on how ‘bad’ you are. When you learn to manage your self-destructive traits, you allow your strengths to emerge.”

--Why CEOs Fail by Dotlich & Cairo

How to

identify and work with

barriers

Derailments and what to do?

Prevention

Self-reflection

Self-awareness

Continuous self-development

Close person

Coach/mentor/trainer

Feedback from colleagues and subordinates

Development

Cycle

Implications for Development

Build Awareness

TargetBehaviors

SeekFeedback

ModifyReputation

InternalizeChanges

Marcela HolickáAssessment Systems Slovakia

holicka@asystems.cz+421903 992 583

www.asystems.sk

Thank you for your attention