Chapter 8. Understanding and Prioritizing Development Needs (Job Challenges, Organizational Knowledge, Competencies, and Derailers)

 

“Know thyself.”

 
 --The Seven Sages Inscription at the Delphic Oracle

The assessment of strengths and development needs described in Chapter 7 produces a great deal of data. Frequently, the meaning and value of these data won’t be readily apparent to Acceleration Pool members. So, before they can target any development activities, members must have a firm grasp of what these data are telling them. That is, they must form a solid understanding of the areas in which they have strengths and those that they need to develop, as well as how their development efforts should be prioritized.

To put their assessment results to ...

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