Director Essentials
Development Process
Your HRD Team
Amanda Areces
Facilitator/Growth Coach
amanda@hrdleadership.com
Questions on logistics, assessments, invitations, communications
HRDPrograms@hrdleadership.com
Action Items
- Complete your DiSC and Pre-Competency Assessments (information below)
- Review your results prior to the next session
- Meet with your Accountability Partner(s). Discuss the following:
What do you want to gain from this development process? Name at least one SPECIFIC outcome.
Key take-aways from your DiSC report (pgs. 2-7)
The DiSC Management Assessment provides valuable insight into who you are and how you lead. You will use the assessment report throughout the program. There is a sample DiSC email (*below) so you know what to expect. Your assessment will come from HRD Leadership <hrdleadership@wiley-epic.com>.
The assessment takes less than 20 minutes to complete. You will need to complete your assessment by June 20 and you will have immediate access to your results upon completion. Once completed, please review your DiSC Assessment Report (pg. 1-6).
*Sample DiSC email:
From: HRD Leadership <hrdleadership@wiley-epic.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 9:50 AM
To: annies@hrdleadership.com
Subject: HRD Leadership has registered you for: Everything DiSC Management Profile
Everything DiSC Management Profile
This email will help you get set up to take the Everything DiSC Management Profile assessment.
First, you’ll be asked to create an account with an email and password or sign into your existing account. Then, you’ll proceed to the assessment. To get started, click the following link:
Take my assessment
If you have trouble using the link above, go to https://www.wiley-epic.com and enter the
Access Code shown here:
GQ5DCSXWCD
Please note:
1. This is your personal Access Code. Do not share it or this e-mail with others.
2. Once you create your account credentials (email and password), you will use them to access any future Report(s) associated with your account.
Pre-Competency Assessment
This pre-assessment will establish a baseline for your confidence and competence-level on a variety of
manager competencies. The pre-survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete. Please complete by June 20.
- Read the Introduction-pg. 22 in Power in the Pivot
- Meet with your Accountability Partner. Discuss the following:
- Key take-aways from our DiSC discussion (pgs. 2-7, 22)
- Thoughts/reactions to the pages you read in Power in the Pivot
- Think of a time/times your communication has failed (or you’ve been misunderstood). Bring these situations to our next workshop.
- Continue working on your Leadership Mission (we will discuss progress in our next workshop).
- Read pgs.47-80 in Power in the Pivot
- Review p.12-16 and p.17-21 in your DiSC report
- Meet with your Accountability Partner to discuss:
- What did you learn about developing and motivating other styles?
- How will you adapt YOUR style to develop and motivate your team members?
- Think of a time/times your communication has failed (or you’ve been misunderstood). Bring these situations to our next workshop.
- Continue working on your Leadership Mission.
- Practice using your new brain-based tools. Be prepared to share at least 2 examples next time of how you have done so.
- Meet with your accountability partner to discuss your plans or debrief how it went.
- Have a coaching conversation you need to have or share feedback you need to give
- Read the article: From Gen Z to boomers: How to give critical feedback at work
- Meet with your accountability partner to discuss
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