OL 504 - Leadership Assessment & Feedback Coaching

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This course introduces students to the principles of individual assessment and their role in leadership development. Frameworks for conceptualizing the assessment process, specific strategies for assessing individual personality, cognitive ability, and workplace relevant behaviors (such as leadership skills, managerial styles, teamwork and other interpersonal skills, etc) will be considered. This course emphasizes strategies for the development of ethical, individually-focused assessment process. Students gain experience in choosing appropriate, valid, and reliable instruments, incorporating non-test assessment strategies (such as interviewing and behavioral analysis) and interpreting and integrating assessment data. Included are considerations for providing feedback coaching and informative assessment reports for coaching clients at each level of the organization.