Action Process
Discover your personal relationship to the key elements of highly effective action plans
Are you someone who consciously 'plans' things? Fun fact: it doesn't matter! From planning things for a job, to planning the family finances, to 'planning to relax', there are always twelve important steps that make up a complete action plan - and we all use these behaviours to some extent or another.
With the knowledge you gain from this assessment you'll be able to identify what your own special blend of planning factors is, and how and why they are (or aren't) effective.
$75.00
Action Process. Think about that for a second. The process we go through when we plan to take any kind of action. That's what you're going to be able to discover and explore with the insights you gain from this assessment.
Not all of our plans need a ton of analysis about what processes we go through to get stuff done! Any minor action plan ("I think I'll make a toasted sandwich") might leave out some - or most - of these steps, but as plans become more complex and detailed, so it becomes increasingly important to include all twelve steps.
Steps can be dropped off but only when the consequences of doing so are fully understood.
This assessment reveals where people have strengths, and where they need to develop.
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Needs
Some of us tend to think about what's needed, before leaping into action - are you one of them?
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Objectives
You'll show a stronger preference here if you're someone who sees or describes objectives clearly
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Parameters
Shows the degree to which we set measurable standards that relate to our objectives
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Deadline
Do you establish a firm deadline and then act to meet it? Or do you take a more open-ended approach?
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Accountability
Describes to what extent we are able to define who's accountable for a plan's success
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Action Steps
Someone with a strong preference here can explain each action step and arrange events and activities in priority order
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Delegation
Do you enable others, by delegating authority to make their own decisions, or do you need to retain control? No wrong answers here!
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Timings
Describes how much we schedule activities and events, determining execution speed, frequency, duration, and, coordinating action
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Resources
People can be task assigners, calculating resources for optimal effect. Others are more relaxed about resources usage. Where do you fit?
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Processes
Shows how much we specify processes have to be followed. Less preference means others can choose processes that suit them
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Values
What's costs/benefit? Do you place monetary values on the ins and outs of things? Or do you leave that up to others?
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Outcomes
Shows whether you rely on reports from others to assess progress, versus having a need for more clarity, or efficiency.
