Why TDOB just sort of stopped
May 26th, 2006
You may have noticed that the Ten Days of Blog came to an abrupt end without any fanfare earlier this week, and that is entirely my fault. I left DC on Monday afternoon to head to New Jersey for a two-day certification workshop for the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI), and I just never got to the laptop to post again on Monday or on Tuesday. On Wednesday night, I drove back to DC from NJ and I was simply too tired. So, I canceled the fanfare, and it was good thing too because I kept knocking over the trombones. (Okay, just kidding.) Sorry about the fizzle out of TDOB. I’ll make it up to you.
You might be wondering what the HBDI is all about and why I am pursuing a certification in it. Well put simply, the HBDI is a diagnostic survey that provides invaluable insight on the thinking preferences of individuals, groups, teams and whole organizations. I’m sure everyone reading this post has heard of the left brain/right brain distinction, i.e., the left brain is more analytical, while the right brain is more creative. This is a vast oversimplification of how we actually think, and the HBDI drives that surface-level conversation to a deeper level of understanding. By looking holistically at various factors exerting influence on an individual’s thinking preferences, the HBDI provides valid and reliable information that can be used to facilitate deeper learning, better problem solving and increased creativity.
The real focus of the HBDI is on promoting whole brain thinking. Although we may have dominant thinking preferences of one type or another, all ways of thinking are available to us and it is useful for us to develop our skills in each of these areas to some extent. Information from the HBDI can help us do that more easily and with a greater possibility of enduring success.
In my own case, I am using the HBDI as the core diagnostic for two coaching offerings I will be rolling out this year. The first offer, The Association Innovator (TAI), will involve a focused coaching relationship of 3-6 months designed to develop an individual’s capacity to participate in and lead innovation in an association context. In addition to the HBDI, The Association Innovator clients will complete an Association Innovator’s Profile, read a carefully selected list of innovation-related resources and participate in intensive one-on-one sessions with me during the coaching engagement. I am actively seeking clients for TAI coaching, so if you’re interested, please e-mail me. Everyone who expresses interest in the coaching will receive (at their own request) a free 15-minute sample coaching session. (BTW, the second coaching offering is still in development, but I promise to blog about it later this summer. I’m very excited about the possibilities!)
So even though TDOB has come and gone, I have more stuff to post for you in the next few days, including something specifically relevant to my first Skypecast next Wednesday, May 31 at 2 pm EDT. I hope you will participate!
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