Are you and your job (or the job you want) a great fit? The Activity Interests Assessment has the answers. In just a few minutes, you'll discover your preferences in the key behaviours and other factors that influence how well you fit - or will fit - your vocation.
You could use the report to advance your personal development, to start a conversation with a mentor or coach, as part of your CV to show your incredible potential, or simply as a guide to help you talk about yourself with more confidence.
We've all been there. Feeling obligated to do things we'd rather not do. Maybe to follow a fixed routine, or to stick with what we know even as the world changes around us.
What people like or dislike doing makes a big difference in how they approach their work activities. When people like doing something, it's more likely to capture their interest and attention and that they'll be willing to invest time and effort in what they're doing. People feel good using their mind and body in this way, whether the activities challenge them or not. But when they're deprived of the opportunity to do something they enjoy, people can feel excluded, disappointed, or frustrated. Making them do things they don't enjoy can make people resentful of work or of the authority that put them there. At best, they do what they have to do, but without enthusiasm or interest, resigned to their situation.
Promana's Activity Interests factors were selected to help you improve your understanding of the activities that attract people (you?) to work and what they'll avoid if they can.
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Problem Solving Shows the degree to which you're likely to be attracted to things like research, analysis and coming up with solutions |
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Negotiating Some like to debate or negotiate, 'selling' an idea. For others, things point to their own natural solution. What about you? |
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Social Not all of us put our full energy into social activities. Less preference here will simply mean there's more in another area |
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Practical This preference will be strong for a person who enjoys physical activity, has a practical approach and prefers solid problems |
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Aesthetic If you care about appearances, detail and the quality of work, or like pleasant surroundings, that'll show up here |
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Administrative Highlights preference for behaviours such as use of routines, chosen over others you might see when less coordination is needed |
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Verbal High preference here shows you use words carefully. And, if you prefer work that doesn't need much word play, that's here too |
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Numerical Are you attracted to work that uses numbers? Or do you use numbers as a means to an end? |
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Managerial Shows the degree to which people are attracted to managerial activities, especially planning, organising, leading & controlling |
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Application This factor shows how much your current work activities are absorbing for you, and how enjoyable you find them. It's a clue! |
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Change & Variety Do you switch from one thing to another for the right reason, or do you concentrate until complete no matter what? |
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Growth Pursue interests and activities that contribute to self-development, or stay with what works. Tough choice! Where do you stand? |
Employees want more feedback. Gen Y employees, in particular, want constant feedback. Managers, however, are often reluctant to give feedback if they fear that what starts as a rational conversation may degenerate into an emotional one. Even managers trained in coaching have admitted to being reluctant to tackle employees seen as abrasive or aggressive.
We tend to shine when we enjoy what we do (and wilt when we're put into a "low interest" area). In this post, we look at activity areas that interest people, influencing both the ways they use time and the effort they put in.
“It’s the journey, not the destination” seems like a modern proverb, because it emphasises experiences over results and promises personal transformation. However, millennia ago, theologians like Saint Augustine described life itself as a pilgrimage through the world, returning to God by purifying the self.
