Hay Group Pathfinder TM

1. Hay Group PathfinderTM The On-line Development Tool

3. Overview • The Pathfinder is a guided journey that takes the user through critical milestones including: • Exploring their job and personal aspirations • Understanding and reconciling their competency feedback • Creation of a development action plan • Monitoring development progress

4. Introduction The Pathway section orients the user to the site and familiarizes the user with the competency model. (In this example the model is Emotional Intelligence.)

5. Exploring • The Exploring section enables the user to reflect on their job situation and their personal aspirations. • Linking development to personal aspirations is key to sustainable change.

6. Getting Feedback • The Getting Feedback section enables users to understand, reflect, and reconcile their 360° feedback data. • Research has shown that people must truly understand and incorporate their feedback in order to successfully change.

7. Taking Action • The Taking Action section guides the user into selecting a competency to develop. • The selected competency incorporates the user’s job challenges, their aspirations and their feedback data.

8. Taking Action • The Pathfinder will guide the user through the Development Planning process. • This includes identifying obstacles (internal and external) and finding sources of help.

9. Taking Action • Once a plan is created, the Pathfinder will periodically remind the user to come back to record his/her progress. • Users can: • Update Development plans • Review and record their progress

10. Pathfinder Development Tools • The Pathfinder has a number of tools • to support the Development Journey: • Personal Journal • On-line Feedback • Development Library • Competency Toolbox • Development Planner

11. Personal Journal • The Personal Journal maintains users reflec-tions and progress while on their development path. • This journal can be kept strictly personal or shared with a coach.

12. On-line Feedback The user’s feedback is available on-line. Feedback is interac-tive. Click on a score to drill-down to competency detail.

13. Development Library • The Development Library includes advice for each competency in the form of readings, tips, and activities that can be included in the user’s development plan. • Activities are linked to Amazon or other sites for easy access.

14. Competency Toolbox • The Competency Toolbox enables easy access to the competencies measured in the model. • The toolbox contains detailed behavioral descriptions, examples, and levels of sophistication.

15. Development Planner • The Development Planner enables the user to build a robust action plan for their development. • Automated e-mail reminders check-in are sent to keep the user on-track and record his/her progress.

16. How to Use the Pathfinder • The Pathfinder is designed to be used over time (not in one • sitting). It can be incorporated into: • Coaching relationships—used as homework assignments, • Workshops—as a support for on-going learning, and • Facilitated groups—provides support and structure for referent groups.

17. Why Use the Pathfinder? • Getting feedback is a valuable process; however without • support people are unlikely to develop. • The design of the product is based on research by Richard Boyatzis on self-directed learning and David McClelland on competency acquisition. • Pathfinder provides the support, structure, and key conditions that enable users to achieve sustainable change.

18. Pathfinder Customization • The Pathfinder can be customized to an organization’s • model: • Custom Competency Portfolio 360° instrument • Custom Competency definitions, examples and levels • Tailored Development Resource library • Custom introduction section • Purpose of the model • Background information