Understanding Kolbe Wisdom™
As a Kolbe Certified Consultant, I am trained in Kolbe Wisdom™, the only theory focused on how people instinctively take action when free to be themselves. There are three parts of the human mind. Two of them are well known and discussed. The third is the hidden key to improving human performance. I possess expertise in identifying people’s natural talents and helping them utilize those talents to minimize stress while getting more done. I am also equipped with the knowledge to help organizations and teams communicate and collaborate more effectively, reduce turnover and increase engagement through strengths-based actions.
The Conative Mind
Simply put, conation drives action. Actions drive performance. To understand how you and others achieve peak performance, you need to understand the conative part of the mind. While philosophers through the centuries discussed the existence of conation, Kathy Kolbe was the first to identify its key attributes and how to measure them.
Four Action Modes®
Kolbe’s four Action Modes are the modern breakthrough in understanding and explaining conation. Kathy Kolbe’s key insight was that everyone has a strength in how they operate in each of these Action Modes. Each person’s method of operation, or “MO,” is their strength in that area.
The instinctive need to probe and the way we gather and share information.
Behavior ranges from gathering detailed information and documenting strategies to simplifying and clarifying options.
This Action Mode deals with detail and complexity, providing the perspective of the past.
Fact Finder
The instinctive need to pattern and the way we organize and design.
Behavior ranges from being systematic and structured to being adaptable and flexible.
This Action Mode deals with structure and order and provides focus and continuity.
Follow Thru
The instinctive need to improvise and the way we deal with risk and uncertainty.
Behavior ranges from driving change and innovation to stabilizing and preventing chaos.
This Action Mode deals with originality and risk-taking and provides intuition and a sense of vision.
Quick Start
The instinctive need to demonstrate and the way we handle space and tangibles.
Behavior ranges from making things more concrete by building solutions to being more abstract by imagining a solution.
This Action Mode deals with physical space and provides durability and a sense of the tangible.
Implementer