A Different Kind of Leadership - or Life Purpose - Assessment

Being a professional in the field of leadership and organization assessments, I have seen everything - instruments that have been rigorously validated by Ivy League PhDs to those that have been thrown together using color coding by amateurs. I am always on the lookout for something unique, meaningful, relevant and with some level of rigor and science behind it.

Last year while attending the National Association of Energy Psychology's Conference in Albequerque, NM, I met Roberta Coker, who was administering Hand Dynamics' Life Purpose Fingerprint Assessment. I consider myself an open skeptic - always exploring new and different things with a critical eye. At first I thought, "Okay, this looks like some new age 'who hoo' thing."

After she administered my handprint, explained it's meaning, and I questioned her methods - I was sold on there being some validity to this assessment.This system is based on empirical data, like modern psychology. It's been around for 30 + years. It's not predictive, like a fortune teller. But it can give you useful information outlining a blueprint of your inclinations, potential and nature - at a soul level. I know this word "soul" is not very "corporate," but think of it as something core to who you are at a deep level.

Its methods are based on those used by the FBI to identify unique characteristics. Your fingerprint patterns, unalterable and unchanging since 5 months prior to your birth, are coded in your DNA. With all the change happening in the world, isn't it nice to know that at at least your fingerprints don't change? For more information, check out Roberta's website for not "just another tool" to help with cultivating self-awareness & understanding.Her methods are based on the work of Richard Unger.