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As a learning and development professional, I’m always thrilled when I
share new information with someone and see the virtual light bulb go on. That “aha” moment when knowledge and clarity
intersect is where the door opens to personal, internal transformation.
This happened recently when I reviewed the results of BruceKasanoff’s Lumina Spark assessment with him. Like many people, he was a
veteran of other behavioral assessments, and a doubter of sorts, since the
labels those assessments provided didn’t quite fit.
At Lumina Learning we don’t believe in labels. Humans are far too
complex to be categorized as EITHER/OR, or abridged into one of 16 personality
types. Reducing the complexity of the
human personality into such a narrow scope can limit an individual in their own
eyes, and in the eyes of others. It is both limited and limiting.
Lumina Spark is a more innovative, comprehensive and realistic approach
that focuses on traits, not types. It
recognizes the complex contradictions that make each one of us unique. For
example, an individual may have both introvert AND extravert qualities; they can be tactical AND strategic; they can
focus on results, AND also care about the people.
Based on the latest academic research in the “Big 5” personality
traits, as well as certain elements of Jungian theory, the Lumina framework
embraces the fact that each individual possesses opposing personality traits. It’s “AND” thinking versus “EITHER/OR”
thinking. Lumina embraces the paradox.
Everyone possesses all five of the “Big 5” personality traits –
extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness to
experience – but we each possess them to varying degrees. We are unique
individuals, not types.
Lumina Spark achieves this more comprehensive view by looking at 8
aspects and 24 qualities, and measuring these along a continuum to create a
unique portrait for each individual. And it goes deeper. Each quality is measured for three personas
1.
Your Underlying persona – who you are most
naturally
2. Your Everyday persona – how you “show up” based on what’s required of you at work
3. Your Overextended persona – how you behave under stress
2. Your Everyday persona – how you “show up” based on what’s required of you at work
3. Your Overextended persona – how you behave under stress
Teams also benefit from the knowledge and understanding provided
through Lumina Spark.
I recently worked with a newly-formed team made up of development professionals
from different parts of the company. Their charter was to create and implement
a leadership development initiative to be rolled out across the organization.
The problem was, that while they collectively generated a lot of big ideas, the
action and structure needed to put those ideas into play wasn’t happening.
As I charted their individual Spark results into a team profile, it was
clear that their collective Everyday personas leaned heavily toward conceptual,
imaginative, big picture thinking, and other qualities you’d expect to be
present in a development team. This was
especially true for the team leader. When I looked at the underlying qualities,
however, I discovered in the Underlying personas that there were two
individuals who had a strong natural inclination toward structure, reliability
and other discipline-driven qualities that contribute to defining processes and
procedures. Once the team recognized and leveraged these “hidden gems” they
were able to get the job done. And the team members whose natural abilities had
been dormant and were now being used were thrilled!
If you’d like to learn more about Lumina Spark, please contact me at info-us@luminalearning.com or
888.827.8855.
Leading from within,
Rebecca
