# A Leadership Diagnostic ## Your Work Core A 15-minute guided experience that maps how you lead, decide, connect, and recover — then synthesizes it into a personal blueprint your team can actually use. [Try Work Core](/content/work-core/index.html) **Accredited Program** International Coaching Federation Approved for Continuing Coach Education credits ## What It Is ### Not a diagnostic or personality test. A working document. Most assessments give you a type. The Work Core gives your team a guide. What you need. What shifts under pressure. What brings out your best. No scores. No labels. Just a behavioral narrative built from your own words, designed to be shared with the people you work alongside. ## Inside the Experience ### Voice, visuals, and instinct #### The Strategy Wall "Where do you naturally position yourself?" — A visual prompt that captures how you contribute to group strategy: hands-on at the board, capturing independently, or overseeing the full picture. #### Choose Your Seat The Executive Chair, the Bean Bag, the Warm Armchair, or the Bouncy Ball — each represents a distinct way of holding space. Your choice reveals more than you'd expect. ### Voice-First Reflection Most questions invite you to speak before you type. Voice captures nuance that text filters out — the pauses, the self-corrections, the things you say when you stop performing. - Clear direction - Open exploration - High collaboration - Independent space - Fast pace - Thoughtful pace ### Work Style Sliders No right answers — just honest positioning. Where you place yourself on each spectrum shapes how your blueprint describes your ideal working conditions. ## The Journey ### Eight dimensions. Fifteen minutes. Each phase builds on the last — moving from instinct to reflection, from how you show up to what you need to sustain. 01 #### Instinct How you naturally enter a room, respond to chaos, and orient under pressure. 02 #### Work Style The environment, pace, and structure where you do your best thinking. 03 #### Decision & Communication How you process information, make calls, and land your message. 04 #### Stress Shift What changes when the pressure rises — and what others see before you do. 05 #### Connection & Safety What genuine connection looks like for you, and what gets in the way. 06 #### Growth & Awareness The feedback that changed you, and where you're still becoming. 07 #### Boundaries & Wellbeing What you need to sustain — and what your team should know to support it. 08 #### Life Context The commitments, rhythms, and realities that shape how you show up. ## What You Get ### A blueprint built from your own words AI synthesizes your responses into a 650–950 word behavioral narrative — written in a systemic tone that describes patterns, not personality. It's a document designed to be shared with teammates, managers, and collaborators. Each section is bounded and precise. No filler. No flattery. Just a clear account of how you operate — and what others need to know. ### Sample Blueprint Structure 01 At a Glance 02 Core Profile Snapshot 03 How [Name] Shows Up 04 Does Their Best Work 05 Makes Decisions 06 Communicates 07 Stress Shift 08 Connects 09 Growth Edge 10 Needs to Sustain 11 How to Work With [Name] Includes "How to Work With [Name]" — actionable guidance for managers & teammates ## In Practice ### Designed for teams, not filing cabinets #### Onboarding New team members share their Work Core before their first week. Teammates know how to collaborate before the first meeting. #### Team Development Used within our Relational Leadership Cohort as the foundation for facilitated team reflection and growth. #### Ongoing Reference A living document. As you grow and change, your Work Core can be re-taken and updated to reflect who you're becoming. ## Fifteen minutes. One document. A team that gets it. [Try Work Core](/content/work-core/index.html)