MAPP is my Coaching Assessment of Choice As a coach, I have many assessment instruments available. I keep choosing the MAPP Assessment for several reasons. First, MAPP is easy to administer. I just give my client her KeyCode and send her to the website. From the options available, I have chosen for both of us to get her results at the same time. So she gets it without any intervention or work from me and vice versa. Next the basic data are available in three formats: narrative, tabular and graphic. That allows each person to have the data available in the format that best fits him. The MAPP report begins with the narrative presentation which is most readily understood without any input from me. My client can get involved with the information immediately, even if our next scheduled meeting is some time away. By the time my clients have read the first two paragraphs of the MAPP Results most of them have said something like, “Wow, I can’t believe that short a test [sic] nailed me so closely.” That’s a great attitude to take into the coaching. Another attractive aspect is that the MAPP Assessment offers so many entry points for the coaching. From something as simple as “ what was your experience of taking the instrument?” to “how does your feedback reflect on the issue we were talking about?” Finally, and maybe most importantly, MAPP is not a one shot deal. Normally my clients have a primary situation or question in mind when they take the MAPP Assessment, and that’s where they want to start. When their “hot” issue(s) run a little low on steam, I give them the old “how do you respond to the idea of getting more 1’s into your life and 5’s out?” That can literally be years of work. Oops! P.S. there’s also the time multiplier, sales and group possibilities. And I don’t have the slightest problem with making a little more money (as long as I continue to do good). By Alison Reams, Master Coach, Westport, CT |