Hay Group Pathfinder
The On-line Development Tool
TM
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Overview
The Pathfinder is a guided journey that
takes the user through critical
milestones including:
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Exploring their job and personal aspirations
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Understanding and reconciling their
competency feedback
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Creation of a development action plan
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Monitoring development progress
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Introduction
The Pathway section orients the
user to the site and familiarizes
the user with the competency
model.
(In this example the model is
Emotional Intelligence.)
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Exploring
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The Exploring section enables
the user to reflect on their job
situation and their personal
aspirations.
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Linking development to
personal aspirations is key to
sustainable change.
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Getting Feedback
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The Getting Feedback section
enables users to understand,
reflect, and reconcile their 360°
feedback data.
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Research has
shown that people must truly
understand and incorporate
their feedback in order
to successfully change.
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Taking Action
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The Taking Action section
guides the user into selecting
a competency to develop.
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The selected competency
incorporates the user’s job
challenges, their aspirations
and their feedback data.
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Taking Action
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The Pathfinder will guide the user
through the Development
Planning process.
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This includes identifying
obstacles (internal and external)
and finding sources
of help.
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Taking Action
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Once a plan is created, the
Pathfinder will periodically remind
the user to come back to record
his/her progress.
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Users can:
 Update Development plans
 Review and record their progress
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Pathfinder Development Tools
The Pathfinder has a number of tools
to support the Development Journey:
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Personal Journal
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On-line Feedback
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Development Library
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Competency Toolbox
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Development Planner
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Personal Journal
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The Personal Journal maintains
users reflec-tions and progress
while on their development path.
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This journal can be
kept strictly personal or shared with
a coach.
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On-line Feedback
The user’s feedback
is available on-line. Feedback is
interac-tive. Click on a score to
drill-down to competency detail.
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Development Library
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The Development Library includes
advice for each competency in the
form of readings, tips, and activities
that can be included in the user’s
development plan.
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Activities are linked
to Amazon or other sites for easy
access.
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Competency Toolbox
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The Competency Toolbox enables easy
access to the competencies measured
in the model.
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The toolbox contains detailed behavioral
descriptions, examples, and levels of
sophistication.
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Development Planner
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The Development Planner
enables the user to build a
robust action plan for their
development.
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Automated e-mail reminders
check-in are sent to keep the
user on-track and record his/her
progress.
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How to Use the Pathfinder
The Pathfinder is designed to be used over time (not in one
sitting). It can be incorporated into:
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Coaching relationships—used as homework assignments,
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Workshops—as a support for on-going learning, and
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Facilitated groups—provides support and structure for referent groups.
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Why Use the Pathfinder?
Getting feedback is a valuable process; however without
support people are unlikely to develop.
 The design of the product is based on research by Richard Boyatzis on selfdirected learning and David McClelland on competency acquisition.
 Pathfinder provides the support, structure, and key conditions that enable
users to achieve sustainable change.
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Pathfinder Customization
The Pathfinder can be customized to an organization’s
model:
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Custom Competency Portfolio 360° instrument
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Custom Competency definitions, examples and levels
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Tailored Development Resource library
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Custom introduction section
 Purpose of the model
 Background information
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