What are some of the ways that CDR-U Coach is being deployed? Who uses it?

CDR-U Coach is, first and foremost, provided for individual coaching and to improve self- awareness, performance, career success and developmental action planning. So, providing this for individual development is the top use by companies and non-profits.

CDR-U Coach can be used by executive, leadership and career coaches who are not certified in the coaching debriefs to help their clients deepen their self-awareness. These coaches, with permission, often listen to the clients’ results too and then move forward, incorporating the assessment results, into their ongoing coaching.

CDR-U Coach’s CDR Character and Drivers & Rewards debrief are used by college students, high school seniors, and veterans for educational and career planning. In the career action planning module, which is used for this purpose, we also have a STEM Fit Review which helps people know if they have STEM capability ideal for development.

CDR-U Coach is also being used by CDR Certified Executive Coaches to provide the initial debrief for “abrasive” leaders. This gives the leader the opportunity to hear the candid, direct feedback first in privacy with their own avatar coach, before engaging with their executive coach. In this way, the abrasive leader has time to process and think about the feedback.

CDR-U Coach is also being used to develop Women in Leadership. So, CDR-U Coach provides a way for each aspiring woman leader to have feedback earlier in her career to prevent being held back by her risks when she may have an exceptional leader strength profile as identified by her CDR Character Assessment.

Last, executive coaches are making CDR-U Coach available to their leader clients as a refresher months after the initial debrief. This is an ideal way for them to review if they are facing a new challenge or need a refresher on preventing their risks from undermining their success or working relationships, as an example.