ABOUT THE LNQ (Leadership Networking Questionnaire)
Modelled on similar psychological constructs to SPQ*Gold, the Leadership Networking Questionnaire (LNQ) has been developed to assess fear of contact initiation and self-promotion in non-sales professionals.
This online 135 item survey seeks to identify key behavior markers that contribute to individual success or career derailment in leadership and management settings. In addition to identifying attitudes and behaviors that inhibit successful networking in external settings the LNQ also explores a range of intra-organisation behaviors, providing valuable comparative benchmarks for development and change.
The comprehensive LNQ narrative report outlines presence, severity and possible behavioral consequences of 18 seperate measures of networking behavior.
ISCIS and YOU
Self promotion comes naturally to some individuals who find it easy to initiate contact with others for the purpose of increasing their visibility, advancing their careers and seeking recognition for their abilities and accomplishments. However, many,if not the majority of people, experience an emotional conflict between the desire to push oneself forward and the fear of appearing too immodest or forward. Research shows this to be a cross cultural phenomenom.
Emotional conflict is experienced each time individuals try to let others know who they are and what they do well. These fears, conflicts, hestations and resultant methods of coping are all grouped into a common cluster, which is technically called Inhibited Social Contact Initiation Sydrome (ISCIS). In popular terminology, this construct is more commonly referred to as the fear of self-promotion, a fear that has been learnt and reinforced . However being a behavior, once successfully diagnosed ISCIS related behaviors can be resolved.
Executive Coaching and ISCIS
The debiltating effects of Inhibited Social Contact Initiation Syndrome will be experienced in many facets of corporate life. To assist individuals and organisations BSRP ASIA provide both one to one and group based intervention strategies including executive coaching.
Terry Coyne an experienced Psychologist and International leadership coach, together with Rob Collins heads up the BSRP ASIA coaching panel. Individual coaching is highly targeted and in not more than 4 sessions, highly effective networking and self promotion strategies are explored and perfected.
For corporate clients, One Day Workshops are available to support organisational effectiveness by unlocking talent that may otherwise go under- recognised.
To find out more about BSRP ASIA excutive coaching or workshops you can call Terry Coyne directly on 0418 100879.
