The Bar-On

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• Become an MMP Qualified Specialist to evaluate, coach and train individuals and groups to strengthen their performance.
• Assess suitability for employment, diversity and team fit, and actively manage organizational talent.
• Confidently apply the MMP to make a difference. Attract the best, manage burnout, improve resilience, foster morale, and maximize employee retention.

Facilitated by Into Performance

Sharpening the Interpretation of Assessment Profiles:
Using the Bar-On MMP as a Measure of Performance
Poster presented by Dr. Carina Fiedeldey-Van Dijk
Authored by Dr. Carina Fiedeldey-Van Dijk and Dr. Reuven Bar-On

Psychometric assessments are used to gain better understanding about individuals’ characteristics and capabilities for informed decision-making about their fit and future job effectiveness. While many professionals invest in assessment certification, formal practice in interpreting test results is often dependent on accreditation training.. Significant learning occurs through trial-and-error, and by relying on previous experience. This challenges the high standards that governing bodies like the AERA, APA and NCME, and the International Test Commission set for test interpretation.

In this session, we will consider best practices for interpreting assessment results beyond the identification of strengths and areas for opportunity, to discover the profiled “story” of the test taker. We will use the exemplary Bar-On Multifactor Measure of PerformanceTM (MMP), which provides standardized scores for 18 scales grouped into Physical, Cognitive, Personal, Social, and Inspirational factor categories. Five additional scales assess Leadership, Industriousness, Productiveness, Burnout Avoidance, and Coachability, which makes the MMP most suitable for skill building in these particular areas.

MMP reports provide solutions that are designed to meet key client functions and needs, three of which currently pose critical challenges: Competition for talent, top-performer retention, and impactful leadership. Attendees will be guided to practice different profile interpretations in these contexts, using a different benchmark each time.

We will use the MMP’s online visualization technology to interact with the assessment profiles. Attendees can follow along on the presentation screen, or participate hands-on by accessing the profiles from their own electronic device. The interpretational competence gained here will have wide application possibilities for practice and study.

APA 2023
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Assessing and Preventing Burnout With a Multifactor Measure of Human Performance
Presented by Dr. Reuven Bar-On
Authored by Dr. Reuven Bar-On and Dr. Carina Fiedeldey-Van Dijk

In this keynote address, the presenter will describe the application of the Bar-On Multifactor Measure of Performance (MMP) to assess and reduce the risk for burnout.

The prevalence of burnout is well-known and remains one of the US Surgeon General’s top five priorities for the past couple of years. It has a negative impact on performance in the workplace, on individuals, organizations, and on the economy in general. The MMP will be introduced as the authors’ method of choice in assessing and addressing this risk. It is a scientifically developed, valid and reliable psychometric instrument designed to study, evaluate, and enhance human performance. It assesses 18 core factors that contribute to human performance. These multiple contributors to performance are assessed by focusing on the current behavior of the “whole person” based on evaluating the strength and balance of physical, cognitive, personal, social, and inspirational factors. The authors’ research findings will demonstrate which of these factors have the strongest correlation with the risk for burnout, based on examining a North American sample of 3,039 adults.

This presentation concludes with the recommendation that comprehensive and scientifically validated assessments, such as the MMP, need to be applied to detect the early signs and symptoms of burnout. The MMP can help expedite intervention, which is expected to help reduce the negative consequences of this disorder.

Enhancing Proactive Action in Pediatrics and Neonatology With the Bar-On Multifactor Measure of Performance (MMP)
Presented and Authored by Dr. Carina Fiedeldey-Van Dijk and Dr. Reuven Bar-On

In this presentation, we will introduce the Bar-On model of human performance, which is assessed with the Multifactor Measure of Performance (MMP). The MMP is a unique and innovative psychometric instrument designed to efficiently study, evaluate and enhance performance as an important and omnipresent construct throughout life. This scientifically developed and validated assessment comprehensively considers the “whole person” by assessing physical, cognitive, personal, social, and motivational factors. The MMP provides feedback on current behavior and suggests purposeful action for improving performance. MMP reports can provide guidance for pediatric and neonatology healthcare providers in their professional work and for them personally, as well as to strengthen the parental and guardian support of their patients and hopefully contribute to their treatment.

We will briefly describe the MMP’s structure of 18 core scales that assess key contributors to performance, along with 5 ring scales that facilitate a deeper understanding of leadership, industriousness, productiveness, burnout, and coachability at work and elsewhere when our own well-being or that of others is challenged. We will also suggest how the MMP can be applied in both research and practice, as well as discuss ideas for how it could be integrated within the attendees’ existing practice. We will conclude by opening the virtual floor for an interactive discussion, where participants can also share thoughts of how the MMP might contribute to their work and in the spirit of possible collaboration with us.

Who Looks After Us? Preventive Care for Healthcare Provider Effectiveness With the Multifactor Measure of Performance
Presented by Dr. Carina Fiedeldey-Van Dijk
Authored by Dr. Carina Fiedeldey-Van Dijk and Dr. Reuven Bar-On
March 30, 2023
Barcelona, Spain

Objectives. The delegates to this conference represent an impressive consortium of healthcare professionals, leaders, and decision-makers with demonstrative achievements. Yet, who takes care of the health and well-being of our allied service providers to sustain effective performance?

Scope. With our focus on the future of healthcare and those needing our expertise, we tend to delay or ignore attention to ourselves. Every healthcare provider here and at work deserves the benefit of looking after themselves along with others to positively affect their performance.

Method. The Bar-On Multifactor Measure of Performance (MMP) is an innovative method to identify weaknesses and imbalances in underlying factors that contribute to performance and well-being. The published development and psychometric validation of this fourth version of the MMP is based on a large normative population (n=3,039). It is suitable for understanding current performance strengths and areas for professional and leadership performance improvement. Preventive monitoring at regular intervals is supported by targeted development suggestions. It can facilitate recruitment, selection, and succession planning. The MMP takes an average of 20 minutes to complete. Administration is largely automated, and performance results are immediately accessible online for point-of-care.

Results. Knowing what drives us to perform and how we display this at work, is essential for becoming better at it. We will share with delegates a few select profile examples with a brief case history. We will demonstrate these interactively and discuss how one might be able to identify early signs that could uniquely affect individuals’ somatic and mental attentiveness, their intrapersonal acuity, relationship quality, and what encourages them for overall happiness and success.

Conclusion. The MMP offers an opportunity to invest in ourselves to enhance our effectiveness and resilience, and extend the same to empower our patients as well.

Assessing and Reducing the Risk for Burnout With the Bar-On Multifactor Measure of Performance (MMP)
Presented by Dr. Reuven Bar-On
Authored by Dr. Reuven Bar-On and Dr. Carina Fiedeldey-Van Dijk
March 30, 2023
Barcelona, Spain

Objectives. In this presentation, we will describe the application of the Bar-On Multifactor Measure of Performance (MMP) to assess and reduce the risk for burnout (RfB) and help diminish its negative impact on the workplace.

Scope and Method. The prevalence of burnout has a well-known negative impact on performance and productivity in the workplace, including its effect on individuals, organizations and on the economy. We will introduce the MMP as our method of choice to assess and help address this risk. The MMP is a valid and reliable psychometric instrument designed to study, evaluate and enhance human performance. We will first discuss how the MMP is structurally organized to assess and strengthen 18 core factors that contribute to human performance. These multiple contributors to performance are assessed by focusing on the current behavior of the “whole person” based on evaluating the strength and balance of physical, cognitive, personal, social and inspirational factors. Our research findings will demonstrate which core factors have the highest correlation with RfB. A range of statistics were used in examining the degree of correlation between MMP’s 18 core scales and RfB in a North American sample of 3,039 adults.

Results. The presenting author will describe and discuss the results obtained to date, indicating which factors appear to be the strongest contributors to RfB.

Conclusions. This presentation concludes with the recommendation that comprehensive and scientifically validated assessments, such as the MMP, need to be applied to detect the early signs of burnout and expedite the initiation of intervention when recommended. This is expected to help reduce the negative consequences of this disorder.

Strength in Performance is Serious Play!
Presented by Dr. Carina Fiedeldey-Van Dijk
November 19th, 10:45am

Top performance at work and elsewhere requires our whole person – the physical, cognitive, personal, social, and inspirational. In this workshop, we’ll demonstrate this in a kinesthetic way. Participants on site are invited to bring their competitive A game, and put it in action in a collaborative spirit – just like they would do at work. No skill set is required, just bring the best version of yourself! Teams will get busy building towers, throwing all they have (or can use from others) into the task. This exercise, which get more fun the more people join in, promises to provide the fertile ground needed for a rich facilitated discussion. We will conduct this in a plenary fashion, inviting participants to share their experiences and insights. Together, we will reflect on what happened (and virtual participants, who have enjoyed the show, will share their keen observations) to gain valuable insights into group and individual performance strengths.

Don’t miss out – become performance aware! In the final part of our discussion, we will relate the group and individual learning that we gained in a playful way back to the Bar-On model of human performance and what that might mean for productivity in the workplace. This comprehensive model is tied to the complimentary MMP assessment provided with TCD registration, where participants received their personal Résumé Round-Out report. It will give participants the opportunity to relate their personal performance strengths back to what they have learned about themselves in relation to others during the session. Perhaps additional folks might want to capitalize on this opportunity after the fact as well!

Toronto Change Days
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Recognise and empower your own talent! Change Days will help you identify and prepare potential facilitators from within your own organisation, weaving the experience and knowledge of your own team into your event. The Change Days team will be there to help you design an unforgettable and transformational event.

The Change Days’ approach is adaptable and inclusive for variations in learning styles, experiential through our highly interactive approach to workshops, tested and assessed by more than 1000 people so far in cities like Berlin, Toronto, and Perth. Change Days is an exciting, dynamic, community building and fun learning experience!

In today’s environment, when all eyes are on what law enforcement might or might not be doing right, being mindful of your performance strengths can help re-focus public perception of your agency’s image.

Leveraging your Performance Strengths
Fiedeldey-Van Dijk, C., Bar-On, R., & Javidi, M. (2022). Leveraging your performance strengths. International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training, 34(4), 32-34.

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Introduction to the Bar-On Multifactor Measure of Performance (MMP): Structure, validation and applications

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The Bar-On Model and Multifactor Measure of Human Performance: Validation and Application

May 24-26, 2022, 9am - 5pm
Indiana Wesleyan University
8211 W Jefferson Blvd
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA 46804

• Become an MMP Qualified Specialist to evaluate, coach and train individuals and groups to strengthen their performance.
• Assess suitability for employment, diversity and team fit, and actively manage organizational talent.
• Confidently apply the MMP to make a difference. Attract the best, manage burnout, improve resilience, foster morale, and maximize employee retention.

Facilitated by Into Performance
Hosted by Tidewater Coaching

The Heads-Up panel summarizes all important activities in one place for you to keep abreast of new developments, including:

• Recently completed assessments
• Non-responding contacts
• Bounced communications
• Group completion progress
• Profile matches to star-performer benchmarks
• Alerts from the MMP Conductor
• Agent-requested notifications

The Heads-Up panel is a time-saver for both infrequent and heavy MMP use.

Following the sophisticated contact creation and management dashboard, Into Performance ULC made light-work of tedious assessment administration by creating the MMP Conductor. This homunculus can take care of running all aspects of assessment administration such as invitations, reminders, re-assessments, notifications, progress communications, and dynamic scheduling.

• You decide how you want the MMP Conductor to work for you.
• The MMP Conductor acts intelligently, and will never override or overlap your decisions.
• You set the level of MMP Conductor support you want, for a group or down to an individual contact.
• The MMP Conductor's actions are fully transparent, presented alongside your own.

The MMP Conductor stays on top of your contacts, performing the functions of a valuable employee.

Into Performance ULC made a break-through decision to move away from traditional reports as the end result of assessment, to report sets that are focused on providing solutions to immediate and future business needs through several broad workplace applications:

1. Introduction and interest
2. Hiring and positioning
3. Human resources outreach initiatives
4. Coaching and mentoring
5. Thinking forward
6. Sharing and caring
7. Laying the groundwork for tailoring

Each application contains 2 to 4 report sets, each addressing a different business need through a small collection of reports that complement each other.

Into Performance launched open-access to the MMP assessment. This opportunity is especially suitable for:

• Students and individuals seeking employment, with immediate access to the free Résumé Round-Out report.
• Anyone interested in experiencing the MMP assessment.

This limited offer is a great way to experience the MMP assessment first-hand, and you'll immediately receive a free MMP™ Résumé Round-Out report with your top four performance strengths! Once completed, you can upgrade to a full report, and an optional debriefing of your results by contacting an MMP Qualified Specialist.

August 26-28, 2021, 9am - 5pm
Private Workshop
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

• Equip an organization to be self-sufficient in the MMP.
• Assess suitability for employment, diversity and team fit, and actively manage organizational talent.
• Confidently apply the MMP to make a difference. Attract the best, manage burnout, improve resilience, foster morale, and maximize employee retention.

Facilitated by Into Performance
Hosted by National Command & Staff College