Mastering Assessment Practice — Goose Creek Consulting Goose Creek Consulting · Webinar Recap Mastering Assessment Practice A practitioner framework for assessment-based coaching Jayson Blair · April 14, 2025 Most assessment debriefs follow the same script. Explain the scores. Identify development
Why Change Is So Hard — Goose Creek Consulting Goose Creek Consulting · Webinar Recap Why Change Is So Hard Attachment, personality and the hidden architecture of resistance Dr. Victoria Grady & Jayson Blair · April 2, 2026 Most organizations
Team Development · Open Enrollment Your team isn’t underperforming because of talent. It’s underperforming because of conditions. Team Effectiveness is a four-session virtual workshop for leaders who want to build teams that actually work — and who are ready to
By Jayson Blair Here is a scene that plays out every day in organizations that can afford good help. A senior leader sits across from a coach. The coach is credentialed. The assessment is solid — Hogan, or something like
Organizations invest significant time and resources into building effective human performance, guided by their vision, mission, and values. But without precise measurement tools and a strategic framework, even the best efforts can fall short. Goose Creek’s competency mapping solutions are
In today’s dynamic business environment, the performance of C-Suite executives is pivotal—not just for strategic direction, but for shaping culture and driving operational excellence. The highest-performing organizations know that executive success is not an individual pursuit, but a team achievement.
Even the most talented leaders face challenges in demonstrating all the behaviors needed for ongoing success. Research consistently shows that organizations investing in leadership development outperform their competition. At Goose Creek, we believe the key to meaningful professional growth is
In today’s fast-paced and interconnected world, organizations can no longer rely solely on individual development to achieve their goals. Teams are the heartbeat of every organization, and when sudden change strikes, even the best teams can become misaligned, leading to
Goose Creek’s Brittney Lawhorn, Kristina Ralph and Matt Florence just finished a podcast series the Hogan Assessments that focus on the Bright Side of Personality, the Dark Side of Personality, the Inside and the value of building strategic self-awareness to
We’re excited to announce that Goose Creek has officially launched The Silver Linings Handbook. This interview-based podcast explores psychology, the workplace breaking the mold and conventions to live better lives. The Silver Linings Handbook is hosted by Goose Creek Consulting’s
Sam Bankman-Fried blamed the collapse of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange he founded on poor “management practices.” But it truly appears to be bad leadership, and understanding the difference is part of what can make leaders and organizations successful. Understanding the
By Lisa Krull After two years of struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, trying to figure out where to work, adjusting to a virtual world, and trying to stay motivated in difficult times, workers were hit by inflation last year that
The beginning of the New Year can be exciting time of goal setting and looking out to new horizons for many while a difficult time of recovery from the holidays for others. Whether you fit in that group or somewhere
Contributing writer: Jayson Blair I often wonder what it was about Martin Luther King Jr. that caused a coalition of people to coalesce around the civil rights movement in the 1960s. There were so many civil rights leaders who were
Contributing Writer: Leanne Roque What if you could design your own work? What if your pay was scaled to your overall contribution to an organization rather than whether you were a supervisor? We are once again undergoing a revolution in
Contributing Writer: John Horton COVID-19 has significantly increased the rates of anxiety and depression among workers in the United States, with about four in every ten adults reporting symptoms of anxiety or depression, a significant increase from the previously reported
There is a quote I love that opens Hogan Assessment Systems’ Scienceof Personality podcast – “People are the most consequential and dangerous forces on Earth. Personality psychology is about the nature of human nature – it’s about people and wouldn’t that be
A post that my colleague, Grace Cooper, wrote about the Ukraine War, its impact on mental health got me thinking about the consequential role of leadership while I was on a recent trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma. From Vladimir Putin to Vladimir
The war on mental health… literally At a time when our mental health is already being pummeled by the effects of an ongoing pandemic, social injustices being at an all-time high and continued political partisanship, we now are grappling with
We have had amazing results combining the results of the Hogan Assessments, from Hogan Assessment Systems, with 360-degree assessments to give leaders a snapshot of how they appear to others in their current context and a motion picture review of how
Nearly two decades ago, during one of the worst times in my journey, I befriended a group of people in New York City who were a mixture of Polish, Russian and Ukrainian heritage. They became close to me out of
Goose Creek Hogan Leadership Forecast One PageTalent management professionals often turn to assessments tools to enhance self-awareness and jumpstart the development of leaders. One of the most critical aspects of effective leadership development is picking the right combination of assessment
While Black Americans tend to experience similar rates of mental illness compared to other racial groups in the countries, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention, but there are strong important contextual differences that have broad implications
Goose Creek Consulting’s name comes from a creek in Northern Virginia that is a tributary of the Potomac River that provides water and life throughout the region. In addition to the metaphor for growth from the Creek, our team has
With Valentine’s Day approaching quickly, we often tend to associate this holiday and its events with the color red – red decorations, icing, and more. In 2019, the Northwest Advocacy Foundation (NAF), a Seattle non-profit on legal assistance to low-income
We are thrilled to announce our new website at www.goosecreekconsulting.com. The new site is modernized and reflects our values of redefining help through creative solutions, using evidence-based practices and through helping people. While it is not the largest part of
I recently had an awesome chance to be on the Hogan Assessments Systems podcast, The Science of Personality, to discuss Coaching the Whole Person. Hogan is a rebound personality assessment provider that each year is used by dozens of Fortune
We are thrilled to announce our new website at www.goosecreekconsulting.com. The new site is modernized and reflects our values of redefining help through creative solutions, using evidence-based practices and through helping people. While it is not the largest part of
As someone who cares deeply about mental health, I was excited to join Goose Creek Coaching and Consulting‘s partners at National Science Foundation (NSF) to discuss our mental health during the pandemic. It has been 18 months of trauma for many of
Dear Goose Creek Family, I know that reading all the words of this note may be painful for many of you. But I would encourage you to read them. They are just as painful for me and it is very difficult
When you think about New Year’s Eve, I imagine what usually comes to mind is going to a lively New Year’s Eve party, surrounded by friends and family, and watching the ball drop from Time’s Square in New York City
Accomplish your New Year’s resolution with some inspiration and a plan! I haven’t come across many people who have succeeded in carrying out their New Year’s resolutions past the first week or two. Of course, we always set out with
Dr. Imran Akram will be with Goose Creek Consulting until the end of December. He will continue to see patients at Goose Creek Consulting until the end of the month. Afterwards, he will be providing psychiatric services at a new
By Jayson Blair This was reprinted from jaysonblair.blogspot.com I love being home on Saturdays with my family. I enjoy my morning rituals. I enjoy the hikes we tend to take along the Potomac River, the museums we visit and the
As people’s lives get busy, it can be difficult to find the time during regular business hours for appointments with your psychiatrist or coach. Which is why Goose Creek Consulting is now offering appointments for both Psychiatry as well as
Goose Creek Consulting is happy to introduce Victoria McKenna to our practice. Victoria is a Life and Mental Health Coach who, helps guide her clients to achieve their goals and break down any potential barriers to those goals. She has
Goose Creek Consulting is currently accepting new psychiatry patients. We are accepting patients who are interested in a psychiatric evaluation as well as patients who are already established and would like to continue care. The continuity of your care is
Catha Pavloff is a certified wellness and life coach based in McLean, Virginia for Goose Creek Coaching. Catha works with her clients to help them achieve healthier and happier lives. Catha is a graduate of the Georgetown University Leadership Coaching
During May, we observe Mental Health Awareness Month, a time where we raise attention to the mental health issues that about one fourth of all Americans will suffer from in their lifetime. Sadly, there is a stigma associated with mental
Goose Creek coach, Jayson Blair, reflects on the scandal at The New York Times that lead to his resignation and, later, his career in life coaching in an interview with his hometown online newspaper, The Columbia Patch. Jayson was 22
This is an engaging article concerning “verbal abuse”, providing an example that helps to clarify when it is in fact occurring. The second part of this article is also available online at Psych Central. Psych Central By MARIE HARTWELL-WALKER, ED.D.
Valerie Plame Wilson, best known for her role as a Central Intelligence Agency operations officer who worked to fight nonproliferation before being outed in a battle between the White House and the CIA over weapons of mass destruction in Iraq,
By Jayson BlairCertified Life Coach The Washington Post examines a report from the government called the National Survey on Drug Use and Health that says that we love in an America where mental illness is common and the demand for
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