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Kathy Kolbe Receives the 2011
Robert E. Fox Lifetime Achievement Award

Third Faculty of the Brain Discovered:
Evidence of a third faculty of the brain, the conative faculty, was announced at a conference for business, education, and government leaders from nine countries and 35 states, hosted by Kolbe Corp.

Kathy Kolbe talks with Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate, about the importance of understanding your conative strengths - Aired on SmallBusiness.Forbes.com on 7/12/2010.

Kathy Kolbe interviewed for Only A Game - Aired on National Public Radio on 4/24/2010. Commentary on the 2010 NFL Draft. KJZZ's Steve Goldstein (Phoenix, Arizona), interviewed Kathy about the Wonderlic Test her father created and the use of it in the NFL.

Kolbe A™ Index featured in The Wall Street Journal - WSJ Cranky Consumer contributor, Jane Hodges, addresses the question "Can Skill-Assessment Tests Identify Your Dream Job?" Published on 4/22/2010.

Kathy Kolbe speaks with Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate, doing the work you are wired for - Aired on 2/9/2010.

Kolbe Wisdom™ featured in O, The Oprah Magazine - O magazine columnist, Dr. Martha Beck, discusses how to use the Kolbe Wisdom system in the January 2010 edition.

Previous Articles
Keeping Employees in Sync When Opening a Small Branch - How Tulsa, OK insurance firm CFR uses Kolbe analysis to assemble and manage a four-person team to successfully open a branch office. A case study from The Rough Notes.

The Performance Conundrum: Getting the Right People On the Bus through Performance Forecasting - Kolbe Certified™ Consultant Mari Martin explains how to use Kolbe to "get the right people on the bus" in this article for Public Management, the monthly magazine for the International City/County Management Association (ICMA).

Know Your Score - Advisor Today examines how financial advisors are using Kolbe to improve practice management.

The Productivity vs. Creativity Battle - In this article from Boutique DESIGN magazine, Kathy Kolbe discusses how creative people can achieve peak productivity and avoid burnout by trusting their instincts.

This test helps you find the freedom to be you - An article featured in the Arizona Business Gazette

Harvesting Finanical Smarts - Read how the owner of Victoria Printz Team REALTORS® uses Kolbe for recruiting and performance improvement.

How to be Wildly Successful - A column about Kolbe Wisdom™ by Dr. Martha Beck in O, The Oprah Magazine.

Part I: Testing, Testing - In this two-part feature in Investment Advisor magazine, May 2005, the Kolbe A™ Index is identified as one of the key assessments financial services firms should consider when recruiting and placing employees. Also read Part II: Going to the Source.

Kolbe returns to Medill - Alumni Kathy Kolbe tells IMC students her "System" helps people trust their instincts.

Parenting by Instinct - Peer groups, popular entertainment and, increasingly, video games and the Internet, all entice youngsters relentlessly–and compete with parental efforts. Dr. Edward Hoffman, Ph.D. and Kathy Kolbe discuss parenting, one of life's greatest satisfactions as well as its most intense challenge.

Derek's Story - A mother's view of the Kolbe Index

Impulsive? Distracted? Quick Start? Experts say you suffer from ADD - Discover what Kathy Kolbe says may really be the cause of "ADD".

How to Get More Done - Kathy Kolbe writes about learning to use your instinctive strengths to operate more efficiently by having the "freedom to be yourself."

Do You Have the Gumption to Succeed? - This article by Kathy Kolbe discusses the benefits of "trusting your guts."

Relationships Built on Instinct - Dr. Edward Hoffman, Ph.D. discusses the way instincts influence your relationships.

Succession Planning - A white paper by Kathy Kolbe on how to implement strengths-based approaches to succession planning.