AJIL® is a comprehensive assessment of the 13 factors of human judgement for aspiring or current leaders. The process generates a report to support reflection on new ways to lead for the individual and the team. The Inventory is a collection of self-assessment reflection questions designed to allow leaders to place themselves in general categories.
AJIL® is based on individual consultations of over two thousand leaders. Using empirically valid tests that measure what neurologists call “executive function” of the brain, the factors were refined and clarified for application at work. There are thirteen factors in all.
The factors include competencies in trial and error learning (flexible thinking), the capacity to tolerate anxiety associated with ambiguity, vulnerability to perfectionism and more.
AJIL® program can be integrated into developmental plans targeting areas with AJIL® to address. With the help of a coach as well as a 360 report (recommended), the leader can target specific outputs: improved work quality/quantity or timeliness for example.
Unlike other instruments designed to identify type or style, AJIL® is designed to uncover executive problem solving competencies and interpersonal saboteurs. Specifically: what does a high-functioning person do that clarifies or demotivates others at work?
Daven Morrison, M.D. is a board certified psychiatrist who graduated from Northwestern University in 1988 (Spanish literature), and completed his psychiatric residency as a Chief Resident in 1996. He is an active member of the Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry; the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry serving on the Committee for Work and Organizations; and is a board member of the Tomkins Institute of Applied Studies of Motivation, Emotion and Cognition. Daven also works with public service and government. Dr. Morrison advises groups of city managers as well as department heads in the Chicago-land area. Aspects of judgment, insight and leading is critical to navigating the public as well as the politics of local government. He teaches self-awareness and emotional competence for the Midwest Leadership Institute for which judgment and insight is essential. The Institute is designed to assist leaders with all “non-technical” demands related to leading workers in public management.
He has co-authored two articles for ICMA’s PM magazine with David Limardi the City Manager of Highland Park on judgment and on civility. He also wrote a regular column on work and family balance for PM Magazine. Daven co-authored (Oxford 2017): Psychiatry of Workplace Dysfunction: Tools for Mental Health Professionals, Managers, and Employees and: The A.B.C.s of Behavioral Forensics.
Fred Harburg is a Clinical Professor at the Kellogg School of Management and the former Executive Director of the Kellogg Executive Leadership Institute. He provides Boards, CEOs and C-Suite Teams with catalyzing research and growth guidance. Fred served as the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) and President of Motorola University, CLO at Williams Energy, and Senior Vice President for Leadership and Learning at Fidelity Investments. He began his career as a pilot flying sensitive missions some of which supported the White House. He also served as a flight instructor for some of the first US Air Force female pilots while teaching in the USAF Academy Department of Behavioral Science and Leadership.
He has been a guest lecturer at MIT, Harvard Business School and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Fred is a senior fellow at PathNorth, and is a member of the Johnson and Johnson, Human Performance Institute’s Thought Leadership Council. Fred’s experience as a leader in corporate, military, and educational organizations, coupled with his capacity to coach leaders to excellence, makes him sought after as a keynote speaker, executive coach, writer and organizational consultant. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the US Air Force Academy and his MBA from UCLA.
He has co-authored two articles for ICMA’s PM magazine with David Limardi the City Manager of Highland Park on judgment and on civility. He also wrote a regular column on work and family balance for PM Magazine. Daven co-authored (Oxford 2017): Psychiatry of Workplace Dysfunction: Tools for Mental Health Professionals, Managers, and Employees and: The A.B.C.s of Behavioral Forensics.
