Discover Your Development Path

Growth isn't one-size-fits-all. Neither is the path that supports it.

If you're leading an organisation, coaching others, developing your practice, or standing at a personal crossroads, the next step isn't always another qualification or another framework. Sometimes it's understanding where you are today.
Our complimentary Development Path Assessment helps identify the stage of growth you’re currently navigating and recommends the Novalda pathway that best aligns with your next step.
  • 5-minute assessment
  • 12 thoughtful questions
  • Personalized development recommendations
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The Development Path

Why This Assessment Exists

Most professional development begins with a simple question:

"What’s next?"

The challenge is that there isn’t a single answer.

People arrive at different stages of leadership, coaching and personal development carrying very different experiences, responsibilities and aspirations. What supports one person may not be what another needs right now.

Someone leading organizational change requires different support than an experienced coach expanding into systemic team coaching. Likewise, someone navigating a personal transition may need something entirely different from someone preparing to supervise other practitioners.

Rather than beginning with a program, we begin with you.
The Development Path Assessment has been designed to help you pause, reflect and identify the type of growth that best serves where you are today.

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Who This Assessment Is For

If you’re in a season of developing yourself, supporting others or leading meaningful change, this assessment is designed to help you identify where you should focus next. It may be particularly valuable if you are:

  • A leader navigating increasing complexity.
  • An executive seeking more reflective leadership development.
  • A professional coach looking to deepen your practice.
  • A team coach expanding into systemic work.
  • An internal coach, facilitator or consultant.
  • Someone considering coaching supervision or mentor coaching.
  • Exploring a significant personal or professional transition.
  • Looking for greater clarity before investing in your next development opportunity.

Take five minutes for yourself. The first step is simply becoming more aware. Complete the quiz to better understand yourself and what may be asking for your attention.

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How the Assessment Works

The assessment consists of twelve carefully designed questions exploring how you currently experience leadership, responsibility, relationships, learning, and growth. Rather than measuring personality or ability, it explores your current developmental context. Once complete, you’ll receive:

  • A personalised development profile.
  • Insight into the type of growth you're currently navigating.
  • Suggested learning pathways.
  • Recommended Novalda programs aligned with your stage of development.
Most people complete the assessment in approximately five minutes.

Growth Looks Different at Every Stage

There comes a point in every leadership or coaching journey when simply learning more isn't enough.

As our work becomes more complex, so do the questions we ask. The support that served us early in our careers may no longer be what we need today.
For some, growth means strengthening their leadership capacity. For others, it means deepening their coaching practice, expanding into team coaching, or developing the ability to support others through supervision. Sometimes, growth begins with creating space to reflect on what comes next.
There is no single pathway that fits everyone.
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Why Choosing the Right Development Path Matters

Leadership and coaching development isn't about completing as many programs as possible. It's about choosing the learning experience that aligns with where you are today.

The right development at the right time can help you build confidence, expand your perspective, strengthen your relationships, and develop the capacity to work with increasing complexity.

Choosing the wrong path doesn't mean the learning isn't valuable, but it may not address the questions or challenges you're facing right now.

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What You'll Discover

This assessment is designed to provide more than a simple result.

By exploring your current experiences, responsibilities and aspirations, you’ll receive insight into the type of development that may best support your next stage of growth. Your personalised results will help you understand:
  • The stage of development you're currently navigating.
  • The strengths and challenges that often accompany this stage.
  • The type of support that may be most valuable right now.
  • Recommended Novalda programs and learning pathways aligned with your results.
  • Practical next steps to continue your development with greater clarity and confidence.

There are no right or wrong answers, and no single pathway is considered “better” than another.

The purpose is simply to help you understand where you are today, so you can make more informed decisions about where you’d like to grow next.
Development Assessment Creator

Built on Experience. Grounded in Internationally Recognized Practice.

The Development Path Assessment has been developed by Kerry Woodcock (PhD, CPCC, ORSCC, PCC, ACTC, EIA-SP, ITCA, ESIA) and the Novalda team, drawing on decades of experience supporting leaders, coaches, teams, and organizations through meaningful growth and transformation.

It reflects the same thinking that underpins Novalda’s work in leadership development, executive coaching, team coaching, coaching supervision, mentor coaching, and adult development.

Novalda is also home to one of the few Double Internationally Accredited Diplomas in Coaching Supervision, recognized by both EMCC Global and the International Coaching Federation (ICF). This dual accreditation reflects our ongoing commitment to excellence, rigorous professional standards, and education that supports lasting development.

Kerry Woodcock

PCC, ACTC, ITCA, ESIA, CPCC, ORSCC

Frequently Asked Questions

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The Development Path Assessment is a complimentary online assessment designed to help you identify the stage of growth you’re currently navigating. Based on your responses, you’ll receive personalized insights and recommendations that align with your leadership, coaching, or professional development journey.
The assessment is designed for leaders, executives, professional coaches, team coaches, consultants, facilitators, HR professionals, and anyone looking for greater clarity about their next stage of growth and development.
Yes. The assessment is completely complimentary and available to anyone who wants to better understand where they are in their development journey.
Most people complete the assessment in approximately five minutes. It includes 12 reflective questions designed to help identify the type of development that may best support your next step.
No. This assessment is not designed to define your personality or place you into a fixed category. Instead, it explores your current stage of development and recommends learning pathways based on where you are today.

Yes. For each series, you can choose to purchase a Reflection Playbook, including practices, journaling prompts, and questions to deepen your experience. You may also book an optional 1:1 Integration Call for additional support.

No. Each recommendation is based on your individual responses. Because everyone’s experiences, responsibilities, and aspirations are different, your results are personalized to reflect your current stage of development.
You’ll receive a personalized development pathway, along with insights into your current stage of growth and recommendations for learning opportunities and programs that may best support your next step.
Absolutely. As your experience, responsibilities, and goals evolve, so too can the type of development that best supports you. Many people revisit assessments like this at different stages throughout their careers.
No. Some pathways are designed for experienced coaches, while others are relevant to leaders, professionals, and individuals exploring new stages of growth. The assessment simply helps identify the pathway that best aligns with where you are today.
No. The assessment is intended to provide insight first. If one of Novalda’s programs aligns with your results, you’ll have the opportunity to explore it further, but there is no obligation to enrol.
Your recommendations are based on your responses across the assessment. The questions explore themes such as leadership, responsibility, relationships, growth, and professional development to identify the pathway that may be most relevant to your current context.
Yes. Many leaders, internal coaches, and organizations use reflective assessments as part of leadership and professional development conversations. If you’re interested in exploring how this assessment could support your organization, we’d be happy to start a conversation.
Many assessments focus on personality, behaviours, or strengths. The Development Path Assessment is different. Rather than asking who you are, it explores where you are in your development journey and the type of support that may be most valuable at this stage.
After receiving your personalized results, you’ll have the opportunity to explore recommended programs, book a conversation with the Novalda team, or simply take time to reflect on the insights you’ve received. The assessment is designed to help you move forward with greater clarity, at your own pace.
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