TRAINING EXCELLENCE REALITY CHECK®
ASSESSMENT & COACHING SOLUTION

Where Coaching Meets Evidence-Based Human Insight

Helping Executive, Leadership, Career, Life and Relationship Coaches move beyond assumptions through measurable, evidence-based human insight.

Reality Check® is an evidence-based EcoMetric assessment that measures the relationship between people and the environments in which they live, work, lead and build relationships. Rather than simply measuring personality, it identifies how environmental influences shape behaviour, wellbeing, motivation, engagement, communication and personal effectiveness.

Delivered through Training Excellence South Africa, the Reality Check® Assessment & Coaching Solution equips Executive, Leadership, Career, Life, Relationship and Team Coaches with objective insights that help uncover root causes, strengthen coaching conversations and support meaningful, sustainable transformation.

Unlike traditional personality profiles or psychometric assessments that focus primarily on traits and preferences, Reality Check® measures the interaction between people and their environments. These environments may include workplaces, leadership teams, organisations, careers, relationships, family systems, social networks, and life circumstances that influence behaviour, performance, wellbeing, engagement, and personal growth.

The result is a deeper understanding of the factors that may be supporting or limiting success, allowing coaches to move beyond assumptions and create more targeted, meaningful, and sustainable coaching outcomes.

What Makes Reality Check® Different?

Unlike traditional personality profiles that measure who a person is, Reality Check® measures the relationship between the individual and the environments in which they operate. By understanding both the person and their environment, coaches gain deeper insight into the factors influencing performance, wellbeing, engagement, relationships and personal fulfilment.

This holistic approach makes Reality Check® equally valuable for Executive, Leadership, Career, Life, Relationship and Organisational Coaching.

Understanding the Three Dimensions of Reality Check®

Reality Check® is founded on the principle that people do not exist in isolation. Every individual continuously interacts with multiple environments that influence their decisions, relationships, wellbeing, performance, fulfilment, and overall quality of life.

These environments may include workplaces, leadership teams, careers, businesses, families, marriages, friendships, communities, social networks, and personal life circumstances.

The Reality Check® Assessment & Coaching Solution provides a holistic understanding of this interaction through four interconnected dimensions.

Personal Driving Dynamics (PDD)

At the heart of Reality Check® lies Personal Driving Dynamics (PDD), a scientifically validated measurement of the unique factors that naturally motivate and drive an individual.

PDD identifies what matters most to a person, how they make decisions, what energises them, how they communicate, what they value in relationships, and what conditions enable them to thrive.

For coaches, PDD creates a deeper understanding of the individual behind the behaviour.

For clients, it provides powerful self-awareness regarding their natural strengths, priorities, motivators, and personal drivers.

Employee Engagement (EE)

Engagement is not limited to work. It reflects the degree to which people feel connected, committed, involved, and emotionally invested in the environments that matter to them.

Reality Check® measures the level of connection individuals experience within their workplace, career, leadership role, team, business, relationships, and personal goals.

Low engagement often reveals areas where needs, expectations, values, or priorities may be misaligned.

Organisational Health/ WellBeing Indicator (WBi)

Organisational Health measures the quality of the environment surrounding the individual.

In a workplace, this may include leadership, communication, trust, culture, teamwork, and psychological safety.

In personal coaching environments, it may include family systems, relationship dynamics, support networks, social influences, life circumstances, and external pressures impacting wellbeing and effectiveness.

This dimension helps coaches identify whether challenges originate from the individual, the environment, or the interaction between the two.

The WellBeing Indicator provides a measurable view of how effectively an individual's Personal Driving Dynamics are aligned with the environments in which they operate.

In Executive and Leadership Coaching, this dimension provides insight into organisational systems, leadership, communication, trust and culture. In Life and Relationship Coaching, it helps coaches understand the influence of family systems, relationship dynamics, support networks, life circumstances and external pressures that may be impacting the client.

Personal Driving Dynamics (PDD)

At the heart of Reality Check® lies Personal Driving Dynamics (PDD), a scientifically validated measurement of the unique factors that naturally motivate and drive an individual.

PDD identifies what matters most to a person, how they make decisions, what energises them, how they communicate, what they value in relationships, and what conditions enable them to thrive.

For coaches, PDD creates a deeper understanding of the individual behind the behaviour.

For clients, it provides powerful self-awareness regarding their natural strengths, priorities, motivators, and personal drivers.

Employee Engagement (EE)

Engagement is not limited to work. It reflects the degree to which people feel connected, committed, involved, and emotionally invested in the environments that matter to them.

Reality Check® measures the level of connection individuals experience within their workplace, career, leadership role, team, business, relationships, and personal goals.

Low engagement often reveals areas where needs, expectations, values, or priorities may be misaligned.

Organisational Health / WellBeing Indicator (WBi)

Organisational Health measures the quality of the environment surrounding the individual. In a workplace, this may include leadership, communication, trust, culture, teamwork, and psychological safety.

In personal coaching environments, it may include family systems, relationship dynamics, support networks, social influences, life circumstances, and external pressures impacting wellbeing and effectiveness. This dimension helps coaches identify whether challenges originate from the individual, the environment, or the interaction between the two.The WellBeing Indicator provides a measurable view of how effectively an individual's Personal Driving Dynamics are aligned with the environments in which they operate.

In Executive and Leadership Coaching, this dimension provides insight into organisational systems, leadership, communication, trust and culture. In Life and Relationship Coaching, it helps coaches understand the influence of family systems, relationship dynamics, support networks, life circumstances and external pressures that may be impacting the client.

The WBi measures key indicators including:

  • Achievement
  • Satisfaction
  • Expectation
  • Frustration Management
  • Stress Management
  • Focus of Control
  • Overall Wellbeing
When alignment exists, individuals are more likely to experience fulfilment, resilience, engagement, healthy relationships, and sustainable performance. When misalignment exists, it often manifests as stress, frustration, disengagement, conflict, reduced motivation, relationship challenges, or a sense of being stuck.

Why This Matters for Coaching

Whether you are supporting a CEO navigating organisational change, a professional considering a career transition, an individual seeking greater life fulfilment, or a couple working to strengthen their relationship, Reality Check® helps uncover the underlying drivers and environmental influences shaping their current reality.

The result is deeper coaching conversations, more accurate insights, greater self-awareness, stronger relationships, improved wellbeing, and more meaningful and sustainable transformation.

Suitable For

  • Executive Coaching
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Career Coaching
  • Life Coaching
  • Relationship Coaching
  • Team Coaching
  • Organisational Development Practitioners
  • HR and Talent Development Professionals
  • Leadership Development Programmes
  • Employee Wellbeing and Engagement Initiatives

Why Coaches Choose the Training Excellence Reality Check®

Many coaching interventions focus primarily on the individual. However, challenges often originate from the environments in which people live, work, and interact.

Reality Check® provides coaches with objective, measurable data that helps uncover the root causes behind performance challenges, relationship difficulties, career dissatisfaction, disengagement, wellbeing concerns, leadership struggles, and personal growth barriers.

This creates richer coaching conversations, stronger development plans, and more sustainable results.

Benefits for Coaches

✔ Gain objective, evidence-based insight

✔ Move beyond assumptions and surface-level observations

✔ Identify root causes rather than symptoms

✔ Strengthen coaching credibility through measurable data

✔ Create more targeted coaching interventions

✔ Support clients with greater confidence and clarity

✔ Enhance coaching outcomes and long-term impact

✔ Differentiate your coaching practice through a unique assessment methodology

✔ Better understand what truly motivates clients

✔ Identify misalignment between clients and their environments

✔ Recognise early indicators of wellbeing risk

✔ Facilitate deeper conversations around life, work and relationships

Benefits for Clients and Coachees

✔ Gain deeper self-awareness and understanding

✔ Identify environmental factors influencing current challenges

✔ Improve communication and relationships

✔ Increase engagement, resilience, and effectiveness

✔ Improve leadership capability and workplace performance

✔ Strengthen decision-making and personal accountability

✔ Develop practical strategies for sustainable growth

✔ Create meaningful and measurable change

✔ Navigate life transitions with greater confidence

✔ Improve work-life alignment

✔ Strengthen resilience during change

✔ Make more informed life and career decisions

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