You’ve already read about the benefits of using personality quizzes in the workplace. Now we’ve broken down some of our favorite professional assessments that we’ve found can be helpful contributors to employee (and employer!) success.
1.Predictive Index
Purpose
The PI Behavioral Assessment helps management dive deeper into how
employees can be successful. We love the format of this assessment! See
the process below:
Process
The assessment is taken through PI’s online software. Test takers are
given two lists of adjectives. In the first list, they’re asked to
indicate which words describe how they believe people expect them to
act. In the second, they’re asked to choose the words that describe
themselves.
Personality Types
Every adjective is associated with one of four factors of workplace behavior:
• Dominance
• Extraversion
• Patience
• Formality
Analyzing and Applying Results
The results indicate where each person falls on the spectrum of each
behavior. Based on this newly acquired knowledge, leadership teams can
better support employees the way that works best for them individually.
2. Kolbe Index
Purpose
Have you ever referred to your “gut feeling” as the reason for a
decision you made? The Kolbe A™ Index is a personality assessment tool
that helps put a name to that feeling.
Process
The 36-question tool measures your natural instincts to produce a result called your MO (Method of Operation).
Personality Types
The Kolbe Index gives you information about three different parts of your psychology:
• Cognitive: Your natural intelligence
• Affective: The ability to utilize emotion
• Conative: Instincts and and innate method of operation
Analyzing and Applying Results
This assessment
allows people to uncover what their core values are, providing the
opportunity to unlearn certain behaviors or beliefs that aren’t
necessarily true to who they are deep down. When you have a clear
understanding of what you’re feeling, you can focus on your natural
strengths and values to create better communication and more effective
productivity.
3. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®
Purpose
This assessment utilizes C.G Jung’s psychological types to help people
understand why they behave the way they do, so they can utilize that
information for individual success.
Process
The
MBTI assessment is a multiple choice questionnaire that can be taken
online or in person, administered by a certified professional. You can
find free versions online, but they are often edited and not as accurate
as finding a certified proctor.
Personality Types
The sixteen personality types outlined in the MBTI® break down preferences in four different areas:
• Extraversion vs. Introversion
• Sensing vs. Intuition
• Thinking vs. Feeling
• Judging vs. Perceiving
Analyzing and Applying Results
The four categories are pieced together to describe each person’s unique
personality type. A benefit of the MBTI® is that it provides a baseline
for how a person may act in all situations, from their personal life to
professional.
4. CliftonStrengths
Purpose
Formerly known as StrengthsFinder, CliftonStrengths is responsible for one of the best selling business books of all time.
Process
This hour-long assessment provides 177 statements for you to pick
whether something does or does not describe you. The test is meant to
measure your natural tendency of thinking, feeling and behaving to
provide a list of your greatest strengths.
Personality Types
Your strengths are then organized into a combination of 34 strength themes, broken into four domains, including:
• Strategic Thinking
• Relationship Building
• Influencing
• Executing
Analyzing and Applying Results
The cool thing about this test is how deeply it dives into a person’s
strengths. This allows them to understand how to better maximize their
natural talents (rather than focusing on overcoming their weaknesses).
5. DiSC®
Purpose
The DiSC model is popular in professional spaces because the focus is on
behaviors that are important in the workplace. In order to promote
effective teamwork strategies & increase productivity.
Process
There are several test options for obtaining DiSC Profile results. Once
you determine which DiSC assessment works best for your company, you can
purchase the assessment and administer to your team members through an
online program.
Personality Types
The assessment places employees somewhere on a spectrum between four main behavioral types:
• Dominance
• Influence
• Steadiness
• Conscientiousness
Analyzing and Applying ResultsThese behaviors are organized in a circle to illustrate how each
personality compares to the one next to it, and where people fall on the
chart. These results can be an extremely effective in strategically
building teams that will work well together.
6. Caliper Profile
Purpose
Not only does the Caliper Profile provide
information on a person’s strengths, but it also uses comparative data
to help employers see which competencies come naturally to employees and
what could use some development.
Process
The Caliper Profile is a questionnaire administered online that provides
immediate access to reports. The user’s results are compared to others
in the industry to produce a score meant to indicate how natural certain
abilities are for each person.
Personality Types
Different abilities are featured depending on the test-taker’s selected
industry. Each ability is measured by level of importance and organizes
the employee’s results based on level of importance in that particular
field.
Analyzing and Applying Results
Results are meant to provide managers with information on how well the
person fits the role, which makes it a popular choice for the hiring
process. Understanding where people stack up against expectations can be
a great way to understand what kind of training they might need in
order to be successful in the role.
7. Enneagram Test
Purpose
The Enneagram Test is a popular assessment tool for both personal and
professional use. The idea is that it reveals your innermost
personality, and therefore rarely changes. Similar to the MBTI, it is a
great baseline to use in conjunction with other professional
assessments.
Process
The website provides a free questionnaire that allows you to choose
which of two statements is true for you. While there are no wrong
answers, going with your immediate reaction provides more accurate
results.
Personality Types
Personality types are measured on a scale of 1-7 with each number
representing a certain personality type. Your number may be broken down
further by including an additional number that helps focus where you
fall on the spectrum of that particular personality type.
Analyzing and Applying Results
Since the results of this test are based on your innermost workings,
they can easily be applied to many other facets of your life.
Understanding your employees both in and outside of the workplace can
help strengthen your working relationships.
Implementing personality assessments in the workplace
Taking professional assessments can be a fun office activity, but
results should be analyzed to allow action items for development, so
your employees don’t feel like they’re just taking on busy work. Using
employees’ results to inform how to fine-tune your internal process is a
great next step!