Professionals know that regardless of their businesses size or budget, the best training and development starts with an analysis of the problem. Business learning and development is no exception. In order to boost your company’s morale, productivity, and ability to take the next steps – you’ll need to utilize trusted assessments that help you learn about your employees personalities, behaviors, motivations, skills, and emotional intelligence.
The assessments below are the most accurate, comprehensive, and trusted assessments used in the development industry. They have been a part of my tool belt for many years and I am certified to administer each of them.
Trusted Development Assessments
1. Myers-Briggs Assessment
Myers-Briggs is the worlds most widely-used personality assessment. This assessment focuses on self-awareness and the differences between people. Myers-Briggs breaks personalities into four dichotomies of Extraversion(E) or Introversion(I), Sensing(S) or Intuition(N), Thinking(T) or Feeling(F), and Judging(J) or Perceiving(P).
2. DiSC/DiSC 360
DiSC is a behavioral assessment that helps individuals understand their personality and communication styles. It is an especially helpful to understand how someone may behave and how they may be perceived by others. DiSC examines how individuals respond to challenges, influence, pace, rules, and procedures. Results are then categorized into four main types of behaviors including Dominance(D), Influence(I), Steadiness(S), and Conscientiousness(C).
3. Motivator
Whereas the DiSC Assessment predicts “how” someone will behave, the Motivator Assessment focuses on the “why”. The Motivator assessment is a tool designed to help individuals understand what truly drives their behavior and motivation, particularly in work settings. The motivator assessment measure seven dimensions of motivation including aesthetic, economic, individualistic, power, altruistic, regulatory, and theoretical.
4. Building Resilience Assessment
The Resilience Assessment helps individuals understand their mental, physical, emotional, and social fitness. It assesses fifty factors that underpin high performance, collaboration, and care, ensuring the team thrives on multiple fronts.
5. EIQ (Emotional Intelligence) 360
The EIQ (Emotional Intelligence) 360 Assessment helps individuals better understand their motivations, emotions, and behaviors. The EIQ Assessment also helps you understand the areas in which your are emerging, growing, and thriving. This helpful tool utilizes information from six scientific and academic competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision-making, and motivation.
6. Leadership Effectiveness Assessment
The Leadership Effectiveness Assessment helps individuals identify strengths, areas of improvement, and potential for development. The key competencies assessed are often communication, decision making, motivation, delegation, problem-solving, strategic thinking, and emotional intelligence.
7. Sales IQ Plus
The Sales IQ Plus Assessment is an objective analysis designed to map your knowledge of sales. It tells you where you are, why you are there, and how to improve based on your results. This assessment dives into eight primary sales competencies including preparing, targeting, connecting, assessing, solving, confirming, assuring, and managing.
8. Leadership Happiness Assessment
The Leadership Happiness Assessment evaluates the well-being and satisfaction of leaders and their teams. It identifies areas for improvement and overall workplace happiness. These assessments dive into job satisfaction, work-life balance, and overall well-being.
9. Employee Happiness Assessment
The Employee Happiness Assessment is a survey that evaluates and gauges employee satisfaction and engagement within the organization. This survey will help identify improvements that create a more positive and productive work environment. Questions dive into job satisfaction, work-life balance, relationships with colleagues and supervisors, career growth, recognition, compensation, benefits, as well as physical and emotional safety.
Development Assessments As Part of Your Plan
When you include these assessments into your custom tailored development or coaching plan – you align yourself and your leadership with success. The combination of personality insights, engagement data, and holistic well-being metrics provides a comprehensive approach to leadership. This not only benefits individuals but also strengthens the entire organization.
Remember, effective leadership begins with understanding. Equip yourself with the right tools and watch your team flourish. Investing in these assessments is an investment in your team’s future, paving the way for a more cohesive, motivated, and high-performing workplace.