Personality Tests Finder
Understand what drives employee behavior.
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Deloitte Business
Chemistry Type
We’re particularly fond of this test as it evaluates a person’s workplace behavior rather than who they are as a person.
Read more here.
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16
Personalities
This easy-to-administer online test is great for team building. Use it with your staff to better understand why they do what they do.
Take the test here.
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Enneagram
The Enneagram reveals patterns in how people interpret the world and manage their emotions. Each of nine personality types is defined by a core belief. Understanding our core belief is key to learning how we can broaden our perspective.
Take the test here.
Ask
Michele
Do personality tests really tell us anything?
They do. Many are surprised at what a test teaches them about themselves and their co-workers. More importantly, taking a test makes you pause and think about your own behavior. Understanding why you or a peer behaves in a certain way can pave a new path for improved communication and help limit quick judgements.
EXAMPLE: A co-worker leaves the office at the exact same time every day. He turns off his computer, puts on his coat, and walks out the door. Never does he say good-bye , have a good night, or see ya! The remaining staff, over the course of several months, talk about this behavior and decide he is rude, weird, and just not polite.
The team takes the 16 Personalities test. This employee is a Logistician (ISTJ) - with Introverted, Observant, Thinking, and Judging personality traits. These people tend to be reserved yet willful, with a rational outlook on life. They compose their actions carefully and carry them out with methodical purpose.
Taking the test opened up the communication channel within the team. One of the team members finally feels comfortable voicing her opinion. She asks why he doesn’t say good-bye at the end of the day. It makes her feel like he doesn’t like her, or any of the team, for that matter.
The employee is astounded. He doesn’t say good-bye because he doesn’t like to be interrupted when he is working, so he provides the same courtesy to the rest of the team - by not interrupting their work when he leaves. He likes to make a quiet exit. Now that he knows the rest of the team like to hear good-bye when he leaves, be begins doing it. This small action changes the team dynamic from judging to acceptance.
What do we do after taking the test(s)?
Perhaps the most critical question! Tests are no good if you get the results and then forget about them. The first step is to make plan with your team on how you would like to move forward. At minimum, we recommend accessing the test results as a way to start a conversation. The test results are a no-fault method of addressing communication conflicts.
Additional reading
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