Assessments
Assessments provide meaningful insight into how individuals, teams, and organizations operate and where development can create positive, lasting change. Personality Matters uses validated, research-based assessments to support self-awareness, leadership effectiveness, team performance, and organizational growth.
Below are select assessments and assessment-based solutions we offer.
Personality Matters Climate and Culture Survey
Personality Matters uses a phased, data-informed approach to understanding organizational climate and culture.
We gather insight through listening sessions, surveys, interviews, and individual assessments. Data is analyzed to identify key themes, strengths, and opportunities. Based on these findings, we provide clear recommendations and support the design of targeted development strategies aligned with organizational goals.
Follow-up evaluation and success metrics are used to measure progress and inform next steps.
EQ-i Emotional Intelligence Assessment
The EQ-i assessment measures emotional intelligence across key areas that influence leadership effectiveness, relationships, and performance.
EQ-i supports development in self-awareness, empathy, decision-making, stress management, and interpersonal effectiveness. It provides practical insight leaders can use to improve communication, collaboration, and leadership impact.
The Five Behaviors of a Team®
The Five Behaviors of a Team assessment helps teams understand and strengthen the behaviors that drive effective teamwork.
This framework focuses on trust, healthy conflict, commitment, accountability, and results. It supports teams in building stronger relationships, improving communication, and increasing collective performance.
Birkman Assessment
The Birkman assessment provides deep insight into behavior, motivation, needs, and communication styles.
It helps individuals and teams understand how they operate under normal conditions and stress, improving self-awareness, collaboration, and leadership effectiveness. Birkman is especially valuable for leadership development, team dynamics, and career development.
Trispective®
Trispective® is a multi-rater leadership assessment that provides leaders with a balanced view of how they see themselves, how others experience them, and how effectively they lead.
The assessment highlights strengths, development areas, and alignment between self-perception and external feedback. Trispective® supports focused development, increased self-awareness, and meaningful behavior change, particularly for leaders stepping into expanded roles.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) assesses personality preferences across four dimensions:
• Extraversion or Introversion
• Sensing or Intuition
• Thinking or Feeling
• Judging or Perceiving
MBTI® helps individuals understand how they take in information, make decisions, and interact with others. It is widely used to support leadership development, communication, and team effectiveness.
Listening Solutions
Personality Matters facilitates listening sessions, focus groups, and individual interviews to help organizations understand employee experiences and perspectives.
These structured engagements encourage open dialogue and meaningful input. Feedback is analyzed and reported thematically to help leaders identify patterns, address concerns, and make informed decisions.
DiSC® Assessment
The DiSC® assessment supports improved communication, teamwork, and performance by identifying behavioral tendencies across four styles:
• Dominance
• Influence
• Steadiness
• Conscientiousness
DiSC® helps individuals understand how they approach work and relationships, enabling leaders and teams to adapt communication and collaboration styles effectively.
Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI®)
The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI®) helps individuals understand how they typically respond to conflict.
TKI® identifies five conflict-handling modes:
• Competing
• Collaborating
• Compromising
• Avoiding
• Accommodating
This assessment supports greater self-awareness around conflict behaviors and provides practical insight into managing conflict productively in leadership and team environments.
FIRO-B® Assessment
The Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation–Behavior (FIRO-B®) assessment explores interpersonal needs related to inclusion, control, and affection.
It helps individuals understand how they engage with others and what they need from relationships. FIRO-B® supports development in communication, relationship effectiveness, and conflict management.
Hogan Assessments
Personality Matters utilizes a range of Hogan assessments, including the Hogan Personality Inventory, Hogan Development Survey, Hogan Leadership Forecast Series, and Hogan Team tools.
Hogan assessments provide insight into strengths, leadership potential, and risk factors that may impact performance. They are widely used to support leadership development, talent identification, and succession planning.
Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument®
The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI®) assesses thinking preferences across four quadrants:
• Analytical and logical
• Organized and structured
• Interpersonal and emotional
• Holistic and creative
HBDI® helps individuals and teams understand how they think, solve problems, and collaborate. It supports leadership development, innovation, and team effectiveness.
CliftonStrengths® (StrengthsFinder 2.0®)
Custom 360 Behavioral Assessment
The Custom 360 Behavioral Assessment provides leaders with structured, multi-source feedback on leadership behaviors, effectiveness, and impact.
This assessment gathers input from supervisors, peers, direct reports, and other key stakeholders to create a comprehensive view of how leadership behaviors are experienced across the organization. Data is analyzed using established behavioral and leadership frameworks to identify strengths, development areas, and patterns that influence performance.
The Custom 360 supports evidence-based development by combining quantitative ratings with qualitative feedback. Results are used to inform targeted development plans, support leadership growth, and drive measurable behavior change.
This assessment is particularly effective for leadership development, succession planning, performance improvement, and supporting leaders as they grow into expanded roles.