Identifying and leveraging your personal strengths, recruiting superior staff and efficiently managing existing human resources are the keys to personal, professional and corporate performance. However, these areas remain a very real challenge for individuals and managers alike.

In recent decades the development of diagnostic assessments (DA’s), have provided a solution platform for successfully addressing personal development, recruitment and performance related issues. DA’s replace risky guesswork with tried and proven science, working in tandem with traditional training, recruitment and performance management methodology.

As a result of their accuracy and practicality, the popularity of DA’s is growing at a rapid rate. International surveys reveal that in the 70’s 30% of businesses were utilising DA’s. In the 80’s their popularity grew to 40% and in 2000 greater than 65% of businesses were leveraging the commercial benefits of DA’s, in addition to being embraced by a growing number of private individuals. (AICD Aug 2000).

The Institute’s range of DA’s include personality style profiling and educational and occupational competency assessment. All DA’s have been developed by psychologists and recognised industry and educational specialists for use in the human resource industry, and are of incalculable value in the areas of:

Personal & Professional Development Recruitment & Succession Planning Training Needs Analysis Position Description Clarification Team Building and Coaching Personal & Staff Counselling

Performance Improvement Educational & Competency Assessment Team Management Change Management Conflict Resolution Legal Compliance & Defence

The Institute’s DA’s have a proven minimal predictive accuracy of 87%, however clients agree that the results are far more accurate than that predicted. The non-invasive multiple choice DA questionnaires take only 15 – 20 minutes to complete and for ease of interpretation all reports are written in lay persons terminology. The reports are often referred to by employees as “the ultimate personal and professional development guide”, and by their managers as “an essential recruitment and performance management tool.”

The personality style assessments are based on the internationally recognised standard – DISC, which assess how an individual manages problems and challenges, influences others to accept their point of view, seeks to control their environment and how they handle rules and procedures set by others. There are several versions of the personality style assessments, including:

Personal General Staff Management Executive

Sales Customer Service Career Planner Attitude & Values

Each personality style assessment is approximately 25 pages in length and details the following:

Behavioural Style Overview
A detailed overview of the individuals general behavioural style.

Value To The Organisation
The positive personality traits of the individual that the organisation should leverage.

Communication Strategy
How best to interpersonally communicate with the individual.

Ideal Environment
The ideal work environment for the individual.

Perceptions
How the individual sees themselves and how they may be perceived by others.

Descriptors
A description of the intensity of the individuals behavioural style in the areas of Dominance, Influence , Steadiness and Compliance.

Natural & Adapted Styles
A comparison of the individuals natural and adapted (stressed) behavioural style.

Adapted Style
The behaviour that the individual believes is necessary in order for them to fulfil their function.

Keys To Motivation
How to keep the individual motivated.

Keys To Managing
How to manage the individual to maintain optimum performance.

Areas For Improvement
An indication of the individuals training needs.

Action Plan
An optional joint training commitment statement addressing the identified training needs.

General Factor Analysis
A graphic illustration of the individuals natural and adapted behaviour in relation to a variety of competencies and tasks necessary to fulfil their particular work function.

The Insights Wheel
A graphic illustration identifying the individuals natural and adapted behavioural styles and their relationship with other styles.

Also available in the Institute’s range of DA’s are:

Work Environment Analysis

Provides a detailed written and graphically illustrated report on the specific skills, competencies, personality traits and behavioural style best suited to successfully fulfil a particular work function. Predominantly used to provide position clarification prior to recruitment, as a position to candidate comparison and in succession planning.

Sales Competency Assessment

A detailed written and horizontal bar graph illustrated report on the individuals level of sales competency, outlining an individuals sales strengths, challenges and training needs. Predominantly used in the recruitment process, training needs analysis and succession planning.

Educational Assessment

An education and competency assessment series which includes:

Verbal Checking
The ability to quickly and accurately detect errors in various text.

Numerical Checking
The ability to quickly and accurately detect errors in various numerical data.

Technical Checking
The ability to detect errors when information has been changed from one form to another. For example, numerical to written.

Numerical Awareness
Assesses numeracy in various settings.

Numerical Estimation
The ability to make quick approximations with complex calculations.

Spelling and Grammar
The ability to detect errors of spelling and grammar embedded in text.

Word Meanings
Assesses language comprehension and word choice.

Filing
The ability to use various types of filing systems.

Decision Making
The ability to understand and apply regulations and criteria when choosing between options.