NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R)
Selecting, developing and retaining the right people for your company is central to optimising business results. Personality assessment helps you to look further in the quest to uncover as yet untapped talent in the workforce. The NEO PI-R provides a comprehensive approach to the assessment of temperament and behavioural style in the workplace and is regarded as the international gold standard for the measurement of personality.*
The NEO PI-R measures the 5 broad domains of the Five Factor Model of personality, as well as the most salient behaviours, or facets, arising from each, to give a truly comprehensive assessment of human personality.
The value of having the best available talent is not in question. Personality assessment helps to make that happen by facilitating the selection and development of the right candidate for the right role. As a result, companies can save time, money and accelerate growth.
The NEO PI-R measures the 5 broad domains of the Five Factor Model of personality, as well as the most salient behaviours, or facets, arising from each, to give a truly comprehensive assessment of human personality.
The value of having the best available talent is not in question. Personality assessment helps to make that happen by facilitating the selection and development of the right candidate for the right role. As a result, companies can save time, money and accelerate growth.
The rich, detailed information from the questionnaire allows the test user to make objective, informed decisions by getting ‘under the skin’ in order to really understand what makes a person tick, and, in a work context, provides insight into an individual’s behaviours regarding:
- problem-solving and decision-making
- planning, organising and implementing
- style of relating to others
- level and pattern of emotions.
Applications
The NEO is used in a wide range of business contexts, including:- Candidate selection
- Leadership/Talent development
- Team building and effectiveness
- Coaching
“NEO provides a deeper and fuller picture of an individual’s personality than some other tools developed just for the workplace. It is a great tool to help people develop self-awareness, and to support them to deal better with situations arising at work.
” Tim Evans, Director, Psysoft Ltd
” Tim Evans, Director, Psysoft Ltd
| Emotional Stability | Susceptibility to psychological distress: Anxiety, Angry Hostility, Depression, Self-Consciousness, Impulsiveness, Vulnerability |
| Extraversion | Quantity and intensity of energy directed outwards into the social world: Warmth, Gregariousness, Assertiveness, Activity, Excitement Seeking, Positive Emotions |
| Openness to Experience | The active seeking and appreciation of experiences for their own sake: Fantasy, Aesthetics, Feelings, Actions, Ideas, Values |
| Agreeableness | The kinds of interactions an individual prefers, from compassion to tough-mindedness: Trust, Straightforwardness, Altruism, Compliance, Modesty, Tender-Mindedness |
| Conscientiousness | Degree of organisation, persistence, control and motivation in goal-directed behaviour: Competence, Order, Dutifulness, Achievement Striving, Self-Discipline, Deliberation |
The LeadershipJudgement Suite
The Complete Leadership Judgement Indicator
Leaders in thriving business environments must respond daily to complex challenges, diverse teams, and hard decisions – while acting with the high level of competency required to effectively lead a team. The Leadership Judgement suite, developed by Michael Lock and Bob Wheeler of Formula 4 Leadership, examines leadership capability from multiple angles for several outcomes: recruitment, assessment and development. The LJI suite,s instruments can be used together or individually as proven, powerful and effective tools.
In addition to the original LJI (now in its second edition, LJI-2), we publish targeted leadership judgement assessments for global corporations (G-LJI) and sales leaders (S-LJI), as well as the dynamic Leadership Judgement Assessor (LJA) and the development-driven Coach on the Desktop (CotD). Whether used separately for their distinctive attributes or together for their cumulative qualities, the Leadership Judgement suite can guide any company through leadership selection, training and development.
Leaders in thriving business environments must respond daily to complex challenges, diverse teams, and hard decisions – while acting with the high level of competency required to effectively lead a team. The Leadership Judgement suite, developed by Michael Lock and Bob Wheeler of Formula 4 Leadership, examines leadership capability from multiple angles for several outcomes: recruitment, assessment and development. The LJI suite,s instruments can be used together or individually as proven, powerful and effective tools.
In addition to the original LJI (now in its second edition, LJI-2), we publish targeted leadership judgement assessments for global corporations (G-LJI) and sales leaders (S-LJI), as well as the dynamic Leadership Judgement Assessor (LJA) and the development-driven Coach on the Desktop (CotD). Whether used separately for their distinctive attributes or together for their cumulative qualities, the Leadership Judgement suite can guide any company through leadership selection, training and development.
Leadership Judgement Indicator
We publish three versions of the LJI to gauge respondents’ decision making and judgement skills in different management contexts. These criteria are tracked through 17 decision making scenarios and also assess the following:- preferred style of leadership
- ability to adapt leadership style to the situation and resources at hand
- balance between delivering business results while also ensuring the continued motivation and loyalty of the team.
Each of the three versions can be selected by the test user from a single online platform. The LJI suite has high levels of psychometric validity and reliability. Consequently, it can be used for selection (by accredited assessors), often in conjunction with a personality measure.
“Anyone with the responsibility of appointing sales leaders will acknowledge what a difficult and critical task this is... the S-LJI is useful both for selection and the development of salespeople who are interested in becoming sales leaders of the future.”
Chris Wells, EMEA Sales Manager, Ashland Specialty Ingredients
Using ten judgement scenarios, LJA respondents are asked to:
When used in conjunction with one of the LJI psychometrics, the LJA’s dynamic assessment approach becomes even more powerful and conclusive.
Chris Wells, EMEA Sales Manager, Ashland Specialty Ingredients
Leadership Judgement Indicator (LJI-2)
The highly acclaimed original LJI has been published in seven different languages to date. The UK version is normed against a general managerial population of 1,345 leaders. The scenarios have been found to be effective with leaders from the most senior, board level to first line team leaders. The tool has now been revised and relaunched as LJI-2, with an enhanced narrative report, finer-grained scoring and improved psychometric data.Global Leadership Judgement Indicator (G-LJI)
Developed for assessing leaders and leadership potential in organisations with an international reach, the G-LJI is comprised of scenarios designed to resonate with corporations worldwide. The G-LJI is normed against a population of 384 leaders ranging across 38 countries and 6 continents.Sales Leadership Judgement Indicator (S-LJI)
Great sales people don’t always make good sales managers. The S-LJI is intended for use in the development of those in roles related to sales and sales performance. It provides an immediate, clear and telling picture of an individual’s strengths and weaknesses in terms of ability to effectively manage and lead a sales team. The norm group consists of 343 sales leaders, the majority of whom work in the UK.Leadership Judgement Assessment (LJA)
The LJA examines managers’ leadership judgement using a unique dynamic assessment approach. The LJA’s innovative, interactive software can establish the extent to which a person has the capability and motivation to further develop their leadership judgement. It brings theory into real-world practice by exploring the individual’s decision making processes in situations they themselves have described, rather than asking people to respond to artificial scenarios.Using ten judgement scenarios, LJA respondents are asked to:
- select test-appropriate scenarios from their own leadership experiences
- analyse each of those scenarios using the online LJA tool
- present their learning based upon the similarities and differences between their own predictions and the recommendations of the LJA tool.
When used in conjunction with one of the LJI psychometrics, the LJA’s dynamic assessment approach becomes even more powerful and conclusive.
NEO Primary Colours® Leadership Report
Leadership Report The Primary Colours® Leadership Report merges the in-depth personality profile of the NEO PI-R with the proven Primary Colours® Model of Leadership to create a clear, comprehensive narrative report on an individual’s leadership suitability. Based on the Primary Colours® Model of Leadership (Pendleton & Furnham), the report is a new paradigm for relating personality to leadership capability and focuses directly on the compatibility of an individual’s personality with the leadership tasks their role demands.
These tasks, as outlined by the model, include:
Combining the personality insights of the NEO PI-R with the clarity and simplicity of the Primary Colours® approach, the Primary Colours® Leadership Report is a clear and simple narrative illustration of an individual’s leadership potential – showing strengths, weaknesses, and how and where the leader can be most effective.
- Setting strategic direction
- Creating alignment
- Planning and organising
- Building and sustaining relationships
- Teamworking
- Delivering results
- Leading
Combining the personality insights of the NEO PI-R with the clarity and simplicity of the Primary Colours® approach, the Primary Colours® Leadership Report is a clear and simple narrative illustration of an individual’s leadership potential – showing strengths, weaknesses, and how and where the leader can be most effective.
