Assessments and You

Over the years, I've used a number of different assessment tests on myself and our team. It's a great way to help people better understand each other and the different forms of communication and problem-solving styles we use.

Here are several of the tests that have proven themselves time and again:

  1. Kolbe: measures a person's instinctive method of problem-solving, and identifies the ways they will be most productive.
  2. Predictive Index (PI) – helps you understand the way their traits manifest in relation to their true nature and their perceived role.
  3. StrengthsFinder: helps people uncover their talents, so they can do more of those things each day.

On top of my normal tests, as a team of data scientists, it's always fun to see what's available. 

For example, Ray Dalio recently created a personality assessment called PrinciplesYou that you can take for free. I've seen a number of articles claiming that the assessment is not only accurate, but that it also has impressive insights.

Less meaningful, but still fun, I also found a website that lets you test your performance on various reaction and memory tests. Unsure how scientific it is, but it was an interesting use of 10 minutes nonetheless. 

Image-2via Human Benchmark

 

Progress starts by telling the truth … most often to yourself.  

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