What are the most effective assessment tools for measuring personality traits?

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classifies individuals into personality types based on preferences in four dichotomies. The Big Five Personality Traits model, encompassing openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism, is another prominent tool known for its comprehensive coverage. The DISC assessment focuses on dominance, influence, steadiness, and conscientiousness, providing insights into behavior and communication styles. Additionally, the StrengthsFinder assessment highlights individuals' unique strengths. While each tool has its strengths and limitations, choosing the most effective one depends on the specific goals and context of the assessment.

I personally find it hard to recommend one personality assessment over another! Before I recommend any type of assessment I like to get to know my client or audience better. When my husband and daughter were killed in 2004, I spent four years in therapy. (One of many things I did) Something I took away from those 4 years was that everyone’s journey is unique and we each bring something different to our healing. As a coach, I do my best to suggest assessments that I feel my clients will appreciate and are ready for. Have you ever felt like someone pushed their favorite assessment on you without taking the time to understand if it was a good fit for you?

Personality is what makes everyone of us unique. It includes a set of traits, behaviors, and characteristics that define an individual. In my experience, I would recommend asking leading questions and understanding the emotions and reactions of clients before administering psychological tests or instruments. I personally like the OCEAN model that leaves more scope for Coach's skill and insight. Traits such as extroversion, openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and neuroticism broadly help understand clients better. Personality is shaped by life experiences. Combining instinctual measures with an understanding of life experiences provides a holistic view of an individual's personality.

Go check out the 16personalities website. It is an amazing tool to understand the personality of someone. They offer a free test. You can do it together with your client so that you also get the chance to ask addition questions.

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Understanding your client and what they need in my industry of health coaching isn't just about a health and fitness plan. Coaching is as much about people as it is about the data and understanding how they like to receive information, feedback, and constructive criticism can really enhance their experience, journey and your relation ship. Doing this is great, but they invest in my service for the result, and so anything that increases the change of exceeding expectation should be utilised. The MBTI can really help with this.

This is my preferred method because its unique in approach. I had an amazing experience going through it and taking the evaluation. It spoke truth to me.

The Myers-Briggs in my experience has always been the main choice for profilers. A quicker and probably more efficient in terms of time management, is the coloured system which I’ve used in all areas of life for way over 20 years. Recently the system has been made popular by Thomas Ericson’s work. Prior to that I believe it was called the Synergy System. Where your personality fits mainly into one of four colours. Sharing similar traits. In coaching if you need to get a basic grasp of your client in a short time before a deeper analysis, that would be my go/to.

It's important to understand that the results of the MBTI are variable. Every time you carry out the assessment you may get different results specially in different contexts. Thinking patterns are not fixed, they have a range through which the brain moves or tends to act according to its perception of the context. This fact is crucial to consider when coaching your client in different life aspects. You may discover that your client acts as "S" at his work but as "N" at his relationships!

Personality is person's reality. One can truly tap into their reality is by taking a personality test!! The Myers Briggs Type indicator is a tool that I've used in assessing my clients personality type. It has never ever disappointed me by the results it has given. It's a phenomenonal tool that helps you dig deeper into not only the type of personality but also how it would help one in various areas of their loves ranging from personal to academic to career.

Enneagram does offer a unique and introspective perspective on personality. But I prefer the OCEAN model, as a psychologist, because of its reliability and validity.

The Enneagram while being good by themselves are not very easy for lay users to understand and need a trained practitioner to demystify.

It is important to utilize personality tools as a supplemental resource rather than the sole source of understanding clients. They can confirm insights or provide additional perspective, but the effectiveness of a life coach is primarily reliant on their skills and experience. Exercise caution and, if underlying psychological issues are suspected, consider referring clients to a psychologist for comprehensive assessment and support.

Humans are classifiers. Our brains organize information this way, and coaching offers various tools to gain insight into ourselves and others. We coaches and our clients can use these tools to encourage growth and openness. Importantly, we should remember that ultimately each of us has the opportunity to use this information in a positive manner, empowering us and also celebrating our uniqueness. For example, my husband and I are opposites on most personality tests. We have found that what was once frustrating early in our relationship has become a real strength as the years have gone by. We can help each other in situations where we have opposing views. Using these tools with a sense of fun and discovery is best.

I’ve found DISC assessment to be simple yet powerful tool for exploring personality traits. It provides valuable insights into individual's behavioral style & how they interact with others. DISC provides a starting point for exploration, to better understand my clients' strengths, preferences, & areas for development. It serves as a valuable tool in guiding their personal growth & improving their relationships. However, it's important to note that the DISC shouldn’t be used as the sole determinant of an individual's personality. It is just one piece of the puzzle. I would employ a holistic approach to personality assessment, considering other techniques such as interviews, observations, & additional validated assessments.

It's good to have an understanding of who you are and where you want to be whether it's Kolbe, Clifton, Myers Briggs etc. In my experience, I don't believe in putting my clients in a box — we change over time, and you may also find they may start playing into those particular characteristics more (it's like having a tarot card reading for you) or tick the boxes of who they'd like to be versus who they really are. By all means, take 2-3 tests along with your values framework and mission strategy to help you get to where you need to be, but be aware that many of these can change over time.

I've been known to look at the world and humanity a bit differently from others. My approach to coaching is totally organic. Apart from my signature brand TRANSFORM, that lays out the foundation of my work, I don't use any of the fashionable methods within those steps. To assess a person's traits and the depth of them, I start a casual conversation that I take to places I feel fit. This way, clients wouldn't suspect my intention, will feel at ease to converse and would show their true colours. Usually, after a few targeted sentences I am able to form an opinion and have enough data to start the work. In this way, not only the WHAT is explained but the roots will show without sweaty digging and the 3 monsters, fear, ties, beliefs appear.

Before administering any assessment tools, look for the following - Body Language: Observe posture, gestures, and facial expressions for insights into confidence and openness. Speech Patterns: Analyze tone, pace, and word choice to understand their communication style. Engagement and attention level: Note enthusiasm, reservation, or indifference to gauge interest and responsiveness. Assessing personality requires a thorough understanding and start with an open mind. It always helps create a holistic picture.

Howtofascinate.com is one of the better Assessments to review how others see You and how a primary and secondary personality trait allows You to be a Fascinating leader/person. I really love it… all are Good personality assessments to find out about yourself but this one is how Others view you (plot twist).