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Personality tests can help us articulate what we already intuitively feel. They can transform vague feelings about ourselves into concrete descriptions, providing vocabulary and frameworks that make it easier to understand our patterns, communicate our needs to others, and identify specific areas for personal growth.
Fact 6:
Personality is more nuanced than simple either-or classifications, with individuals displaying varying degrees of different characteristics. Traits represent ranges where most people fall somewhere in the middle rather than at the extremes.
Fact 3:
Transitions like becoming a parent, changing careers, or experiencing trauma can subtly shift traits over time. Often increasing maturity-related traits like responsibility or emotional stability.
Fact 2:
Most people believe they know themselves well, but often overestimate their positive qualities and underestimate their negative ones. We're often blind to our own flaws that are obvious to others. Our self-awareness can vary depending on factors like emotional intelligence and openness to feedback.
Fact 4:
The way we understand our own personalities is heavily influenced by cultural values and social expectations, which determine which traits we notice, emphasize, or dismiss about ourselves. And we often don’t realize just how much we change depending on the situation we’re in.
Fact 5:
Core personality traits are relatively stable throughout adulthood. While we may learn new skills or adapt our behaviors to different situations, our core temperament and preferred ways of thinking and feeling typically persist throughout our adult lives.
Fact 1:
"To change our lives, we must fundamentally change the ways we think, act, and feel. We must change our state of being. Because how we think, feel, and behave is, in essence, our personality, it is our personality that creates our personal reality. So to create a new personal reality, a new life, we must create a new personality; we must become someone else."
—Joe Dispenza
This category focuses on deep personal insight and long-term development. These assessments go beyond workplace behavior to explore core motivations, values, blind spots, and growth opportunities.
Big Five (Five-Factor Model).
The most scientifically validated personality framework, measuring five core traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
Assessment Provider: Truity. Freemium (From $19): Link
(Non-Promotional)
Enneagram.
Deep insights into motivation, fears, and personal growth paths. Useful for leadership development and understanding what drives team members.
Assessment Provider: Enneagram Test. From ($1.99): Link
(Non-Promotional)
CliftonStrengths (StrengthsFinder).
Identifies an individual's top five strengths from 34 possible themes. Popular for talent development, team optimization, and creating strength-based roles.
Assessment Provider: Gallup. From $25.99. Link
(Non-Promotional)
Emotional Intelligence Test (EQ-i 2.0).
Measures emotional and social competencies, helping leaders understand how they manage emotions, relate to others, and handle stress.
Self-Awareness & Growth Tools
These tests are designed to improve how people work together right now. They focus on observable behaviors, communication preferences, and interpersonal dynamics that directly impact daily collaboration.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
Creates shared language for understanding different working styles and communication preferences across 16 personality types.
Assessment Provider: 16 personalities. Freemium ($9). Link
(Non-Promotional)
DISC Assessment.
Focuses on observable workplace behaviors and communication styles, making it immediately applicable for team dynamics and conflict resolution.
Assessment Provider: Tony Robbins. Freemium ($99.97). Link
(Non-Promotional)
CliftonStrengths (StrengthsFinder).
Identifies an individual's top five strengths from 34 possible themes. Popular for talent development, team optimization, and creating strength-based roles.
Assessment Provider: Gallup. From $25.99. Link
(Non-Promotional)
PrinciplesYou.
Designed to help individuals and teams better understand themselves and others to improve work relationships and decision-making. (Ray Dalio & Adam Grant)
Assessment Provider: Principles You. Free. Link
(Non-Promotional)
Team & Leadership Development Tools
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