Mindset

Psychometrics for Development

Why use psychometrics in development?

Why use psychometrics in development?

Psychometric tools offer a structured, evidence-based way to explore how people think, behave, and interact at work. When used for development, they can:

  • Increase self-awareness around strengths, blind spots, and working preferences

  • Inform coaching, leadership, and career conversations

  • Support succession planning and talent development

  • Improve team dynamics and collaboration

  • Align individual growth with organisational goals

 

By offering a shared language and objective insight, psychometrics help turn reflection into action—creating space for meaningful growth, not just feedback.

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Psychometric tools offer a structured, evidence-based way to explore how people think, behave, and interact at work. When used for development, they can:

  • Increase self-awareness around strengths, blind spots, and working preferences

  • Inform coaching, leadership, and career conversations

  • Support succession planning and talent development

  • Improve team dynamics and collaboration

  • Align individual growth with organisational goals

 

By offering a shared language and objective insight, psychometrics help turn reflection into action—creating space for meaningful growth, not just feedback.

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What We Use

What We Use

WAVE Professional Styles

Assesses personality, motivation, and talent potential to predict workplace performance and cultural fit.

Decision Styles

Explores how individuals approach decisions and where blind spots may exist, helping to build confidence and strategic clarity.

Strengths

Highlights what energises you and how to apply your strengths more effectively in your role and within your team.

Resilience

Helps individuals understand their resilience profile and where they may benefit from support, habits or boundaries to maintain wellbeing.

360 Feedback

Feedback to gather multi-source perspectives for deeper insight and goal setting.

Psychological Safety

To assess team culture and help leaders foster safe, high-performing environments

  • Wave Professional Styles

    Wave Professional Styles

    Offers a deep dive into individual working styles, motivation and performance potential, supporting both coaching and leadership development.

  • Strengths

    Strengths

    To help individuals and teams harness their energy and talents effectively.

  • Resilience

    Resilience

    Helps individuals understand their resilience profile and where they may benefit from support, habits or boundaries to maintain wellbeing.

  • Decision Styles

    Decision Styles

    Explores how individuals approach decisions and where blind spots may exist, helping to build confidence and strategic clarity.

  • 360 Feedback

    360 Feedback

    To gather multi-source perspectives for deeper insight and goal setting.

  • Psychological Safety

    Psychological Safety

    To assess team culture and help leaders foster safe, high-performing environments.

How are the scored?

How are the scored?

Results are compared to an appropriate norm group and meet all of the BPS guidelines for test development.

Results are presented in a comprehensive report with graphs and tables to ensure clarity. A qualified assessor will provide interpretation and advice on the scores.

Results are compared to an appropriate norm group and meet all of the BPS guidelines for test development.

Results are presented in a comprehensive report with graphs and tables to ensure clarity. A qualified assessor will provide interpretation and advice on the scores.

What others have to say

What others have to say

Want to help your people understand themselves and each other better?

Get in touch to discuss the role and we’ll recommend the most suitable assessment process.

Want to help your people understand themselves and each other better?

Get in touch to discuss the role and we’ll recommend the most suitable assessment process.

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