Assessments
E-Assessments, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading distributors for Wiley Learning Solutions' Everything DiSC® and Five Behaviors® family of products. EAI provides employers with assessment tools to create more productive work environments and cultures. These assessments motivate people and organizations to personally invest in the process associated with an improved work environment. EAI is also a distributor of the Myers-Briggs Company assessments, Human Synergistics tools, and the ECHO listening Profile.
Everything DiSC® is a family of assessments that use a research-validated online portal to create personalized profiles for the respondents. These personalized profiles give learners insight into their own behavior and help them understand others, so they can connect better. Application-specific tips, strategies and action plans help learners become more effective. All Everything DiSC Application Library® profiles include access to follow-up reports and comparison reports at no additional cost. Assessments included in the Everything DiSC Application library include: •Agile EQ™ •Workplace •Catalyst •Productive Conflict •Work of Leaders® •Sales Administrators/Participants may also create reports that expand the use of the assessments including: •Team Views •Comparison Reports •Group Culture Reports •Facilitator Reports The Everything DiSC® Leader’s Kits offer participants all the support necessary to effectively debrief participants and expand the use of the assessments to enhance the cultural effectiveness of the organization.
Listening is half of communication and the half we never teach or talk about. Organizations are beginning to understand the crucial role listening plays in all aspects of business. Effective listening can infuse an entire company’s culture, improving workplace communication, enhancing team collaboration, and driving up employee engagement. Listening is a trainable skill with applications far beyond the notion of paying attention or “actively” listening. Research shows that people listen uniquely. It is a brain-based function and no two individuals listen the same. The ECHO listening profile is based on three principles. 1. Listening is a habit not a hard wired trait. 2.There are 41 identified different listening profiles. 3.There is no “ideal” profile. The assessment and companion Listening Intelligence for Leadership and Teams® (LIFT) reveals whether one is a… •Connective listener •Reflective listener •Analytical listener •Conceptual listener Once we become aware of our listening filters, we can start listening for and recognizing an expanded range of input. This leads to listening intelligence.
Based on the best-selling book The FIVE Dysfunctions of a TEAM the family of assessments and supporting training provides an opportunity for a team to truly understand their strengths and to develop a plan to address the areas where they can be more effective as a team. This assessment-based learning experience helps individuals and organizations reveal what it takes to build a truly cohesive and effective team in the most approachable, competent, and effective way possible. Complimented by the Everything DiSC® assessment, the profiles help participants understand their own behavioral tendencies and how those tendencies enhance or obstruct team effectiveness. Bringing everyone’s personalities and behavioral preferences to form a cohesive productive team takes work but the payoff can be huge—for individual. The team, and the organization. The Five Behaviors family of assessments include two unique approaches to team development. The Five Behaviors Personal Development® is an assessment and corresponding training event that educates the participant in the five elements that it takes to create an effective team. If may be used as a general training event for a wide range of employees that are interested in learning more about effective teams. The Five Behaviors of a Team® is a unique combination of assessment and learning for an intact work team that has a desire to delve deeply into the effectiveness of their own team. It educates the team members on what it takes to have an effective team, reveals the teams tendencies, and offers narratives that offer the team ways to capitalize on their strengths and actions plans to address developmental needs. This assessment also shares national norms and when taken repeatedly over a six month period can reveal the tendencies of the team in addressing developmental needs. In addition to the two assessments mentioned above teams may also create Comparison Reports and Team Progress Reports. “Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.” -Patrick Lencioni
E-Assessments, Inc. has distributed assessments for The Myers Briggs Company (formerly Consulting Psychologist Press). for years. While the Myers Briggs Company has numerous assessments and learning tools we have chosen to focus our efforts on four. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) assessments is a tool that helps people increase their self-awareness, understand and appreciate differences in others, and apply personality insights to improve their personal and professional effectiveness. The MBTI assessment identifies people as one of 16 MBTI personality types. Each type reflects how a person naturally prefers to direct and receive energy, take in information, make decisions, and approach the outside world. Knowing this provides a powerful framework for understanding and relating to people. The Strong Interest Inventory® assessment is a career exploration and planning tool designed to identify an individual’s interests and work preferences. It helps people explore potential careers and educational pathways that align with their interests, leading to more informed decisions and successful, fulfilling careers. The Thomas Kilmann Conflict Resolution Questionnaire® (TKI) assessment identifies an individual’s typical response to conflict situations using one or more of five conflict-handling modes, or styles: competing, accommodating, avoiding, collaborating, and compromising. These modes reflect varying levels of assertiveness and cooperation. By learning the conflict-handling modes and identifying which ones they tend to use (and overuse), people can choose the best mode for any given situation. The Fundamentals of Interpersonal Relations Orientation® (FIRO-B) assessment measures an individual’s interpersonal needs in three areas: Inclusion, Control, and Affection. By exploring these dynamics, the assessments describe how the individual tends to behave toward others and how they want others to behave toward them, resulting in insights hat can improve communication, collaboration, and relationships.