Assessment report

for

Mr Sam Sample

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Example Organisation

This person will be very interested in involving others in their work and will be keen to work alongside others most of the time. They will generally seek to work in collaboration with other people.

This person will be keen to assert control over events, issues and people around them. They will also be able to respond enthusiastically to requests for assistance and instructions for activity from other people. They can give and receive instructions very comfortably.

This person will apply an appropriate level of warmth to most work relationships and will only rarely be effusive and highly demonstrative in their relationships at work. They will also respect others and display a moderate level of respect for others peace and quiet.

This person displays a high level of sociability and may be uncomfortable working alone and unsupervised for substantial periods. They may sometimes spend so much time with others that their productivity might be affected, although this may only occur relatively infrequently.

This person will sometimes produce proactive ideas and suggestions and take initiatives as well as responding positively to requests for assistance from others. They are able to give and take initiatives as well as respond effectively to others.

This person will enjoy switching focus and dealing with short term issues which arise. Their reactivity is a genuine strength, although this could occur at the expense of occasional work priorities. They will not enjoy a job role in which they have little room to react to changes in the situation in which they are working.

They work hard at most things with which they are involved, and display a highly responsible approach. Work is important to them, and they may be in danger of sacrificing other activities in pursuit of work success. They will be concerned with task achievement, and not relax until success is achieved.

Such people work hard to complete things once agreed upon, and are regarded by others as achieving objectives reliably. They will work hard to observe deadlines, and will require the same of their colleagues. They are likely to sacrifice the comfort of a group in pursuit of the achievement of the task.

They probably strive for frequent success, and revise the goal once success has been achieved. It is difficult to satisfy such people, and they will set tough standards for both themselves and others at work. They are probably seen by others as successful, and value this highly.

They probably enjoy the company of others, and prefer harmony for their effective work performance. They may become uncertain if working alone for long periods, and probably find the warmth of others an important ingredient for their work success.

They very much enjoy working as a member of a team, and value the support of others to aid and maintain their effective performance. Such people will be recognised as somewhat of a 'joiner' in groups in which they participate, and will enjoy working with a group because of the mutual support which it provides. Solitary work for long periods would be unlikely to suit them.

Others will characterise them as trustworthy and reliable. They will be willing to accept responsibility without substantial recognition, because they believe that people should behave in a responsible manner. This will be a characteristic of their behaviour.

Such people value being in charge, and probably find themselves in such a position in many areas of activity. Some who may resist them may say that they are dominant, although they would maintain that they are trying to provide direction for others. They easily take on leadership tasks and enjoy these.

Such people enjoy the idea of ideas, and are probably reluctant to do the same thing twice. For them experimentation is a source of pleasure, and they may sometimes cause frustration to some of the more pragmatic of those around them. Routine may frustrate them.

Such people are probably intellectual in their approach to issues, and value logic and analysis highly. Others will recognise the originality of their approach to topics, and enjoy the exchanges involved in intellectual debate with them. For such people, it is important to find work which challenges them intellectually.

They enjoy excitement in their work, and probably need adrenalin in order to perform effectively for long periods. They are very prepared to take on things that other people feel are too difficult, and this will be a characteristic of their work behaviour.

Their work will be characterised by a predictable and orderly approach to most things that they undertake. They will be regarded as a reliable work colleague , and will seek colleagues who are similar. Ifthey find themselves in highly ambiguous situations, they will experience anxiety and doubt.

They clearly value structure and clarity of expectation considerably. They are probably necessary requirements for such to work effectively, and it seems likely that they will work hard to obtain clarity from others and to provide it to others. If they do not know the environment in which they are expected to work, or the protocols, they may experience anxiety and uncertainty.

They value the visible status afforded by success. For them title and position are important, since they form part of the basis of the respect others may show them. They value this, both for themselves and others, and will work hard to achieve it.

Their work will be characterised by being longer term and probably strategic in its approach. They will value the acquisition of understanding highly, and encourage this quality in others. For such people as this learning never ceases, and it may be hard for others to understand the value they place upon it at times. It is unlikely, therefore that they would flourish for long in work roles which involve a very short term approach.

They will normally, although not always, be comfortable in novel and untried situations and when having experiences which are not necessarily traditional or always familiar. High levels of uncertainty will unsettle and they may turn to someone for reassurance. This is a medium level result.

Their responses indicate that they will generally be reliable and well organised, taking care to produce what has been agreed on schedule and to budget. Others are likely to rely on them most of the time. This may only slip occasionally when they are under extreme pressure. This is a strong result.

Their responses indicate that they are sociable, friendly, fun-loving and talkative. They probably do not shy away from many social situations and enjoy their involvement with other people. There may even be times when they enjoy being involved with others to the relative exclusion of their work activity.

They will be good natured and courteous to others, although they are capable of being critical and judgemental if they disagree with what is occurring. In this respect they may occasionally fail to raise queries quickly enough or they may intervene very fast. This depends upon what else is going on at the same time. This capacity to step back from the group and be critical is very valuable, although they may need to sometimes temper the way in which they intervene. This is a medium result.

They probably prefer a relatively high level of definition and structure in their work activity and may be unsettled by significant change. Therefore, it is wise if they seek out work and career direction which allows them to understand clearly others' expectations of them and also to know when they have achieved effective results.

They find experimentation very interesting and there are times when this takes priority over producing a result or completing a task.

In general, they will seek practical results, being content to produce successful outcomes. It is unlikely that they will be distracted by novelty or the appeal of doing something differently for its own sake.

In general, they will display the capacity to control events, issues and people around them in order to produce the results to which they have committed. They will only occasionally become distracted or allow others to control what occurs.

They are likely to respond quickly and directly to perceived need, although they will probably also temper their response with the pressures of existing priorities. This is a strength.

This will be a strength and they will temper the extent to which they undertake this in the light of their own work priorities. Their communications will be fluent and will be easily understood.

They do not boundary their work very clearly and will allow others to become involved without resistance. They respond enthusiastically to requests from others.

They are likely to be decisive about what they need to do and they then pursue this, allowing few distractions. They are open to the ideas of their close and trusted colleagues, but these will be relatively few.

They are likely to be interested in other people's points of view and will take the needs of the wider organisation into account when making a decision. However, they are selective and can reject others' points of view at times, asserting their priorities over them.

They are likely to prefer to work to clear goals and objectives and to use formal channels of communication when working with others. This may occasionally cause slight conflict at work.

Their drive can be slightly affected by pressure around them, and their confidence may be diminished by consistent criticism over time. However, these qualities will be recognised by others much of the time.