Personality Assessment Tests: Infusing Objectivity & Insight Into A/E/C Firm Team Building
Deloitte reports that 80% of Fortune 500 companies use personality tests for a variety of reasons, including recruiting, career planning, leadership development and team building. The global consulting group adds that there are approximately 2,500 such tests on the market. In this issue of The Friedman File, we examine the experiences of two firms to consider how assessment tests can help A/E/C leaders more effectively hire, manage resources and promote employee success.
Seth Wilkinson, president of 140-person Wilkinson Ecological Design/Ecotone, says that his firm began using the Winslow Personality Test in 2014. “We were introduced to it by a third-party consultant, and we initially took it as a leadership team to understand each other’s personalities a little better,” says Wilkinson. “It resonated for many of us quite a bit, so we started using it more broadly. We now use it as part of our […]