Promana Blog - Origins

A short history of Promana's Team Roles

From the first scholarly analyses of Team Roles just 80 or so years ago, to our own entry into the field roughly 40 years later, we take you on a brief journey into the past as we examine the roots of this fascinating field of study.

Promana's roots

From active service, to senior HR roles with the Employers’ Federation, to the International Labour Organisation, the Institute of Management, and major firms, one man's journey led to the formation of a thriving central city management consulting practice. Along the way, he laid the groundwork for the psychometric tools offered by today's Promana People.

Matching activities to vocations

Falling into the occupational interests class of assessments, Activity Interests was the first of the twelve assessments currently offered by Promana.