Sound psychometric assessments require several key features to ensure they deliver insights accurately and reliably.
Each of our assessments begins with a carefully constructed survey, but it's far more than just a simple questionnaire.
The construction of our surveys is grounded in over 50 years work by experts in fields such as human behaviour, interpersonal transactions, coaching, organisational development, and industrial relations.
Each assessment we offer is designed to ensure your responses are provided as choices between options rather than as a bland subjective rating.
This ipsative approach helps us to ensure we report on your relative preferences.
Furthermore, we employ the science of pairwise comparison to enhance the accuracy and reliability of your assessments.
Behaviour-based assessments offer everyone practical, actionable insights derived from the observation of everyday actions.
This sets them apart from assessments that attempt to make judgments about personality or psychology.
When people complete assessments that report on personality traits or create psychological profiles, they have to relinquish control over the analysis and interpretation of their results. This can lead to feeling —and being— judged or categorised, which often carries negative connotations and undermines their sense of agency.
In contrast, behaviour-based assessments like ours focus on observable actions and personal growth, empowering people to understand and leverage their behaviours without feeling judged, in turn fostering a more positive and proactive approach to personal development.
Promana offers 12 assessments that depict 144 behavioural preferences across critical areas that influence success for individuals and teams.
Discover your most relevant career-aligned preferences
Are you and your job (or the job you want) a great fit? The Activity Interests assessment has answers. In just a few minutes you'll discover what your preferences are for certain key behaviours and other factors that influence how well you and your vocation fit together.
You could then use the report to further your own personal development, start a conversation with a mentor or coach, add it to your CV as evidence of your amazing-ness, or just use the data as a guide to help you speak about yourself more confidently.
Take a journey through your unique relationship with time
You're probably familiar with the concept of time management, right? Same here! And, a big part of our Time Actions assessment deals with time management practices and techniques. But there's more to our relationship with time than you might think.
We also reveal the way people use their time to satisfy their personal wants or needs. This is important, because Time Actions factors can be in harmony with each other - or in conflict.
Understand what triggers you into taking affirmative action
What switches you on, and what keeps you running?
Are you in it for the money? Or is it your career you're working on? Or maybe you get more from helping others, and money and career aren't so important to you.
The Activation assessment also explores what drives us on the inside, keeping us going in whatever direction we set for ourselves.
Get to the heart of how you make and share decisions
How do you make your mind up? Do you decide things based on open-ended reasoning, or are some things a matter of faith? The Transactions assessment gets up close and interpersonal, looking at the ways we decide and communicate with each other.
Choose this assessment if you're looking for insights into the what and the how of decisions and interpersonal approaches - and, how effective they are.
Reveal hidden patterns that affect your personal success
"What's your operating style?". How would you respond, if somebody was to put you on the spot with that question?
When it comes to understanding your personal approach to going after your goals, collaborating, keeping it together and making that big push when it's needed - we've got you covered.
We also check in on how people rate their priority setting, and how effectively people think they operate overall.
See the true sources of your stress, and how you react
We all experience pressure and tension at times. But what happens when we're overwhelmed depends on the individual.
The Endurance assessment throws a spotlight on three areas: First, we examine four common sources of stress. Next, four stress-inducing sources are investigated. Lastly, we report on how we deal with stress when it's upon us.
This assessment comes highly recommended!
Learn the valuable parts you play in groups and teams
There's more to the roles we play in groups and teams than what's written down in job descriptions, or given to us by boss or team leader.
We've identified the key behavioural roles that have the greatest effect team dynamics, and wrapped them up in our Team Roles assessment.
Everyone plays more than one role - so what are yours?
Explore your true relationship to effective action plans
Are you someone who consciously 'plans' things? Fun fact: it doesn't matter! From planning things for a job, to planning the family finances, to 'planning to relax', there are always twelve important steps that make up a complete action plan - and we all use these behaviours to some extent or another.
With the knowledge you gain from this assessment you'll be able to identify what your own special blend of planning factors is, and how and why they are (or aren't) effective.
Shine a light on the fantastic value you bring to your team
In this assessment we're not looking so much at "teamwork", rather, we break down how a team "works" - into twelve key factors.
Dive in and explore the interaction of task achievement, time usage and people, each revealed in the context of resources used and the adoption of processes. We'll also deliver insights into six parameters that affect team performance.
Delve into your team-building behaviours and patterns
What really happens, and what needs to happen, when someone builds or becomes part of a team?
Promana's Team Building assessment looks deeply into the critical human factors that can make or break an effective team.
Gain perspective on your approach to personal growth
The Levelling Up assessment provides insights into people's learning and knowledge sharing preferences and behaviours, and can help identify areas for growth and development.
With a focus on strategy, method, and style, the Levelling Up assessment can provide valuable insights into an individual's strengths and weaknesses when it comes to learning, teaching, and supporting others.
Whether you're looking to improve your own skills and knowledge or to identify the right individuals for certain roles within your organisation, the Levelling Up assessment is an essential tool for success.
Tap into your leadership patterns and paradigms
Our Leading Edges assessment will get you better acquainted with your preferred leadership environment, roles, and the unique blend of ways in which you tend to operate as a leader.
There isn't just one continumm in our sights here, there are several. For example we'll explore your preferred balance between structure and chaos, and collaborative versus directive leadership.
Choose this assessment if you want deeper insights into behaviours and other factors affecting leadership effectiveness.
