Psychometrics, what it is and why it matters
Measuring people
“At the office I worked in before that, my [organization] required all employees to take a personality test that divided us neatly into one of four quadrants: Doers, Creators, Deciders, or Thinkers, categories that would then define our roles in the department. Most of the others were Doers; there were a couple of Deciders, too. I was the only Thinker. My first thought was, I think I need to get out of here.” Pamela Paul
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As humans we like to categorize things, make patterns and associations, and be able to label people and things in different ways. It helps us to make sense of the world quickly - and we hope - efficiently. And yet there is something poisonous about personality tests. We don’t want to be categorized, pigeon-holed or judged by others based on an assessment.
Even so, as a coach, there often comes a time where I an…
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