Research has shown that Social Style remains relatively consistent across time. Once we reach adulthood, our primary behavioral tendencies tend to stabilize, and generally, a single measure of Social Style is adequate. Once you understand your Style, it’s most important to focus on improving your Versatility, or how you work with others regardless of their Styles. The Versatility Report & Improvement Guide is a follow-up tool which gives participants detailed benchmarks of their Versatility and tips for improving. This may be completed every six months to two years.

However, there are a few circumstances in which our team recommends completing a traditional Profile more than once.

If you have completed only a Self-Perception Profile, we recommend completing a multi-rater such as the Social Style Profile-Enhanced (SSP-E). Research consistently shows that a person identifies their Social Style as different from the Style identified by others approximately 50 percent of the time, so a multi-rater will give you a more accurate and complete view of your behavior.

Additionally, if an individual has moved into a new job role and/or is working with different people, it may be useful to complete another multi-rater profile. For instance, a person newly promoted to a position of authority may slightly change key elements of his or her behavior to complete managerial duties. People will then perceive this person’s behavior differently, which can result in a slight change in Style profile. If a person within these circumstances feels they need a good indicator of how others perceive them, it would be useful to re-profile.