Self-perception profiles offer a quick, easy introduction to understanding styles of human behavior. Both paper and online surveys are available. The questionnaires take about 15 minutes to complete and are self-scoring, allowing for immediate discussion. The included guide gives participants a basic understanding of Social Style and where they fit in. It also offers insight for each Style about workplace success.

With a multi-rater profile, participants complete an online self-perception survey and have a group of colleagues, supervisors and subordinates complete a similar survey about them. The report combines feedback from at least three people and reports the participant’s self-perception scores separate from the raters’ scores, providing an objective view of the individual’s Social Style. A comparison of your own results to ratings from others helps solidify what you learn aobut how your behaviors effect others in the workplace. Surveys are completed online ahead of time so results can be discussed during a class or coaching session.

While self-perception provides a great first step toward self-awareness, it is important to note that a multi-rater profile will provide a more accurate learning experience. Research shows that a person identifies their Social Style different from the Style identified by others approximately 50 percent of the time. If other perceive you as Driving, but you think of yourself as Analytical, actions you take to adapt your behavior will be misaligned. Similar differences also occur in identifying Versatility. Statistics show that people with low (“w”) Versatility (link to Versatility score explanation) have an artificially high view of their Versatility with well over 40 percent believing they have medium-high or high Versatility.