Question

For what situations would the CPI assessment be most appropriate or applicable?

Answer 1

The CPI is a psychometric assessment developed by Harrison Gough which is used to gain detailed insights about an individual’s personality. The tool has been widely studies across different cultures and is validated. The test is used to predict behavior of an individual.   

It is also useful in understating personality of individual who has little self-perception about their personality. Thus it can reveal the strength and weakness of the individual and can be used during personality enhancement management or other trainings to enhance one’s personality, image and work on their weaknesses

The tool has implications in the workplace as it can be used to for leadership management. The tool can aid in the process of identifying leaders based on the strengths and weakness and their personality. Thus it can be used during succession planning and leadership development. It can also be used for training as the weakness can be identified and the individual can receive the training to improve upon it