What is the "Big Five?" 

The WorkPlace Big Five Profile™ 4.0 and SchoolPlace Big Five Profile 4.0™ are personality assessments used by professionals in work and school settings based on the Five-Factor Model of Personality, the current best-practices standard for psychologists.

With only 107 questions, busy workers find the personality assessment easy to complete online in only 10 – 15 minutes. 

Our personality assessment’s coefficient alpha of .83 is among the highest of all assessments and in compliance with all International Test Commission standards.

The Five Super Traits that describe work-related behavior (a SchoolPlace version is also avilable for students aged 12-22)are:

Need for Stability (N)

Explains how people at work respond to and handle stressful situations—a critical aspect of today’s successful and effective work environment.

• Worry
• Intensity
• Interpretation
• Rebound Time

Extraversion (E)

Defines how people at work tolerate and deal with sensory bombardment or the lack of it. Situations would include when people work alone at home or settings and sensory experiences such as a three-day senior management off-site strategy meeting.

• Warmth
• Sociability
• Activity Mode
• Taking Charge
• Trust of Others
• Tact

Originality (O)

Illustrates how open and accepting people at work are to new experiences, ideas and change.

• Imagination
• Complexity
• Change
• Scope

Accommodation (A)

Measures how easily or to what degree of difficulty people defer to others—this super trait relates directly to power and how to use it effectively.

• Others' Needs
• Agreement
• Humility
• Reserve

Consolidation (C)

Explains the degree to which people at work focus on their work, goal accomplishment and needs for achievement and success.

• Perfectionism
• Organization
• Drive
• Concentration
• Methodicalness

he SchoolPlace was specifically written in schooplace terminology to be used for students in secondary and higher education between the ages of 12 to 22.

http://www.centacs.com/

According to the Center for Applied Cognitive Studies (CENTACS), personality testing products and services enable businesses and organizations to:

• Increase productivity
• Improve communication
• Improve job-to-person fit
• Reduce attrition
• Increase sales
• Indentify individual strengths to build on
• Increase sales
• Increase employee satisfaction
• Augment team effectiveness

Dr. Stanley was awarded the Joint Services Commendation for her work integrating the WorkPlace Big Five Profile into the DEOMI curriculum to provide students attending the 16-week course more robust information regarding their personality and how to best leverage their natural personality tendencies.  She also developed several research presentations utilizing findings to include:

"The Military Achetype of Leadership" (Bolton, Webb & Stanley)